Cybersecurity
DNI: Public trust important for cybersecurity
The Director of National Intelligence said the public needs to be convinced that cybersecurity programs will protect civil liberties.
Modernization
Legal marijuana? Whistle-blower protection? It's all about open government.
Thousands of comments on the Open Government Dialogue Web site offer an array of ideas -- some more serious than others.
People
GSA nominee lays out reform plans
If confirmed by the Senate, Martha Johnson would be the fifth administrator in 14 months for the General Services Administration.
Cybersecurity
The FCW.com Top Ten
Here's a look at the top stories FCW.com readers were watching for the week of June 1-5.
People
Two examples of why online forums break down
Two readers inadvertently prove how difficult it is to keep online dialogues from running off the rails.
People
FCW Insider: Open Government Dialogue and birth certificate postings
FCW received a letter to the editor suggesting one way that the Open Government Dialogue might deal with all the comments regarding Obama and his birth certificate.
Cybersecurity
Cyber leader powers still unknown
President Barack Obama received widespread praise for his recent decision to create a cybersecurity coordinator, but some observers say it remains to be seen whether the position has enough authority.
Digital Government
How the Open Government Dialogue got slimed
The Open Government Dialogue — the Obama administration’s much-ballyhooed initiative to engage with the public in an online forum — worked pretty well ... for about a week.
People
White House moves on open government
Officials plan to use White House blogs to discuss recommendations on how to make government more open and transparent.
People
Open Government Dialogue's greatest hits
Here is a selection of the top-rated ideas proposed through the Open Government Dialogue for making government operations and information more transparent.
Modernization
Report provides open government suggestions
A report by the National Academy of Public Administration looks at suggestions on how the federal government can be more transparent.
People
Conversation turns ugly at the Open Government Dialogue
Some participants are up in arms after some anti-Obama posts disappeared from the Web site.
Cybersecurity
Nominee: DHS won't lose cybersecurity authority
Rand Beers, the nominee to lead the DHS unit that oversees cybersecurity, said he has been told the department won't lose its authority in that area.
Cybersecurity
Napolitano names senior cybersecurity officials
Philip Reitinger, deputy undersecretary of DHS' National Protection and Programs Directorate, will also lead the National Cybersecurity Center.
People
New federal CTO sets early agenda
Aneesh Chopra said he would seek to support the president’s priorities through so-called innovation platforms, such as crowd sourcing.
People
Open Government Dialogue: The E.T. connection
The Obama administration has received more than 1,400 ideas for how to make government more transparent, with some suggestions more serious than others.
Cybersecurity
New cybersecurity coordinator faces complicated road
Of the major goals laid out in the Cyberspace Policy Review, creating an effective information sharing and incident response capability across government and the private sector presents some of the greatest technological challenges and trickiest policy minefields.
Modernization
Kundra: Government must tap into Web 2.0's potential
Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra, speaking at the American Council of Technology and Industry Advisory Council's Management of Change Conference, said the government must tap Web 2.0's dynamic functionality.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers praise Obama on cybersecurity approach
President Barack Obama’s plans to improve cybersecurity received positive reviews from several senior lawmakers on Friday.
Cybersecurity