People
Veteran takes it to VA -- from the inside
The Veterans Affairs Department has hired veteran and blogger Alex Horton -- one of its most vocal critics -- to critique the agency from the inside.
Cybersecurity
DHS nixes obsolete, controversial foreign visitor registration program
Automated information collection systems have left the manual processes of the National Security Entry-Exit Registration Program out-of-date, and the Homeland Security Department has canceled the program late last month.
People
Defense bill would include cyber warfare designations
The 2012 Defense Authorization Bill would include cyber warfare rules.
Digital Government
Debt limit fight could bring back shutdown specter
House Speaker John Boehner says he wants to see trillions of dollars in spending cuts as part of the legislation to increase the country's debt limit.
Cybersecurity
Security of U.S. rail system attracts senator's attention
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) wants the Homeland Security Department to lead efforts to improve the security of the U.S. rail system.
Digital Government
Recommended reading
IT workers feeling the pinch; The IPv6 brain drain; Beyond ping pong tables.
Digital Government
50 years later: Is the Web an even vaster wasteland than TV?
Monday, May 9 marks the 50th anniversary of the speech by then-FCC Chairman Newton Minow in which he described television as "a vast wasteland."
People
House bill would stop most federal hiring
The Federal Hiring Freeze Act is introduced by Rep. Tom Marino (R-Pa.).
People
AT&T offers telework solutions for federal agencies
AT&T is offering technologies for federal teleworkers.
Modernization
Application for iPhone keeps tabs on stimulus spending
New mobile application keeps tabs on economic stimulus law projects reinvestment projects.
People
OMB tells agencies to cancel print subscriptions to Federal Register
Agencies have been told to stop subscribing to the print edition of the government's journal, the Federal Register.
Modernization
iPhone tracking: How serious is it?
The accuracy of Apple's iPhone location tracking is debatable, and it could depend on phone reception. But if you're worried, a jailbreak app can prevent tracking.
People
DOE announces $130M from its Advanced Research Projects Agency
Breakthroughs in biofuels, rare earth alternatives and solar power electronics are just some of the areas DOE will focus on.
Modernization
Fiberlink's MaaS360 enables GSA telework initiatives
The General Services Administration is leveraging Fiberlink's "mobility-as-a-service" technology.
People
OPM has pilot program for online platform for job applicants
The new Assess online platform may eliminate the old "knowledge, skills, abilities" method of sizing up candidates.
Digital Government
A telecommuting break for DISA
Nearly 50 percent of DISA's Fort Meade employees have been approved to work remotely.
People
VA starts telework tax credit
Virginia companies are being offered cash in exchange for starting telework progams.
People
As federal awardee database opens, debate about openness continues
Watchdog groups and business groups are wrestling over what contractor information should be available to the public as part of the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System.
Digital Government
Obama signs 2011 spending bill
President Barack Obama signed the fiscal 2011 spending bill.
Modernization