Modernization

Issa touts crowdsourced provisions in anti-piracy bill

Lawmaker pleased with response in an effort to craft a better bill against copyright infringement.

People

Chopra sees split in open government community

Departing White House CTO Aneesh Chopra described what he perceives as a split in the open government community in a new interview published in The Atlantic.

Cybersecurity

Seven states lag on death reporting

Electronic systems at the state level could make the SSA's death records could be more accurate and timely.

Cybersecurity

Justice Department to get new CIO

Former ICE CIO takes new role.

People

OPM renews attack on processing backlog

OPM chief calls delays "unacceptable," pledges to make issue his top priority.

Digital Government

Interior creates system for employee mobile device connection

The Interior Department is encouraging its workers to use their own mobile devices to connect with the department's time and attendence system on its network.

Modernization

Google tries to quell privacy policy backlash

Faced with a criticism from lawmakers and others, Google releases a letter defending its new privacy policy and offering tips to users on how to limit its impact.

Cybersecurity

Feds encourage tech companies to create ID management 'ecosystem'

The federal government wants to be a facilitator and eventual customer of ID management solutions created by the private sector, according to Howard Schmidt, cybersecurity coordinator for the Obama administration.

Modernization

SSA falls short of goal for retirees filing online -- again

The Social Security Administration did not meet one of its primary targets in fiscal 2011 for shifting more retirees online for filing for benefits.

Modernization

Energy offers a website redesign cautionary tale

The Energy Department's recent web redesign resulted in documents going missing. The reason for the disappearance could affect other agencies.

Digital Government

White House aide Tom Gavin to join IT trade group

Tom Gavin, special assistant to the president, is heading to the Information Technology Industry Council.

Cybersecurity

FBI seeking tools to find threat info in Facebook, Twitter posts

Emerging threats sometimes hide in social media messages, FBI believes.

Cybersecurity

Homeland Security priorities: Low-risk travel

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said smoothing the way for low-risk travel and trade will get attention in 2012.

People

NARA could miss deadline for declassification project

Although the deadline is nearly two years away to evaluate 400 million historic documents for possible declassification, the National Archives and Records Administration is already concerned it might not make it.

Modernization

Google privacy impact on feds becomes clearer

Google offers tips for minimizing the risk of its new privacy changes, but experts still caution federal users.

Modernization

Justice officials defend wireless network program

IG report criticizes network effort, department officials take issue.

Modernization

Who should you follow on Twitter? Ask the pros.

Twitter is easy for federal agencies to sign up for, but who should you follow? For federal agency managers using agency accounts, it's not as simple a question as it seems.

Digital Government

VA mobile devices to be primarily for clinicians, CIO says

Clinicians and benefits specialists need mobile devices more than other employees, says CIO Roger Baker.

Modernization

Google's new privacy policy raises new worries for feds

New policies concerning Google's collection and use of user data should have feds taking a close look at their use of the company's services.

Digital Government

Technology education funding includes overlaps, possible duplication

GAO found potential duplication when it recently audited the federal government's annual $3 billion investment in so-called 'STEM' education initiatives.