Modernization
You've got Gmail: Berkeley Lab moving to Google platform
About 5,000 e-mail users at the Energy Department's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California are getting Google's cloud-based Gmail system for electronic communications.
Modernization
Treasury plans sweeping Web overhaul
Modernization project will include redeploying Treasury's official Web site, as well as FinancialStability.gov and MakingHomeAffordable.gov, on the cloud.
People
Education Department launches Web site offering public data
The Education Department's new Web site contains data on elementary and secondary education, student financial aid, math and science curricula, and other information.
Modernization
Air Traffic Organization charts opportunity in cloud computing, social media
The FAA's Air Traffic Organization is exploring using cloud computing for data centers, asset management and virtualization, according to CIO Steve Cooper.
Digital Government
Is cloud computing fast enough for science?
Early results from the Energy Department's Magellan cloud computing project suggest a slowdown in the cloud for some types of scientific research.
People
No pulse, no pay: How the 'Do Not Pay' list will work
Vice President Joe Biden announced today that a governmentwide Do Not Pay List is being created to track debarred contractors, deceased individuals and others ineligible for federal payments.
Modernization
Magellan explores the cloud as a research tool
The Energy Department is exploring the effectiveness of cloud computing for scientific research in its Magellan program.
Cybersecurity
SBInet border system likely to be scaled back, replaced by UAVs
The Homeland Security Department's SBInet border surveillance system is likely to be reduced in scope once the first initial 53 miles of construction is completed, the system's chief said today.
Modernization
NOAA interactive map tracks Gulf oil spill
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s new Web features a mapping tool that integrates oil spill data from federal and state agencies.
Modernization
White House advisers soliciting ideas for 'golden triangle' technologies
The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology is the latest to create an open government Web platform to discuss what they are calling the "golden triangle" of new technologies.
Cybersecurity
Interior loses CD with personal data for 7,500 federal employees
The Interior Department's National Business Center in Denver hasn't found a compact disc that contains personally identifiable information for 7,500 federal employees
People
FCC, FDA take teamwork approach to telemedicine
The FCC and FDA have scheduled a joint public meeting in July on a teamwork approach to overseeing approval of telemedicine devices.
People
The 8 elements of a successful social media policy
A new study identifies eight best practices agencies should use when codifying social media use policies for employees.
Cybersecurity
Internet gatekeepers strengthen security at the root
The Commerce Department and global Internet authorities are installing a change to the root system of the Internet to improve security for domain names.
People
Federal procurement officials not ready for Web 2.0, survey says
Federal procurement professionals estimate they can save $158 billion by using more efficient processes, but most are not ready for Web 2.0 technologies, according to a new survey.
Digital Government
SSA teleworkers may be putting personal data at risk, IG says
Teleworking has improved morale at the Social Security Administration, but it may be putting some citizens' personal information at risk, according to a new IG report.
People
Bright ideas abounded during VA innovation contest
The Veterans Affairs Department's recent innovation contest attracted a high percentage of employees, says CTO Peter Levin.
People
Critics rap Twitter's federal plans
Twitter's search for its first Washington-based government liaison announced this week has prompted a flurry of tweets and blog posts by Gov. 2.0 community members offering advice and comments, but skeptics are mobilizing, too.
Digital Government
Agency data management plan doesn’t fly, GAO says
The FAA is preparing to use more data in its risk management, but the efforts fall short, a new report says.
Modernization
Education Department's innovation portal signs up 4,400
The Education Department has collected 128 ideas and attracted 4,468 people to its online innovation portal.
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