Digital Government
Twitter, Facebook and CB Radios
Chuck Raasch wrote an interesting piece on USAToday.com on Monday comparing Twitter and Facebook to the CB radio fad of the 1970s. My parents basically met one another over CB radio, so I can see some truth in defining the medium as the social network of that decade.
Digital Government
Rotational Cyber Assignments
The cybersecurity report released by the Obama administration on May 29 includes a few important recommendations for the federal IT workforce. The recommendations include the usual suspects: determine how to improve the government's ability to attract and retain IT employees within the federal service and streamline the lengthy security clearance process to offset lost opportunities. But the report also includes one recommendation that I found interesting and somewhat ambitious, at least for now:
Digital Government
Good News For Government?
A new study by consulting firm (ISC)2 reports that despite the current economic downturn, company hiring managers are having a difficult time filling critical information security jobs, largely because salary expectations and skill levels do not meet current demand. But according to Hord Tipton, executive director for (ISC)2, that could be good news for the government.
Digital Government
Calling All Gov 2.0 Ideas
If you've deployed a Government 2.0 project at your federal agency and have lessons to share, the first-ever Government 2.0 Expo Showcase may be your chance.
Digital Government
Agencies send 'hot lists' of key issues to Obama review teams
Summaries are designed to help the incoming administration hone in on urgent challenges.
Digital Government
OPM terminates contract for electronic retirement calculator
Agency will continue its retirement modernization project without the assistance of Hewitt Associates.
Digital Government
Presidential campaigns urged to prepare for DHS transition
McCain, Obama should name potential Homeland Security appointees before the November election, say witnesses at a congressional hearing.
Digital Government
OPM authorizes higher pay for hard-to-fill jobs
Final regulations seek to boost agency use of underutilized pay flexibility.
Digital Government
OPM suspends portion of contract for electronic retirement system
Agency director instructed staff to take down RetireEZ Web site.
Digital Government
GAO questions progress on retirement claims system
Watchdog agency says OPM report on new self-service benefits system is incomplete.
Emerging Tech
Millennials heighten information security concerns
An increase in security risk has caused 36 percent of IT managers to enforce new security policies and 67 percent to at least consider restricting the use of Web 2.0 applications and smart devices, according to a survey conducted by IT security firm Symantec.
Digital Government
OPM launches electronic retirement system
The first phase of a system designed to improve the quality and timeliness of retirement services to federal employees launches Monday, according to officials at the Office of Personnel Management.
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