Digital Government
HHS' Easy Decision Database
Sorting through health insurance options is no picnic. Too many choices, not enough easy-to-find information.
Cybersecurity
CISOs seek more support for cybersecurity programs
Additional funding and better standards are critical to threat protection, survey respondents say.
Modernization
Social media both unites and divides federal workforce
Used appropriately, Web 2.0 tools can benefit intergenerational relationships, a valuable lesson as the applications become more important to agency missions in the future, experts say.
Modernization
Hill: Pilots need cockpit technology to detect volcanic ash
FAA's new air traffic control system will provide more accurate information, but onboard, real-time systems still are needed, aviation experts say.
Digital Government
GSA's Johnson calls zero footprint goal government's "moon shot"
Green IT, stronger acquisition workforce top strategies for building sustainability.
Cybersecurity
Security reporting overhaul costly but necessary, analysts say
Old FISMA requirements not sufficient to fight threats, but new programs will require more funding.
Ideas
Body Scanners Spur Opposition
The Transportation Administration is continuing its <a href=http://techinsider.nextgov.com/2010/03/recovery_funds_fuel_body_scans.php>rollout</a> of the much-embattled full body scanners, which privacy groups have called invasive and not as anonymous as TSA claims.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity: A Group Effort
New cybersecurity legislation has the private sector concerned about increased government regulation, but lawmakers are working to <a href=http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100429_6545.php?oref=topnews>assure industry</a> that they are an important part of a team effort, not a target.
Ideas
FedSpace Feedback
The General Services Administration this week <a href=http://techinsider.nextgov.com/2010/04/gsa_hits_social_media_road.php>announced</a> that it plans to launch a new social networking site for government employees. FedSpace, which will be available in the fall, will enable interagency collaboration, communication and information sharing, according to agency officials.
Digital Government
Soundbytes: Net-Gens, Old Timers and Vets
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Ideas
GSA Hits Social Media Road
The General Services Administration is heading full force into the Web 2.0 space, a move to increase collaboration among federal agencies, officials said Monday at the Web and New Media Conference.
Modernization
GSA chief outlines IT spending to House appropriators
Integrating databases, improving public websites and developing an online application agencies can use to track greenhouse gas emissions are part of a double-digit increase in the agency's fiscal 2011 budget request.
Cybersecurity
CIA Gives Nod to Cybersecurity
The Central Intelligence Agency is ramping up cybersecurity efforts with increased investments in technology, a move that the agency claims also will boost efficiency.
Digital Government
EHRs: Works of Literature?
E-health records are an oft-debated technological advance, and the concept of medical charts as patient narrative is one such point of contention. Neil Versel, editor at Fierce Health IT <a href=http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/cutting-and-pasting-modern-medical-illness-or-attempt-fix-old-malady/2010-04-26>asks</a> how medical records can best be used to communicate patient history while reducing errors.
Ideas
Worthy Web 2.0 Investments
Social media seems to be the federal government's big new thing. Agencies are Facebooking, <a href=http://techinsider.nextgov.com/2010/03/tweet_trends.php?oref=search>tweeting</a> and hosting YouTube contests to communicate with the public, recruit new employees and <a href-http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2010/03/web_20s_power_to_brand_public_service.php>build stronger individual brands</a>. But, as Keith Kochberg over at iMedia Connection <a href=http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/26555.asp>asks</a>, is it possible to over invest in social media?
Digital Government
FAA urges airlines to be clear on personal tech use in cockpit
Crew members are required to refrain from 'performing nonessential duties' during takeoffs and landings, but new notice asks carriers to set policies for the use of cell phones, laptops and other devices during flights.
Digital Government
SEC porn surfing draws Republican ire
Senior staff should have been focused on the financial sector's problems, lawmakers say.
Digital Government
FAA's NextGen slowed by lack of leadership, poor coordination
Costly software glitches and disagreements over funding hinder system rollout, overseers say.
Digital Government
Soundbytes: Alphabet Soup--LMS, DMZ and TBI
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