Digital Government
Also in the News: Virtual travel for San Jose employees?
Councilman proposes to shrink city's budget deficit by using Internet teleconferencing for city employees, San Jose Mercury News reports.
Digital Government
Also in the News: Border searches raise privacy concerns
New guidelines make it easier for federal agents to copy travelers' personal material, including information on cell phones and laptops, at border crossings, according to The Washington Post.
Digital Government
Also in the News: Judge puts federal wreck registry in fast lane
Ruling gives insurance companies, salvage yards, junkyards until next March to provide information on vehicles so badly damaged they're written off, The New York Times reports.
Digital Government
Also in the News: Voter suppression wiki debuts
A new blog aimed at combating voter suppression in the upcoming election went live late last week, Computerworld reports.
Digital Government
Also in the News: Judge orders Cheney to keep records
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction ordering Vice President Cheney and the National Archives to preserve all of Cheney's official records, The Washington Post reports.
Digital Government
Also in the News: Cloud computing raises privacy, security issues
Does data in the cloud have the same legal status as information in a data center? Network World explores the issue.
Digital Government
Also in the News: Hackers target Palin's e-mail account
Hackers broke into the Yahoo e-mail account Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin uses to conduct some official state business, The Associated Press reports.
Digital Government
Also in the News: Questions arise about Palin e-mail secrecy
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's use of a Yahoo e-mail account to conduct state business has raised issues of open government, the Seattle Times reports.
Digital Government
Also in the News: Defense Authorization bill faces veto threat
The Bush administration has threatened to veto the 2009 Defense Authorization bill if it places limits on contractors, Federal Times reports.
Digital Government
Also in the News: Laptop bags speed airport security checks
Eight new bags for your laptop PC meet specs set by the Transportation Security Administration, according to ComputerWorld.
People
Rising Star: Michelle Walker
Walker worked on an analysis that provided a framework for future business process improvements.
People
Rising Star: Richard von Bostel
Von Bostel, the Justice Department’s chief enterprise architect, has proven his ability to work effectively with many officials.
People
Rising Star: Kimberly Lyimo
Lyimo, chief of portfolio-related services at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, started assessing ATF’s unfunded, mission-critical information technology portfolio.
Digital Government
Rising Star: Mark Lee
Lee has been working long hours on a project to better track contract modifications.
People
Rising Star: David Lee
Lee's consolidated, online training program for 425 IT support workers.
Digital Government
Rising Star: James Jones
Jones' rare combination of skills makes him a strong member at the Interior Department.
Modernization
Rising Star: Capt. Shaun Baker
Baker used new tools rather than relying on the traditional methods on computer networks.
People
Rising Star: Jonathan Alboum
Alboum, CIO at Agriculture Department’s Food and Nutrition Service, led the creation of the project management office.
Digital Government
Also in the News: Air Force suspends Cyber Command program
The Air Force has stopped work on a program to become the dominant service in cyberspace, Nextgov reports.
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