People

FCW Insider: U.K. task force urges 'information stimulus'

A task force recently delivered a beta version of its report on how the United Kingdom could make greater use of all the digital information in government systems.

Cybersecurity

FAA data breach irks readers

Numerous readers take issue with the Federal Aviation Administration's handling of its recent data breach.

People

Godwin to the White House; YouTube deal near; Congressman, Twitter mixup; Clinton looks to the Web

A roundup of news from around the Web on Feb. 11.

Cybersecurity

Today's headlines: From Federal Times, NextGov and more

In the news: GSA and stimulus spending; Stimulus and IT spending; Promotion for DHS cyber exec; Government and open-source software.

Cybersecurity

Recommended reading: More on the FAA data breach

Check out what other pubs are saying about the FAA data breach.

Digital Government

Reader feedback: The debate about open-source software

A recent article on a DOD open-source project elicited several interesting comments from readers.

People

FCW Insider: Maryland lawmakers lose access to Facebook

The Washington Post has a good article about the Maryland General Assembly's new policy that bans the use of Facebook and related applications because of concerns about computer viruses.

Digital Government

FCW Insider: FCW on twitter (again)

Check out FCW's new and improved (and working) Twitter feed for links to all sorts of interesting stuff.

People

FCW Insider: Why aren't more orgs using Facebook?

A new convert to Facebook sees real potential for its use in professional settings.

Digital Government

FCW Insider: The First Family's digital tether

There's no double standard in the White House when it comes to BlackBerry addiction.

People

FCW Insider: Stealth comments revisited

Several readers take the FCW Insider to task for taking Obama's team to task over not publishing comments they receive through WhiteHouse.gov.

People

FCW Insider: White House posts bill for public review, stealth comments

The Obama administration has followed through on its promise, technically speaking, to post legislation online for review and comment before the president signs it.

People

FCW Insider: E-democracy in the news

While the Obama appoints a director of citizen participant, the European Commission tests the use of electronic petitions.

People

FCW Insider: A note on the White House almost-blog

Perhaps the Obama administration should have held off on running a White House blog until they were ready to do it in earnest.

People

FCW Insider: Dark ages = good security?

A Washington Post reader has offered an interesting but slightly disturbing perspective on the state of technology at the White House.

Digital Government

Work in Progress: Upcoming FCW Features

The topics and contact information for 2009 FCW features.

People

FCW Insider: Is Obama ready for an e-democracy crush?

Obama's social networking strategy could generate more traffic than the administration will be prepared to handle.

People

FCW Insider: Feedback on musings about Obama's CPO

Nancy Killefer, Obama's pick for chief performance officer, has a reputation for focusing on performance, not gotcha management, one reader says.

People

FCW Insider: The politics of Change.gov

Let there be no doubt: Change.gov, the interactive Web site hosted by Obama's transition team, is beginning, ever so slightly, to give new shape to Washington politics.

People

FCW Insider: What Obama's CPO has said about government performance

An August 2006 article in Business Week, Nancy Killefer analyzed what she called the government's "public productivity deficit."