People
Report: NASA needs new tools to garner mission support among young people
The space agency should use MySpace, YouTube and other social networking applications to catch the attention of the younger generation, according to George Mason University researchers.
Cybersecurity
Filter catches Interior employees visiting gambling, sex sites
The Interior Department plans to crack down on improper Internet use after an inspector general report revealed that agency employees spend thousands of hours a week on gambling, porn and auction sites.
People
Bev Godwin: Serving on the front line of e-gov
Her job is to make government accessible by adopting the latest Web multimedia technologies
People
Half of government documents 'born digital,' public printer says
Bruce James recently returned to the Rochester Institute of Technology, his alma mater and the school that launched his 40-year publishing career, to talk about printing.
Modernization
Google's Cerf to advise NSF on Internet designs
The Internet pioneer is part of a panel that will look at possible architectures for a new and improved World Wide Web.
Cybersecurity
DOE partially yields on mandatory polygraphs for employees
The Department of Energy will decrease reliance on polygraph testing in screening prospective counterintelligence employees.
People
FAA case points to contracting confusion
Experts say latest critical IG report highlights chaos in federal procurement decisions
People
Lawmakers say EPA’s numbers don’t add up
GAO agrees to review agency’s plans for digitizing documents its regulators use
Acquisition
IG tells FAA to do business on GSA-administered GWACs
The Federal Aviation Administration is taking steps to discontinue the RESULTS National Contracting Service program, which the IG found deficient.
Digital Government
Industry lobbies for competitiveness bills
Time is running out for Congress to pass items on the president’s innovation agenda
Modernization
SBA switches to a vertical search engine
Small Business Administration says the change will make its e-gov site more useful.
People
House Dems urge GAO to assess EPA library cuts
In a letter to Comptroller General David Walker, the representatives say the "EPA plans to shut libraries first and digitize documents later."
People
Supercomputing partnerships win high marks
Companies cite satisfaction with their HPC partners.
Cybersecurity
GAO seeks to protect identities and security info
Watchdog agency proposes keeping secrets without prior approval
Acquisition
IG happy with NASA's responses to IT acquisition advice
The IG had made recommendations in two audits regarding separate procurement issues.
Digital Government
NASA partners with venture capital group
Red Planet Capital was established to help the agency gain access to new technologies through private-sector innovators and investors who typically have not done business with NASA.
Acquisition
Government IT goes green
A growing number of environmentally conscious federal IT programs try to achieve la vida verde.
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