Technology

  • Issues of privacy can sometimes get lost in the Web 2.0 world we live in, so an advisory board for the National Institute of Standards and Technology is calling for an update to the Privacy…

    June 01, 2009
  • Of the places where virtual worlds technology is generating so much buzz, probably the most excitement comes in the area of education, especially distance learning.

    June 01, 2009
  • I arrived last night here in Norfolk, VA for the ACT/IAC’s Management of Change 2009 conference. They have a pretty good agenda lined up — including Clay Shirky, a New York University professor and author…

    June 01, 2009
  • The post is long overdue — but I think it is still important… and I wanted to get it on the record for our ACT/IAC Management of Change panel Monday regarding the changing role of…

    May 31, 2009
  • With all the talk about social networking and Web 2.0, what about the possibilities of using the new virtual worlds technology for education and learning in the federal government? One branch of the military is…

    May 29, 2009
  • By Jason Miller Executive Editor FederalNewsRadio Citizens now can comment more easily on agency proposed rules. The Environmental Protection Agency today announces the launch of Regulations.gov Exchange, which builds upon the site launched in 2003.…

    May 29, 2009
  • As most people know, President Obama spoke today about cyber-security and the White House posted the results of the 60-day top-to-bottom review of the government’s cyber-security initiatives. (I was on DC’s WTOP radio earlier today…

    May 29, 2009
  • The Pentagon is challenging a report that alleges new military prison photos show Iraqi prisoner abuse including sexual abuse. Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said Britain\'s images were \"completely miss characterized by Britain\'s Daily Telegraph.\" The newspaper reported one of the photos apparently shows an American soldier raping a female prisoner. Other photos reportedly showed acts of abuse using objects including a club and wire.

    May 29, 2009
  • OMB drafting new guidance to let agencies use function to better understand citizen Web behavior. Draft policy includes opt-in option.

    May 28, 2009
  • May 27th, 2009 Virtualization is on the \"watch list\" for IT professionals all over the Federal government. Lee Badger, a computer scientist at the National Institutes of Standards and Technology, is researching the ways virtualization can impact security, IT costs, and other aspects of running an IT operation. He told me about the work NIST is doing and how virtualization can help agencies meet their missions more effectively.

    May 28, 2009
  • The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is giving $2 billion toward advancing health IT. But where exactly is that money going? Doctors, hospitals and clinics will get $300 million to create electronic health records. About…

    May 28, 2009
  • Agencies soon will be allowed to use persistent cookies on their Web sites without going through a tough approval process. Persistent cookies are pieces of code that tracks users’ preferences or Web behavior. For the…

    May 28, 2009
  • We have been hearing for weeks now that Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration was close to naming a new CIO…and we have heard that it was a woman and we have heard that she came…

    May 28, 2009
  • The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is working on a new Web site to allow personal health record providers to provide consumers with details about privacy, security, information and management so…

    May 27, 2009

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