Agencies schooled to be vendor-neutral in RFPs

Officials have reminded agency purchasers about value-neutral IT purchases after a federal judge ruled that the Interior Department decided to buy software from Microsoft while other capable companies were interested in the work.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

A Facebook scam that almost caught me

Columnist Steve Kelman comes close to falling for a Facebook scam.

  • By Steve Kelman

The year in cartoons: Security certifications, insourcing and light bulb procurements

FCW cartoonist John Klossner selects his favorite editorial cartoons from 2010.

  • By John Klossner

CDC publishes social media toolkit online

Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention share the lessons they have learned by using Facebook, Twitter, podcasts, blogs and other social media.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Army launches 'don't ask, don't tell' inbox

The intent of the inbox is to help the Army assess and consider whether repeal of the law would reduce operational readiness or unit cohesion.

  • By FederalDaily Staff

GSA seeks to upgrade its electronic travel service

The General Services Administration wants pioneering approaches to improve its E-Government Travel System, as the agency upgrades its travel management services.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Facebook: A Swedish perspective

Blogger Steve Kelman is struck by the extent to which Facebook has become part of Swedish culture.

Social media, parasailing donkeys and the news crisis

Blogger John Klossner is skeptical that social networking sites -- cartoonist blogs included -- are ready to fill the gap left by mainstream media.

White House uses LinkedIn for policy discussion

The White House claims success in using its LinkedIn group to hold a members-only discussion on Wall Street reforms.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Industry retirees leave mainframe computers behind

Old mainframe computers stay at a company longer than the employees who know how to run them, according to a news report.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

WikiLeaks upends digital security assumptions

Case demonstrates that classified documents are difficult to protect from determined data miners.

  • By Ben Bain

Knowledge management for knowing people

FCW cartoonist and blogger John Klossner ponders the nuances of knowledge management’s tautological terminology.

Twitter lands State Department staffers in spotlight

Two State Department employees' innocous tweets while on a visit to Syria raise eyebrows back in Foggy Bottom.

  • By Michael Hardy

Security-cleared job seekers have new social network

The Cleared Network gives people with security clearances a chance to take advantage of social networking's perks.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

NOAA interactive map tracks Gulf oil spill

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s new Web features a mapping tool that integrates oil spill data from federal and state agencies.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Critics rap Twitter's federal plans

Twitter's search for its first Washington-based government liaison announced this week has prompted a flurry of tweets and blog posts by Gov. 2.0 community members offering advice and comments, but skeptics are mobilizing, too.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

New DOD cyber commander seeks better situational awareness

Army Gen. Keith Alexander says the Defense Department needs a common, real-time, understanding of what's happening across its many computer networks.

  • By Ben Bain

Does anyone outside D.C. really care about open government?

That buzz you're hearing about open government? It's more of whisper caught up in an echo chamber. Tell us what you think about it.

  • By John Stein Monroe

I lurk, therefore I am

Blogger John Klossner writes that "lurking" within a social network is the easiest way to actively participate without putting forth any effort.

  • By John Klossner

Intell chief wants more information sharing

More integration between collection and analysis capabilities can be achieved by intelligence agencies during the next five years, the country's top intelligence officer said today.

  • By Ben Bain
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