Can the Government Survive Radical Transparency?
First of three posts on the issue here.http://www.dsbox.com/index.php/blog/comments/can_the_government_survive_radical_information_transparency_part_1
Posts Tagged: Security
An ADDITIONAL Day Off With Pay For Social Security Employees
From GovExec: Social Security employees get bonus Thanksgiving holiday By Emily Long October 25, 2010 Social Security Administration employees this year will receive an extra day off to celebrate Thanksgiving, according to a report from Federal News Radio‘s Mike Causey. SSA Commissioner Michael Astrue told nonemergency employees they do not have to report to workRead… Read more »
Data demons – reflections from the FutureGov Summit, Malaysia
It was a privilege to be able to chair the FutureGov Summit and the FutureGov Awards, held over three content-rich days in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia last week (October 12-14). From my point of view, most of the discussions were about five aspects of the “how” of e-government and government ICT – I hope this indicatesRead… Read more »
Cyber Vetting for Security Clearances
The Electronic Freedom Foundation recently obtained information under the Freedom of Information Act regarding a June 2009 report of a study sponsored by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) on the use of Cyber Vetting for security clearance purposes. The study involved 349 test cases of intelligence agency applicants who consented toRead… Read more »
Privacy News Highlights – August 15th
Some top privacy news Biometrics US – U.S. Scans Afghan Inmates for Biometric Database Wired reports on the U.S. military’s new detention facility in Parwan, Afghanistan, as “an emerging datafarm” where all detainees brought to the facility are given medical exams and have their irises scanned and fingerprints taken to be stored in a militaryRead… Read more »
Christians In Government -Where Is The CrowdSourcing Tool We Need To Stop QURAN Burning?
We’ll I can only say that there is a lot for Christians to talk about today at the water cooler. Whether it’s the Islamic Center, or the ridiculous move to hold a public burning of the Koran, people of all Faith’s probably have a lot on their mind after last night’s interviews by Soledad O’Brien.Read… Read more »
Refresh Your Resume Sweepstakes — Win a $500 AMEX Gift Card
If you are a security-cleared job seeker, participate in ClearedJobs.Net’s Refresh Your Resume Sweepstakes and you could win one of two $500 American Express Gift Cards we’ll be giving away. Winners are selected from candidates who refresh their resume or upload their resume on ClearedJobs.Net between June 30th and August 20th. All candidates must haveRead… Read more »
Social Security’s Open Government Video Contest
SPREAD THE WORD!!!! The Social Security Administration has announced a very exciting video contest. Entry information is available online at www.socialsecurity.gov/open/contest.
Growing national security apparatus highlights potential roadblocks to obtaining and keeping a security clearance.
A recent Washington Post article detailed what it cites as a top secret national intelligence infrastructure that has been steadily growing since September 11th, 2001. The Post highlights the fact that some 854,000 people hold top secret security clearances, nearly 1.5 times as many people that live in Washington D.C. itself. According to Tully RinckeyRead… Read more »
Help Wanted: U.S. Needs Cybersecurity Experts and Fast!
Our friends at Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) recently issued a study called “A Human Capital Crisis in Cybersecurity,” that highlights how the United States is facing a chronic shortage in the quality and quantity of its cybersecurity experts. As such, the nation unprepared to defend itself against increasingly sophisticated online attacks. TheRead… Read more »