Cybersecurity
Defense technology to grow despite Pentagon budget cuts
Cyberspace, space and science research to get funding boost.
Digital Government
Congress approves $1.4 billion military health IT budget
Omnibus also includes $3.1 billion in information technology funds for Veterans Affairs.
Modernization
Congress directs Defense to use commercial data centers
Language in authorization act also zeroes out funds for Army enterprise email.
Digital Government
Only half of dot-gov sites are active, GSA reports
Fewer than half of the surveyed agencies have developed an agencywide Web strategy and most say they manage their websites in a highly decentralized way.
Cybersecurity
Trust but verify: Ensuring digital identities
The Obama administration wants to partner with the e-commerce industry to make sure citizens are who they say they are online. But it's not clicking yet.
Cybersecurity
Nation states seen as biggest cybersecurity threat
Estonia serves as a model of the dangers lurking behind coordinated Internet attacks.
Digital Government
TRICARE kicks off procurement for Defense/VA pharmacy system
Electronic system eventually will manage 190 million prescriptions a year for the two departments.
Cybersecurity
Hackers target U.N., World Bank personnel
New group identifies with Occupy Wall Street movement and threatens to take on financial sector.
Digital Government
We the People draws a curious crowd
Legalization of marijuana and animal cruelty top petitioners' concerns; the economy and national security, not so much.
Digital Government
Say goodbye to that personal printer
With an eye toward savings, the Veterans Affairs Department wants to cut 45,000 printers over the next five years.
Digital Government
EPA hits roadblocks on environmental regulations
The agency won a long-fought battle over fuel standards, but other controls have proved harder to enact.
Cybersecurity