Modernization
Cost of new battlefield radio program pegged at $1.5 billion
Army wants to field at least 10,000 radios by 2014.
Modernization
VA gears up to buy world's largest WiFi-based location system
Sophisticated algorithms would track assets to the room and even shelf level.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity could be a bright spot in otherwise flat IT budgets
Forecast predicts amount of spending to protect computer networks will mirror intensity of breaches, especially if the country sustains a cyberattack on the scale of Pearl Harbor.
Digital Government
Agencies propose privacy training in wake of TRICARE data theft
Draft rule requiring all contractors to brush up on handling sensitive information in many cases codifies policies already in place.
Digital Government
Class action suit seeks $4.9 billion in damages from TRICARE data theft
Plaintiffs allege the military health care provider put personal and sensitive information at risk by failing to encrypt the tape.
Cybersecurity
Departing Pentagon official warns against cutting cybersecurity funding
Military must be ready to fend off attacks on computer networks, even when money is tight, deputy Defense secretary says.
Modernization
Listening to users: How VA developed its PTSD Coach mobile app
The software application's developers worked with dozens of veterans to create a useful tool.
Digital Government
SAIC: Medical records for 4.9 million TRICARE beneficiaries were stolen
According to police report, computer backup tapes had been left in an employee's parked car.
Digital Government
Military continues off-label drug use, despite concerns
Defense Department's inability to track prescriptions compounds the difficulty of measuring adverse medical effects.
Digital Government
VA CIO forecasts in-house mobile apps store
The department will meet a self-imposed deadline to field tablet computers and smartphones on Oct. 1.
Cybersecurity
Programmer, procurement staff failings contribute to software attacks
Acquisition officers and engineers need to reduce vulnerabilities during the design phase to curb hacking.
Cybersecurity
Effort to update computer fraud law draws warning from Justice
Department officials say changing the law to protect users who violate terms of service could hinder prosecution of insider hacking cases.
Modernization