Digital Government
Defense panel backs controversial drug treatments, but can't track impact
Military Health System computers don't flag adverse reactions or potential abuse.
Modernization
Managers doubtful about meeting data center consolidation goal
Survey finds just 10 percent of IT execs think the government will be able to streamline as much as it plans in the next four years.
Modernization
Government IT may fare well under debt ceiling deal
The $2.5 trillion in projected cuts are unlikely to lead to canceling major IT initiatives, experts say, but automatically triggered cuts could do damage.
Cybersecurity
Shared interest in online fraud makes strange bedfellows
U.S. officials hope joint efforts with Russian and Chinese counterparts to net identity thieves will build good will to tackle cyber espionage and Internet freedom.
Modernization
VA will allow iPhones and iPads to connect to its network this fall
The department will not require the use of federal wireless encryption standards.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon official worries about implications of British hacking scandal
As the military expands the use of smartphones on the battlefield, the services pay a premium to secure them.
Digital Government
Watchdog finds significant IT problems at joint Defense-VA hospital
Flaws have forced the North Chicago facility to use manual backstops to ensure patient safety.
Cybersecurity