Cybersecurity
Inconsistent policies trip up efforts to track terrorist finances
Interagency and global collaboration are critical to following terrorist money, according to a forensics expert.
Cybersecurity
Defense cyber chief downplays need to resolve lines of authority
Defense and Homeland Security agreement is the first step.
Digital Government
GAO: Defense domestic violence tracking remains flawed
Audit finds the Pentagon's system for collecting data on abuse in military families hinders department's ability to analyze trends.
Cybersecurity
Analysis: In Defense of FISMA
Implementing government's landmark cybersecurity statute should be more than just a paperwork drill.
Modernization
Effective technology in government depends on executive buy-in, leaders say
Enterprise architecture shifts IT strategy from the computer room to the boardroom.
Cybersecurity
Defense and DHS reach cybersecurity compromise
Agreement outlines personnel, tools and facilities tasked with protecting networks.
Digital Government
Coast Guard awards contract for electronic health record system
Service says it must move away from its current Defense Department medical network because it lacks interoperability.
Modernization
Contracting market set to shrink in fiscal 2011
Analysts find agencies are trying to cut back in most areas, with the exception of cybersecurity, health IT and energy.
Cybersecurity
Progress is slow on cybersecurity goals, GAO reports
A lack of clear roles and responsibilities has hindered advances on President Obama's strategy for safeguarding computer networks, officials tell watchdog.
Digital Government
Veterans Affairs CIO sees another year of no growth in IT spending
Roger Baker also tells senators he is pursuing an open source electronic health record system to keep the department's medical system the best in the country.
Cybersecurity
One agency wants Internet wiretaps, another wants privacy protected
Advocates see a disconnect between the FBI's desire to obtain online communications for investigations and Homeland Security's campaign to convince the public to safeguard personal information.
Modernization
VA considers dumb computers to save money, tighten security
Thin clients could cut PC maintenance costs in half, but IT managers should be prepared for stiff resistance from clinicians, who won't warm up to them, say private tech chiefs who have made the move.
Modernization
Soundbytes: Texting, Cloud Data and Net Neutrality
A weekly roundup of comments from Nextgov.com. All comments are presented in their original, unedited form.
Digital Government
Defense brass tells Hill reasons for shutting CIO office
Combat commanders do not know which organization to ask for IT solutions, but industry worries the changes could lead to the top tech position not having the authority to manage systems properly.
Cybersecurity
Army awards $1.2 billion contract for NSA data center in Utah
The massive facility will support the federal Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative to protect intelligence, Defense and civilian agencies' networks from cyberattacks.
Modernization
Debate heats up over police access to data in the cloud
Law enforcement officials say they need to obtain information stored in offsite servers quickly for evidence, and business says protections should be included in law.
Digital Government