Digital Government
Soundbytes: Contracting, Medical Systems and More Missing Laptops
A weekly roundup of comments from Nextgov.com. All comments are presented in their original, unedited form.
Digital Government
Pentagon investigating director of psychological centers of excellence
Army Col. Robert Saum is the second chief in the organizations short history of operation, fueling congressional concerns about top management.
Digital Government
Senators urge Defense, VA to combine needs for medical systems
The departments' programs to modernize their respective electronic health record networks are similar but neither has explained how they will share requirements.
Modernization
Report: Data center consolidation faces major time, money hurdles
Scarcity of upfront funding and overly ambitious deadlines will make it challenging for agencies to meet mandate, market analysts find.
Modernization
Soldiers show some ingenuity during tests of next-generation radios
The Army holds a two-week exercise to determine the limits of a new advanced communications system that allows troops to tap into broadband to send satellite images and to talk in chat rooms.
Digital Government
Researchers: Navy SEALS' new brain injury test has high false-positive rate
The Defense Department looks for ways to detect concussions in the battlefield, but most tools have a high number of misdiagnoses.
Digital Government
GAO finds contractors have inappropriate access to private data
The White House should include nondisclosure agreements in the Federal Acquisition Regulations restricting vendors from releasing sensitive data.
Modernization
SSA awards $2.8 billion services support contract
Accenture, Computer Sciences, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman will compete for task orders to help the agency exchange electronic medical records, and expand Internet services for Medicare and supplemental security income applicants.
Digital Government
Agency sustainability plans show the challenges of going green
Technology will play a key role in meeting new conservation and greenhouse gas reduction targets.
Cybersecurity
DHS to expand cybersecurity program for researchers
Officials believe giving cyber specialists access to information about real-world network attacks could lead to better solutions to protecting computers.
Cybersecurity
Scientists view cybersecurity as an intimidating conundrum
Former National Science Foundation executive says technical issues and the enormity of the task make securing the Internet and networks 'the most difficult challenge' for researchers.
Cybersecurity
Cyber Costs Climb
Push to secure data and systems creates multibillion-dollar market for contractors.
Digital Government
Veterans Affairs and CMS will launch projects for personal health records
The initiatives could lead to almost a third of the public creating digital files to store their medical information.
Digital Government
Government ethics office reorganizing site to make policies easier to digest
Too many pages and documents confuse federal employees who want to demystify the rules of professional conduct.
Modernization
Agencies bust myth of year-end buying sprees
Once thought of as spendthrifts when September came, some officials now align their information technology purchases with executives' top initiatives and mission-critical services.
Modernization
Advanced communications support Defense in Pakistan flood relief
The Army, Navy and Marines rely on radios and mobile satellite systems that set up in minutes to coordinate helicopters and large C-130 cargo aircraft flying supplies to ravaged areas.
Modernization
Social Security expects to award mega-IT contract by October
The $2 billion pact continues a services agreement, but will expand to include health information technology work that will allow the agency to exchange more electronic medical data.
Modernization
Data Deluge
Agencies have turned to virtualization to process a growing stockpile of information. Now the challenge is where to put it all.
Digital Government