Modernization
Defense announces new modernization program in wake of FCS
Plan will incorporate network technologies developed for troubled weapons program.
Digital Government
House panel shifts most of Military Health System's IT budget
Committee voted to move 85 percent of fiscal 2010 funds to the Defense secretary's office in a bid to solve IT program development problems.
Cybersecurity
Analysis: One Step Behind
As cyberattackers march on, the government still is trying to figure out how to secure the nation's critical networks.
Cybersecurity
Feds must get serious about checking commercial software for threats
As agencies migrate from writing their own applications in favor of commercial packages, they increase their exposure to viruses and other malware.
Cybersecurity
White House working on plan to respond to a national cyberattack
Administration will seek feedback from state and local governments and business groups, and create a wiki that will allow collaboration on developing a framework.
Cybersecurity
Reform bill is just the start of improving information security
Standards to guide agencies on how to follow security processes and vendors on what requirements to include in products also are needed.
Cybersecurity
Vinton Cerf: Outer space could be next frontier for cybersecurity
Google executive Vinton Cerf has been working with NASA on project to transmit data between spacecraft.
Digital Government
Privacy, security must be key for FDA drug-tracking system
Agency must protect and limit the use of the public's health information in a new computer system to analyze the benefits and adverse reactions of drugs.
Modernization
Google's Washington presence keeps growing
Company unveils search tool, the latest in a series of products that attract federal agencies.
Cybersecurity