Digital Government
Defense, VA to launch shared e-record system
Registration system is designed to handle delivery of benefits and medical care.
Cybersecurity
Tension mounts between agencies over cybersecurity oversight
Resignation of DHS official leads some to argue for creation of independent cyber entity.
Digital Government
Digital files on presidential helicopter found in Iran
Documents outlining an upgrade to Marine One inadvertently leaked through a peer-to-peer, music-sharing network.
Cybersecurity
Obama proposes big increase in cybersecurity spending at DHS
Fiscal 2010 budget proposal is vague on IT spending, but officials believe the administration will target education, grid computing and health care.
Digital Government
Billions for health records rest on NIST standards
Health professionals say finding agreement is the key to success for the economic stimulus act's $19 billion for automating health records.
Cybersecurity
Group unveils security controls to thwart cyberattacks
A consortium of federal agencies and private organizations released a set of guidelines on Monday aimed at protecting data and information systems from cyberattacks. The list of security controls eventually will be compared to global audit guidelines to determine whether they should be incorporated into assessments of information security.
Digital Government
Mullen says Defense thumb-drive ban to remain in effect for now
But removable storage prohibition complicates efforts of medical personnel in Afghanistan and Iraq to share information on wounded soldiers.
Cybersecurity
Bush's cyber chief calls national security initiative too secret
Greg Garcia says plan to protect major networks was coordinated and effective, but admits DHS could have done more to share information.
Cybersecurity
Plan for cybersecurity review draws praise
Interagency assessment is aimed at improving collaboration and determining if resources are adequate.
Modernization
Agencies used social media to manage salmonella outbreak
Federal health officials relied on widgets, blogs, Twitter, podcasts, mobile alerts and videos to keep public up to date on tainted peanut products.
Modernization