Digital Government
What's Brewin: Lest We Forget
Stories of troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan this holiday season
Cybersecurity
Chertoff calls for less secrecy in cybersecurity
The Obama administration should make public engagement over privacy protection a core component of its cyber plan, he says.
Modernization
Boards urge immediate deployment of advanced satellites
Defense science and intelligence boards warn that continued delay in awarding $16 billion contract keeps badly needed surveillance images and data from warfighters and the Navy.
Modernization
Contractors call for new agency to push cutting-edge IT
The Industry Advisory Council asks Obama transition team to create the Government Innovation Agency to serve as an incubator for new technology ideas and best practices.
Digital Government
SSA becomes first to log on to national health network
The decision to use the Nationwide Health Information Network to support processing disability claims is viewed as a boon to the government's push for more use of electronic health records.
Digital Government
HHS head calls for voluntary e-health privacy guidelines
Secretary Leavitt says government mandates for guarding the private medical information in personal electronic records could stymie the adoption of e-health record systems nationwide.
Digital Government
What's Brewin: Fast Track for Shinseki VA Confirmation
Chairman plans a presumptive hearing before Inauguration Day so the Senate can quickly vote on appointment.
Cybersecurity
Intelligence official urges common cybersecurity standards
Defense and civilian agencies should adopt the same requirements, head of the National Security Agency says.
Digital Government
Defense launches personal health record application test
Soldiers and their families use Google and Microsoft health-records software to manage their medical files online.
Digital Government
Requirements identical for Defense, VA health record system
Report's findings on similarities doesn't solve debate over how to develop joint electronic health records network
Digital Government
Air Force CIO says cybersecurity federal "Achilles' heel"
A broader view is needed to better protect federal networks, says military IT chief.
Cybersecurity
IT to get more attention in approval process for political appointees
GAO suggests nearly ninefold increase in technology questions for Obama nominees during confirmation hearings.
Cybersecurity
Guidelines to standardize network security controls
Recommendations will include shifting resources from certifying and accrediting systems to fixing known vulnerabilities in an effort to better secure federal networks.
Cybersecurity
Homeland Security: Cybersecurity is everyone's responsibility
Department official says agencies need their own computer security processes for protection in addition to the national initiative.
Cybersecurity
Cyber defense, not cyberattacks, top priority
Intelligence director says U.S. must place defending its critical infrastructure networks above the ability to launch attacks against foreign systems.
Modernization
NSA's smart phone could become government issue
Award-winning device looks like commercial PDAs, but provides access to classified and unclassified networks, and operates on worldwide mobile networks.
Digital Government