Modernization
Report advocates better training for wireless Internet users
Federal agencies should do more to educate employees on security risks, study says.
Modernization
Federal identity programs boost biometrics market
The estimated value of government contracts for ID programs has more than doubled since 2006, fueling a hot business for lobbying.
Digital Government
Presidential transition could put a damper on federal IT spending
Unsettled economy and wartime bills also putting the pinch on agency budgets, industry report says.
Modernization
NOAA awards contract to manage huge stores of environmental data
Goal is to make it easier for researchers to search the petabytes of weather information the agency collects.
Cybersecurity
Phishing attacks becoming more sophisticated
Targeted attacks, usually through e-mail messages, are “getting scarier and scarier,” former FBI computer crime investigator says.
Digital Government
Military plans to implement patient-controlled electronic health records
System could be in place by the end of the year.
Digital Government
What's Brewin: DISA — No longer the agency everyone loves to hate
In an end-of-tour interview, Director Lt. Gen. Charles Croom talks about keeping employees, managing bandwidth and his future.
Digital Government
Bill would put new A-76 competitions on hold for a year
House measure would leave fate of controversial program up to the next administration.
Digital Government
FDA asks for $65 million to better track food contamination
Increase in fiscal 2009 IT budget also would help trace adverse effects from medical devices.
Modernization
What's Brewin: Honoring medics, corpsmen on the real Memorial Day
An abbreviated honor roll of the 212 medics and corpsmen who have fallen in Iraq.
Digital Government
Contract spending could drop more than 10 percent in fiscal 2009
Sluggish economy, growing deficit, a lack of procurement expertise contribute to downward trend, research firm predicts.
Modernization
Defense boosts bandwidth of global network to meet battlefield needs
Rising demand attributed mostly to satellite and video images from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Digital Government
Senate gives FDA $265 million in Defense supplemental ’08 funding
Funds would expand agency’s inspections of foreign drug plants and food products, but faces Bush veto.
Cybersecurity
Federal computer security grade improves slightly in '07
But some say the report card’s finding means little in light of its shortcomings.
Cybersecurity
Cost of cybersecurity initiative to triple, panel reports
The development of the National Cybersecurity Initiative also is too secretive, removing a deterrence to attack U.S. networks, Senate committee charges.
Digital Government
Cyber Command Sweepstakes
Air Force asks 18 states for details on how they would support the new Cyber Command headquarters.
Modernization
Air Force looking to build cyber weapons
Requests industry to help it hide in enemy’s networks and take down systems, but some believe the service isn’t ready to deal with cyber warfare.
Modernization
What's Brewin: The Amazing, Disappearing Navy Policy
New network strategy pulled from CIO Web site for rescanning -- and what else?
Cybersecurity