Digital Government
Outsourcing Cyber Expertise
A California lawmaker is questioning whether the Homeland Security Department and other agencies should have more cybersecurity responsibilities, particularly given the shortage of qualified workers, FederalNewsRadio.com <a href="http://www.federalnewsradio.com/?nid=35&sid=1992366">reports</a>. Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., said during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing that it may make more sense for the government to outsource some cybersecurity functions to contractors, despite a current trend in government to move more functions in-house.
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Twitter lands State Department staffers in spotlight
Two State Department employees' innocous tweets while on a visit to Syria raise eyebrows back in Foggy Bottom.
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'Encryption on a chip' raises hopes for better security
New technology could make it easier to encrypt data on smaller high-tech devices, writes blogger Brian Robinson.
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For privacy protection, survey says this agency delivers
Research from Ponemon Institute released today suggests that people have less confidence in the federal government's privacy commitments than they did a year ago.
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Social network just for feds to debut in late summer
The General Services Administration is preparing to launch the first phase of its FedSpace social media platform for federal agencies and contractors in late summer.
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Navy CIO assuming new cyber role
Rob Carey takes on the new post as director of strategy and policy at Navy Fleet Cyber Command, working directly under Commander Vice Adm. Bernard McCullough.
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Health IT Forecast: Cloudless
Hindered by cultural bias and distrust, the healthcare sector's adoption of cloud computing is probably a decade away, experts say.
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Key lawmaker emphasizes need for new border security technology
Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar also urges better collaboration with state law enforcement.
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Panel OKs Commerce, Justice and Science bill, takes no stand on moon missions
Legislation would provide the $19 billion that Obama requested for NASA, but would withhold funding on the manned space program.
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iPhones, commercial satellites prominent in joint Defense exercise
Federal Computer Week
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Tech Keeps Pushing Health Costs Up
More bad news for health costs - and how technology is pushing them up.
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