Digital Government
VA offers $80M in industry contest
The Veterans Affairs Department announced the third round of innovation competitions, this time with $80 million available for contracts to the winners.
Digital Government
For better info security, certify the workforce
Marc Noble, (ISC)2's director of government affairs, talks about the need for certified information security professionals and three emerging areas that need attention: software security, cloud computing and risk management.
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The 3 urgent security concerns you'll have this month
Whether driven by mandates or new vulnerabilities, June brings worries that need to be addressed.
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J.K. Rowling, eat your heart out: NIST updates a bestseller
After a decade of preparation, NIST has released the updated "Handbook of Mathematical Functions," accompanied by its companion online version, the Digital Library of Mathematical Functions.
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NARA's chief information officer to retire
As CIO, Martha Morphy oversees deployment of the initial parts of NARA's $550 million Electronic Records Archives system. Her retirement is effective July 2.
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Defense unable to track deployed troops' use of psychiatric drugs
The Military Health System cannot identify the soldiers taking prescribed drugs for mental illness, raising the risk they could experience adverse drug interactions when treated for battlefield wounds.
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Senate: Everyone Wear Same Camo
In December 2009, Chief of Naval Operations Gary Roughhead put out a <a href=http://soldiersystems.net/2010/01/01/aor-comes-out-of-the-closet/>directive</a> establishing nifty new camouflage uniforms for Navy SEAL and other Naval special warfare folks -- but not mere mortals engaged in the ground combat theaters of operations.
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Boosting Cyber Skills
My colleague Jill Aitoro <a href="http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100604_2456.php?oref=topstory">wrote</a> on Friday about a forthcoming draft report that details ways to expand the qualified pool of job candidates for federal cybersecurity jobs. The report, to be released by the Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency, will include a set of recommendations to ensure federal employees and contractors receive the ongoing training necessary to ensure computer networks and systems are protected.
Digital Government
Leveraging Community Health Data
Want to see an interactive map on the web that easily compares the health of different communities? There's an app for that. How about an enhanced web search that integrates hospital performance data into hospital search results? There's an app for that. Tools for mobile phones that put new health information at consumers' fingertips? Yep.
Digital Government
Future of cybersecurity lost in legislative limbo
More than 40 bills, resolutions and amendments dealing with cybersecurity are pending in the House and Senate. Does anyone in Congress care?
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What's on Casey Coleman's bookshelf?
The General Services Administration's chief information officer shares her current favorites.
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Pentagon looks at TSA scanning technology to bolster security
The proposed security measure is among a host of ideas the Pentagon plans to roll out to boost building security after a gunman opened fire in March at the entrance to its headquarters and last year's Fort Hood, Texas, massacre.
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Pentagon budget planning 'out of sync' with operational needs
In a new survey, Defense financial managers say budget process hinders warfighters.
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