Digital Government

NORAD enhances Santa tracking abilities

North American Aerospace Defense Command sees Ol' St. Nick when he's sleeping and knows when he's awake.

Digital Government

VA nixes troubled tech projects

The department ends or slashes funding for 15 IT projects as part of new accountability program.

Digital Government

HHS to award $220M in grants to support national health IT network

Communities that receive funds should leverage existing federal electronic programs such as the Defense and Veterans Affairs virtual lifetime health record.

Digital Government

Unreal ID

As everyone on the planet knows by now, all you need to attend a state dinner at the White House is either a red sari or a tuxedo -- and lot of chutzpah. But, and this is even stranger, unless something changes drastically within the next 30 days, I'm going to need a passport to take a domestic air flight.

Digital Government

Internet Explorer users face new zero-day threat

Just before Thanksgiving Day, Microsoft released a security advisory on a vulnerability affecting Internet Explorer 6 and 7 browsers, based on "new public reports."

Digital Government

Obama: 2010 Pay Raise 2 Percent

President Obama on Monday reiterated that he will limit the across-the board pay increase for federal employees to 2 percent in 2010.

Digital Government

Military and overseas voters to get online options

The 2010 Defense Authorization Act includes requirements to ease voting for Americans overseas.

Digital Government

Nuclear security agency earns kudos for green supercomputers

NNSA's machines rank not only among the world's fastest but also the most energy efficient.

Digital Government

VA, Kaiser testing the exchange of electronic health records

Veterans in the San Diego area who receive medical care will be invited to participate in pilot to test the fledging Nationwide Health Information Network.

Digital Government

Postal Service mail tracking system doesn't deliver

Watchdog agency finds the project was finished 10 months late and failed to significantly streamline the types of bar codes used to trace deliveries.

Digital Government

Survey shows cyberattacks are getting more disruptive

Increasing number of incidents involve invading computer networks and defacing Web sites.