Digital Government
Rethinking Video Conferencing
A couple of years ago, the Defense Information Systems Agency cranked up a <a href=https://www.fbo.gov/index?tab=core&s=opportunity&mode=form&id=e0df5e4191fab7cf3d34369fba79a69e&cck=1&au=&ck=>procurement</a> for the operation and maintenance of its video conferencing hubs scattered nationwide. The sites were essentially television studios for generals and other top Defense Department officials, but today, practically everyone has a TV studio attached to their computer - a camera and a microphone.
Digital Government
Liability an issue with health care software
Vendors should not be absolved of responsibility for technology that causes medical errors, IT specialists say.
Digital Government
TSA improves program to check airline passengers against terrorist list
Secure Flight, which screens air travelers against a watch list, is more secure and has reduced the number of false positives.
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San Antonio Wins Cyber Sweepstakes
The Air Force has selected Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio as the preferred headquarters for its cyber command, the 24th Air Force, pending an environmental review. The decision really puzzles me.
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Debate continues over White House policy on email preservation
Lawyers say the Obama administration's fondness for electronic communications could complicate the issue.
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Top Census appointee promises more active role in IT management
Robert Groves tells a Senate panel "successful hardware and software development has the user involved at the beginning, middle and end."
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