Digital Government

One Tough Hike for Bataan

I'm headed down to the White Sands Missile Range this weekend for the annual <a href=http://www.bataanmarch.com/>Bataan Memorial Death March</a>, which commemorates the 1942 event in the Philippines when 10,000 U.S. and Filipino troops were literally marched to death by the Japanese Army en route to Prisoner of War camps. Another 10,000 escaped and 50,000 barely survived the 70 mile jungle slog.

Digital Government

Agreement could boost open source

The Defense Department could gain access to new open-source software through an agreement between the Defense Information Systems Agency and the Open Source Software Institute.

Digital Government

Chertoff joins Covington law firm

Former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has joined a D.C. law firm in its white collar defense and investigations group.

Digital Government

Lawmakers urge Defense to halt competitive sourcing

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Digital Government

DHS secretary unveils 700 initiatives aimed at saving millions

Agencies will transition to e-documents and enterprise software licensing to cut costs.

Digital Government

VA's health record system cited as model for a national network

Health specialists say the veterans medical system could be a low-cost solution to the problem of incompatibility among networks nationwide.