Digital Government

Commerce info security officer to lead advisory board

he board advises a nonprofit group on policies, programs that change the information security field.

Digital Government

Prospects list grows for job of intellectual property czar

Names for anti-piracy, anti-counterfeiting chief in Obama administration include congressional aides and high-profile attorneys.

Digital Government

Outdated systems, poor security plague IRS

GAO report calls agency's financial management systems "obsolete."

Digital Government

Adoption of e-health records depends on consolidation of systems

Too many networks place too much of a burden on private clinicians, who provide the bulk of the care under national and military health programs.

Digital Government

Transit dollars

The federal government is a major source of transportation information technology funding.

Digital Government

IT could aid transit during crunch

Public transportation ridership is up, but will the money be there for efficiency-boosting projects?

Digital Government

Directory of 'plum' federal jobs debuts

The popular guide to more than 8,000 federal civil service positions will be available on Nov. 12.

Digital Government

Is CDC's Google search-term tracking just the beginning?

Following search trends to predict influenza outbreaks could be the first step in using the Internet to react quickly to the spread of many illnesses.

Digital Government

Obama must use better technology to open government

OMB Watch says new administration should rely on commercially available collaborative tools to back promise of transparency.

Digital Government

TSA approves test for TWIC readers

Federal Computer Week

Digital Government

3 New White Papers from IBM

Transformational Government; Going Green; and ECM for Government Case Management

Digital Government

Feds collaborate on NHIN interface

The free software will be available to the public in March, an ONC official said.

Digital Government

Systems for critical industries wide open to cyberattacks

Survey says more regulation and funding needed to push companies to better secure networks that operate vital infrastructures.

Digital Government

Search for White House e-mails could span administrations

Nonprofits are optimistic that President-elect Obama's promises for transparency could mean greater cooperation in finding lost messages.

Digital Government

Potential Defense secretary has focused on management issues

Former Navy Secretary Richard Danzig praised for his candid, activist style during previous stint at the Pentagon.

Digital Government

Also in the News: GPO to release 'Plum Book'

Book listing more than 8,000 positions in the executive and legislative branches will be available Nov. 12, according to a GPO press release.

Digital Government

Contractors call for less partisan rhetoric, more substance

Industry is optimistic that the Obama administration and new Congress will establish a more harmonious tone.