Digital Government

Letter: Closing Internet links will lead to more unauthorized telecommuting

In order to access information, government workers will have to use unsecured computers.

Digital Government

Letter: Closing Internet links will hurt satellite offices

Thousands of smaller offices use private Internet connections and a virtual private network to connect to their agencies’ networks.

Digital Government

Letter: Closing off Internet links will hurt R&D

The move takes away workers' ability to research new technologies.

Digital Government

NIST to develop credentials for FISMA consultants

The goal is to give agencies more confidence that their security contractors are up to the job.

Digital Government

Congress fine-tunes military health IT funding

The latest appropriations bills would fund tracking systems for wounded troops and for Army reserve and guard units.

Digital Government

Talkin' tech at the GOP YouTube debate

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Digital Government

2007 Rising Star: Karen Richey

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Digital Government

2007 Rising Star: Mark Goodge

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Digital Government

2007 Rising Star: Jonathan Benett

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Digital Government

EU focuses R&D on counterterrorism

New research program gives the EU a larger agenda for developing security technologies

Digital Government

Letter: Online taxpayer accounts a good first step

With properly enacted bills, IRS can get almost all data -- deductions and credits -- that go into a taxpayer’s 1040 filing.

Digital Government

Mandate e-prescribing, committee advises HHS secretary

AHIC recommends that HHS seek authority from Congress to make e-prescribing a Medicare requirement.

Digital Government

Mark Everson, we hardly knew you

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Digital Government

The holiday buying season

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Digital Government

Letter: Enterprise architecture is the way to go

There are huge gains to be made by eliminating unnecessary duplication.

Digital Government

Letter: Trusted Internet Connections initiative is meaningless

DHS' CERT Einstein program won't monitor traffic on agencies' field offices' VPN, which they use to connect to agency networks.