Modernization
Navy, HP tout NGEN as a model for IT services
The Navy’s Next Generation Enterprise Network is slated for full operation throughout the service on Oct. 1.
People
IT chiefs shouldn't fear the dark side
IT undergrounds can create problems, but managers should leverage such networks to find and address gaps in their systems.
Acquisition
OPM terminating USIS background-check contract
Firm confirms that key contract will expire Sept. 30.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Attacking Israeli Think Tank Aren’t Interested in State Secrets
Compromised Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs site is passing on odd spyware to visitors.
Digital Government
Privacy Isn't Dead -- Yet
National security programs may not be the biggest threat to Americans' privacy.
Cybersecurity
Report: Agencies Aren’t Properly Vetting All Cyber Contractors
Most departments failed to assess whether IT vendors took security precautions.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Attacking Israeli Think Tank Site Ain’t After State Secrets
Defense Industrial Base // Financial Services // Jerusalem, Israel
Cybersecurity
Chinese Defaced or Disabled 750 Vietnamese websites in one week
Education // Government (Foreign)
Digital Government
How About More VA iPad-Toting Health Service Reps?
Door greeters at Nashville VA hospital used tablets to contact doctors.
Digital Government
VA Secretary Wants to Improve Digital Services for Vets
Robert McDonald wants single, easy-to-use website for vets to access VA services
Cybersecurity
Was the Cyber-Sleuthing FBI Used to Track Down Silk Road’s Servers Legal?
Until recently, the FBI was vague about the investigation’s details.
Digital Government
Medical Researchers Get Closer to Creating Working, Built-From-Scratch Human Heart
An organ that the body would recognize as its own is just around the corner.
People
Desperately seeking better citizen service
A new study from the Partnership for Public Service urges government to engage with tech giants and revisit old laws in an effort to improve customer service.
Modernization
A framework for knotty global Internet problems
A think tank wants to separate technical architecture from issues of high policy to smooth cross-border Internet conflicts.
Cybersecurity
Sole-source woes, Silk Road security flaws and more nominations
News and notes from around the federal IT community
Cybersecurity
Taking more risks for better tech
Four months after being sworn in as undersecretary in charge of DHS’s Science and Technology Directorate, Reginald Brothers told lawmakers his team is getting better at coordinating R&D.
Digital Government
Nancy Pelosi Presses FCC to Ban Internet ‘Fast Lanes’
The House Minority Leader wants to give federal regulators sweeping new powers over Internet access.
Digital Government
Lockheed Wins $45 Million Award for Continued Cross Domain Software Support
The “Radiant Mercury” system is used to sanitize and share classified information across a variety of security domains.
Cybersecurity