Digital Government
The U.S. Army Says It Can Teleport Quantum Data Now, Too
This kind of tech has implications that extend beyond the battlefield.
Acquisition
Acting DOD CIO goes public
Terry Halvorsen offers transparency and better data in town hall-style appearance before vendors.
Cybersecurity
Who Needs Heartbleed When Many Dot-Govs Don't Even Encrypt Communications?
26 percent of federal websites lack the proper configuration to thwart attackers from intercepting data entered by citizens, study finds.
Digital Government
Can social media make every civil servant an innovator?
Steve Kelman notes two examples where social media and big data are hinting at big wins for relatively little hassle.
Digital Government
The Promise of a New Internet
It's not too late to rebuild this thing for the people.
Acquisition
House bill seeks to reform DHS buying habits
The measure also would make DHS' CIO the lead technical authority for that agency's IT acquisition programs.
Modernization
TSA looks to cloud providers for disaster recovery
The move is part of a broader plan to move the DHS component to virtual services.
Modernization
The Internet of government things
U.S. CTO Todd Park and GSA Administrator Dan Tangherlini peg the Internet of things as a tool that could revolutionize the way government delivers services.
Digital Government
IBM's new cloud offering and DOE's storm tracking app
News and notes from the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Patient with STD sues hospital for posting her health records on Facebook
Healthcare and Public Health // Ohio, United States
Cybersecurity
Man Who May Be a Top Chinese Hacker Likes Grain Alcohol, Heineken
The everyday life of a PLA hacker.
Digital Government
DEA Spy Unit Seeks to Hasten Surveillance Using IT
The agency is drafting a potential contract for help with "rapid prototyping," data analysis and other tech services within its Office of Special Intelligence.
Digital Government
VA Schedulers Failed to Fully Use Wait List Software Created in 2002
Ignored internal system at least once on 731 facilities probed.
Digital Government
Survey: Up to 70 Percent of Government IT Staff Will Depart Within 5 Years
The top workforce challenge identified by CIOs was workforce planning.
People
VA is acquiring new scheduling IT, says CIO
An acquisition is in the works to replace VA’s troubled scheduling software with a commercial system.
Digital Government
IBM Partners with Epic in Battle for Pentagon’s Multibillion-Dollar EHR Deal
Big blue and a leading EHR provider join forces to compete for the $11 billion Defense Department’s Healthcare Management Systems Modernization contract.
Emerging Tech