Digital Government

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Digital Government

Former Veterans Affairs CIO Roger Baker Joins Agilex as Chief Strategy Officer

He says he will draw on his experience with mobile and health technologies to help other agencies.

Cybersecurity

Major virtual piggybank pickpocketed

Financial Services // Social Media // Web Services

Cybersecurity

Home healthcare provider robbed of unencrypted laptop

Healthcare and Public Health // Nonprofit // Florida, United States

Cybersecurity

Hospital employees use camera phone to sell patient data

Healthcare and Public Health // Florida, United States

People

Roger Baker joins Agilex

Former CIO of Veterans Affairs is now chief strategy officer of employee-owned, analytics- and mobility-focused firm.

Digital Government

VA Reports Slight Progress as Claims Backlog Drops 2 Percent

The number of claims sitting more than 125 days fell to 613,816.

Ideas

Lawmakers to the Public: Follow Me

Members of Congress increasingly are Tweeting and posting on Facebook, according to a new report.

Digital Government

White House Advances Controversial Nuclear Incident Response Guide

New approach is expected to relax long-held cleanup standards.

Emerging Tech

U.S. Mint Wants to Modernize its Lucrative Commemorative Coin Business

The new system should be equipped for emerging customer relations tools such as mobile and online chat.

Cybersecurity

Website of American Forces in Korea Goes Dark

Defense Department officials say initial reports indicate a hardware failure is to blame.

Digital Government

Obama seeks funds to speed neurological research

The federal government's key science agencies are collaborating in ambitious research effort.

Emerging Tech

Twitter Diplomacy Hits the Big Time

The Egyptian president tweeted angrily at the U.S. embassy Tuesday for promoting a Daily Show riff that criticized him.

Cybersecurity

Industry to government: We need help with cybersecurity

Infrastructure execs call for more coordination between agencies and private-sector stakeholders.

Digital Government

What does international law mean for cyber warfare?

As DOD determines rules of cyber engagement, a NATO-commissioned manual offers guidance of a different sort.

Digital Government

Sequestration and Budget Cuts Don't Have to Stymie Innovation

Survey shows that one in five feds believe their agencies need to operate differently.

Modernization

China Has a Better iPhone Warranty Than America to Go with Its Apology from Apple

After weeks of anti-Apple rhetoric from China's state run media, Apple CEO Tim Cook has made some changes.

Digital Government

Obama's Big Bucks to Get Inside Our BRAIN

The Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologiesis is the president's latest science initiative.

People

OMB issues furlough notices

OMB has picked 480 employees to take unpaid time off.