Digital Government
Study shows health IT benefits diabetic patients
The greatest improvement was among patients with the most severe diseases.
Cybersecurity
Chinese telecom giant blasts House report
Huawei denies accusations that Chinese companies undermine American security.
Cybersecurity
House Panel: Chinese telecom firms pose cyber threat
Companies dispute intelligence committee report's findings.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon invests in power-efficient embedded computing tech
SRI International and Reservoir Labs nab $15 million in funding.
People
NIST fellow wins Nobel
David J. Wineland was surprised by a phone call informing him he had won the Nobel Prize for physics.
Modernization
Veterans Affairs taps contractor to build mobile apps store, software
Device management software will ensure security of employee-owned equipment on VA’s network.
Digital Government
Just jammin' in Iran
Iran cuts signal for BBC, VOA, others; no word yet on how Big Bird is holding up.
Modernization
DISA acquires iPads and Samsung tablets for mobility test
Evaluation will include mobile device management software, applications store.
Digital Government
Quantum computing firm nabs funding from In-Q-Tel, Jeff Bezos
D-Wave Systems is developing tech to accelerate data-crunching.
Emerging Tech
This is just a test: Emergency responders tap the Twitterverse
Simulation examines how social media can aid response to a terrorist attack.
People
Abuse prevention for government charge cards becomes law
The president signed a bill that will put more controls on the use of government charge cards.
Acquisition
Agencies take action as GAO knocks strategic sourcing effort
After an audit found that agencies have made very little use of strategic sourcing, DOD and other agencies point to some reforms, pledge to make more.
People
GSA agrees to speed up system patches
GSA failed to comply with its own patching guidelines in three of the four systems examined, IG finds.
Cybersecurity
Nation-state sponsors learn lesson of too-sophisticated cyber weapons
Only organized governments are capable of targeted system destruction and surveillance, so their handiwork is easier to identify.
Digital Government
Events for the week ahead
A selection of noteable happenings coming up in the federal IT community.
Modernization
I-Q-Tel continues aggressive drive to deploy cloud, data tools
Taps third cloud-oriented firm in three months.
Modernization
Op-ed: Encryption, not restriction, is the key to safe cloud computing
Requiring that government data be stored domestically and handled by U.S. citizens is counterproductive.
Cybersecurity