People

VA performance dashboard failed to protect personal data, OIG says

The Veterans Affairs Department set up a performance dashboard populated with sensitive data and failed to adequately protect it from unauthorized access, according to a new report.

Cybersecurity

DOD seeks help incorporating tech trends into strategy

DOD is looking to industry, other agencies to insert cutting-edge technology into long-standing doctrine.

Modernization

VA could give MS Office the boot

Office is the government's dominant productivity suite, but the Veterans Affairs department would like to find a less expensive alternative.

Digital Government

Justice CIO heads to Deloitte

Van Hitch will advise agencies on long-term IT investments.

Acquisition

GSA to offer new way to buy complex services

The Integrations contract would address agencies' needs for professional services that span several types of areas that are often difficult to specify or quantify.

Digital Government

Before the Beatles, EHR Mania

Digital Government

Taking stock of top 10 lists

Do Gartner's annual lists of top technologies hit the mark or miss the boat? We look back over the years to find out.

Digital Government

Supreme Court to say yes or no to gene patenting case

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Digital Government

Santorum: Climate science is 'political science'

The former senator, son of a nurse and a lawyer, says he 'comes from the coal fields.'

Digital Government

DHS vows to cancel border project if technologies seem high risk

Officials say they will not gamble on a replacement for the botched billion dollar SBInet.

Modernization

Army seeks 5,000 JTRS vehicle radios

Single-channel system will run on software used in handheld and backpack radios.

Digital Government

U.S. Adoption of EHRs Surges

Acquisition

BusinessUSA.gov goes live

Small-business owners now have a website where they can find useful business-related information and resources.