Workforce is the key to tight security on a tight budget

A discussion at the RSA conference identified the elements of successful security.

• By William Jackson, FCW
• February 29, 2012

Major update to governmentwide cyber manual takes on WikiLeaks

NIST's compendium of data security standards tackles supply chain risks, cloud privacy and smartphone wiping.

• By Aliya Sternstein
• February 29, 2012

GSA using StumbleUpon to bring visitors to federal websites

Federal Computer Week

• February 29, 2012

ICANN plays the name game with domain names

ICANN boots up controversy with a new program that introduces an unlimited number of Internet addresses.

• By Juliana Gruenwald
• February 29, 2012

U.S. delays rule on rearview car cameras

New York Times

• February 29, 2012

Russian mogul's plan: Plant our brains in robots, keep them alive forever

Wired

• February 29, 2012

Tight budgets bring people issues to the forefront for CISOs

Information security chiefs are getting creative about attracting and retaining skilled employees without spending a fortune.

• By Brittany Ballenstedt
• February 29, 2012

VA abruptly cancels key software contract for joint health record

The Veterans Affairs Department yesterday abruptly terminated a $102.6 million contract awarded to ASM Research last month to develop software vital to an integrated electronic health record system that will serve both VA and the Defense Department.

• By Bob Brewin
• February 29, 2012

Government geoplatform to launch by October

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• By Joseph Marks
• February 29, 2012

Stolen laptop held ISS commands, NASA inspector reports

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• By Aliya Sternstein
• February 29, 2012

Cloud computing may disrupt your workplace -- in a good way

By moving to more Web-based computing, managers are reinventing the way many federal agencies operate.

• By Joseph Marks
• February 29, 2012

Worried about the bills?

No, not those; we mean the legislative kind. The ones that target the federal workforce.

• By Phil Piemonte, FCW
• February 29, 2012

The Cost of Staying Connected

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• February 29, 2012

OMB to Combine Mobile Roadmap and Web Reform Strategies

• By Joseph Marks
• February 28, 2012

Harris Executive Tapped to Head Defense/VA Program Office

• By Bob Brewin
• February 28, 2012

PTSD v. Cell Phones. Game On.

• By John Pulley
• February 28, 2012

Army lays out future IT planning

Under a new strategic framework, the Army IT Agency consolidating more Pentagon IT -- and pursuing leading-edge technologies for the future.

• By Amber Corrin, FCW
• February 28, 2012

Cybersecurity and partisan politics: Let's not go there

Cybersecurity is too important an issue to become a victim of partisan bickering.

• By John Stein Monroe, FCW
• February 28, 2012

GSA using StumbleUpon to bring visitors to federal websites

The General Services Administration recently established a USA.gov channel on the StumbleUpon Web service network with the goal of generating more traffic to federal websites.

• By Alice Lipowicz, FCW
• February 28, 2012

How to nip those protests in the bud

Better communication and transparency in the procurement process could head off a lot of protests.

• By Jaime Gracia, FCW
• February 28, 2012