Digital Government

House, Senate postpone piracy bills under pressure

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Digital Government

Veterans Affairs will host electronic health records in DISA data centers

VA will begin shifting operations at hospitals in New York and New Jersey in March.

People

IT acquisition: Pay less now, more later

Acquisition officials, wary of budget scrutiny, are finding it difficult to resist the temptation of low pricing, whatever the long-term costs.

Modernization

Defense IT: Preparing for the worst and other survival strategies in 2012

Although everyone will feel the pain of budget cuts in the days ahead, some areas of defense IT will fare better than others.

People

DARPA seeks games to test weapons systems

The research arm of the Defense Department is looking for ways to crowdsource weapon systems testing.

Digital Government

FCC chief planner set to leave

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski announces Paul de Sa will leave in February.

Cybersecurity

Hackers claim take-down of DOJ website

Anonymous targets Justice Department after feds shut down media-sharing site.

Digital Government

Fed Health Plans to Offer Blue Button EHRs

People

VA kicks off acquisition training program for wounded vets

The Veterans Affairs department has launched a new program to train wounded vets for new careers as acquisition specialists.

Cybersecurity

New program points cyber pros toward government careers

Professional association beefs up its program to target early-career cybersecurity workers.

Digital Government

Where does DOD enterprise e-mail really stand?

More than a year into the program, there are more questions than ever when it comes to DOD enterprise e-mail.

People

Facebook's Open Graph unleashes auto-sharing

Yet another group of major changes are coming to Facebook, which recently introduced the Timeline format change, and now has added more than 60 new ways to automatically share information.

Digital Government

CIOs Prioritize Workforce in 2012

Modernization

Blue Button ready for all feds

Federal health plans to provide feds with access to medical records and health data with the click of a button.

Modernization

E-gov satisfaction at high levels, report says

Two new reports highlight online customer satisfaction and sharing with government websites.

Cybersecurity

More feds use mobile devices for work than expected

New research shows significant use of mobile devices among federal IT workers.