Digital Government

Navy cyber command to get new commander

Rear Adm. Michael Rogers has been nominated to succeed retiring Vice Adm. Barry McCullough as commander of the Navy Fleet Cyber Command/Tenth Fleet.

Modernization

DOD steps up data center closures

The Defense Department is about to pour on speed to close data centers before the end of the year.

Modernization

Recovery.gov IT staffers talk about agility, mobility

The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board as a new and independent agency has emphasized agility, speed and mobility in its IT operations, staff members said.

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Specialists are hidden treasures of expertise, GAO says

Officials would do well to hunt down specialists inside their agencies to tap their expertise, a new report advises.

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Meet the 2011 Rising Star award winners

Twenty-five people from government, industry and academia are being recognized as up-and-coming professionals in the government IT community.

Cybersecurity

Government should sell ad space on dot-gov websites, entrepreneur says

Critics argue third-party code would pose security concerns.

Modernization

VA adds tablet computers to massive technology buy

The purchase will mark the first large-scale procurement of tablets in the federal government.

Modernization

Encrypted VoIP available for federal teleworkers

Officescape gets a federal certification for its Telesecure VoIP product.

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Army seeks energy independence

The Army announces a new task force to target its renewable energy goals.