Cybersecurity

Hacker groups snipe each other

As LulzSec and Anonymous team up to hack government websites, a third group emerges.

Modernization

Cloud security may be the easiest problem to solve

The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program requirements for authorizing the use of cloud services are expected soon, but security might be the simplest issue to solve in the federal adoption of cloud computing.

Modernization

State starts mobile app for travelers

Federal Computer Week

Digital Government

House panel unanimously endorses new government-spending oversight board

Oversight Committee's ranking member questions the new group's subpoena power and transparency advocates oppose a sunset provision.

Digital Government

Eight IS Enough

People

Transportation Command wants greenhouse gas tracking

The U.S. Transportation Command wants help to develop ways to measure the carbon footprint of its vehicles.

Digital Government

Tax compliance software fails IRS

IRS can't even catch all of its own potential tax cheats, thanks in part to software that misses some possibly noncompliant filers, audit concludes.

Digital Government

State starts mobile app for travelers

The State Department starts a mobile application to help U.S. travelers abroad.

Modernization

Navy to dismantle James Bond spy ship

The stealth ship inspired a villain's vessel in the James Bond film "Tomorrow Never Dies."

Digital Government

IT is more than just technology, says one agency CIO

GSA has been moving forward continually with IT advances, but officials have learned a greater lesson than simply getting the hottest new stuff.