Cybersecurity

Where is the Security in Today's Executive Order?

Digital Government

On iPhones and Clouds

Ideas

Feds to Close 137 Data Centers by 2012

Digital Government

Is the federal IT market reason for despair?

Federal agencies will have less ability to hire contractors in coming years, a budgetary reality that has some contractors worried.

People

Obama orders agencies to improve customer service

President Barack Obama tells agencies to develop customer service plans with at least one major technology initiative for each agency.

Digital Government

Let this not be a picture of the future of IT

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Digital Government

National security switcheroo: Panetta to DOD, Petraeus to CIA?

The top U.S. commander will likely succeed current CIA Director Leon Panetta once Panetta replaces Robert Gates as defense secretary, and more shake-ups are imminent, news outlets report.

Modernization

Treasury, EPA, FDA sites among low scorers in customer satisfaction

ForeSee Results has released its latest survey ranking federal websites on customer satisfaction.

Digital Government

Social media policies: strict, loose or in-between?

Some agencies block all social media, others block none. Some curtail streaming sites, others just ask employees to be responsible. Is there any chance of these policies coming into harmony?

Digital Government

Top dogs, same dogs

According to an often-repeated bit of common wisdom, change comes from the top. But how often does that happen?

Digital Government

And they're off!

After having endured a month or more of grim budget news, we were looking for a way to turn some lemons into lemonade. And we came up with this…

Digital Government

Franken sets hearing on iPhone tracking

Government Computer News

Digital Government

Doctors Go Digital

Stimulus payments are putting e-records within reach for many health care providers.

Cybersecurity

Agencies to close 137 data centers and move 100 email systems to the cloud

Federal CIO Vivek Kundra downplayed security concerns about storing government data on privately owned servers.