Digital Government
NOAA eyes upgrade of outdated tsunami warning centers
Stations in Hawaii and Alaska should have common hardware and software to process increased amounts of data.
Cybersecurity
Legislation would tighten intell IT oversight
Program officers would have to tell the director of national intelligence about their IT projects before they could spend money if a new spending bill becomes law.
Acquisition
Costs jumped on VA's Wi-Fi contract, IG says
The Veterans Affairs Department rushed through procuring Wi-Fi at 236 VA facilities, according to a new report from the Office of Inspector General.
Modernization
IT programs face big cuts in new spending bill
The budget agreement between Congress and the White House would cut nearly $40 billion overall in federal spending. IT programs are a large part of that.
Digital Government
HHS names new health IT national coordinator
Dr. Farzad Mostashari takes the helm of the HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, the office that facilitates distribution of $20 billion in economic stimulus law funds for digital medical systems.
Digital Government
Try this one on for size
Just so feds don't think Congress is ignoring them now that shutdown fever is fading away, here's another idea bouncing around in the House ...
Digital Government
Tablet analysis: iPad to dominate for years. Or will it?
Gartner predicts that Apple's iPad will dominate the tablet market through 2015, but beware of other factors.
People