Modernization
Coast Guard near end of acquisition wiki experiment
The Coast Guard will assess how well its online wiki worked to explore alternative ideas for acquisition.
Modernization
NARA's costs soared for digital archive, GAO says
Costs have more than doubled for the the National Archives and Records Administration's electronic records archive project, GAO says.
Digital Government
Opie Taylor helps launch Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Actor and director Ron Howard narrates a video introducing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Digital Government
Australian public servant sacked for Googling 'knockers' at home
Sydney Morning Herald
Cybersecurity
White House gets tough on ID card reader requirements
By Feb. 25, agencies must designate responsible individuals to ensure the policies are issued, the memo added.
Digital Government
Reducing the cost of IT security: 'The challenge of the decade' expert says
Dan Kaminsky explains why security, to be effective and efficient, must be engineered into systems, not added later.
Modernization
CIA retools site to make information 'more available'
Twitter, Flickr are now options for agency.
Modernization
Army gets green light to equip two brigades with broadband tactical network
But Defense official also cancels development of battlefield sensor systems and a small unmanned aerial vehicle.
Modernization
New bugs for feds to fight in transition to Internet 2.0
Federal agencies preparing migration to next generation of higher-capacity network space run risks of hacking and funding shortfalls.
Digital Government
Watchdog: Records database is at risk of serious delays, cost overruns
Agency disputes findings of schedule lapses and ballooning costs, but agrees with several recommendations for improving project management.
Modernization
Space policy sets rules for the final frontier
The new National Security Space Strategy outlines how the U.S. government will manage its space industrial base, defend its space assets and share space-based resources with allies.
Acquisition
Talks with vendors increase agencies' independence, official says
By opening discussions with vendors, officials can learn what other companies can offer them, instead of sticking with the current vendor, an official says.
Cybersecurity