Digital Government
House fully funds key Homeland Security IT projects
The 2011 budget bill also incorporates the Food Safety Modernization Act.
Cybersecurity
NASA gets a head start on cybersecurity improvements
Mandate to manage computer risks in real time puts the space agency ahead of others waiting for governmentwide legislation.
Digital Government
Report: Disaster recovery planning falls short at weapons labs
Impact of a system outage on supercomputers used in nuclear testing is unclear, GAO says.
Digital Government
Postal Service names new chief information officer
Personnel change is one of several managerial changes at the agency announced recently by the new postmaster general.
Digital Government
Correction: Microsoft plans 'tracking protection' for IE 9
This article was corrected to reflect that the candidate version of IE9 will be available in early 2011 and that the statement from IDC analyst Al Hilwa was from a phone interview.
People
Telework bill becomes law
Obama has signed the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010 into law, which will allow eligible federal workers to telecommute.
Digital Government
1 Social Media Champ (plus a dozen or so other contenders)
The White House tops the list of agencies that attract the most attention on Twitter, YouTube and Facebook.
Acquisition
9 hot companies to watch in 2011
Challenges are nothing new for government contractors, but 2011 promises to keep even established players on their toes.
People
SSA faces IT management problems, IG says
The Social Security Administration's inspector general targets eight major management IT problem areas for improvement.
Digital Government