Digital Government
FCC seeks to modernize emergency assistance system
Next Generation 911 will accommodate photo, text and video technologies.
Cybersecurity
Defense bill calls on Pentagon to evaluate commercial cloud computing
Congress wants department to assess companies' ability to provide secure Internet-based services.
Digital Government
Compete for fun and prizes: Agencies likely to get broad authority to run contests
Federal agencies would receive broad authority to sponsor prize contests for innovation under the America COMPETES Act approved by both houses of Congress.
People
The VA's CIO wants IT budget restoration
Veterans Affairs Department CIO Roger Baker said his department saved $250 million through management discipline of IT projects in fiscal 2010.
Modernization
VA employees tap cloud apps on their own, posing security risk
Use of unauthorized services highlights department's need to keep up with computing advances, CIO says.
Cybersecurity