Modernization
Gates: Robots are next hot health technology
Microsoft chairman also touts potential of mobile devices to improve medical, banking systems.
Digital Government
IG urges SSA to keep better track of software employees download
Agency must strengthen its policies to prevent workers from installing unauthorized programs susceptible to malware, watchdog finds.
Digital Government
Review finds information-sharing marred response to Fort Hood attack
Army plans to merge FBI threat data with its own classified information.
Digital Government
Why can’t I check e-mail on my iPhone?
What handheld devices would you like to see your agency support?
Digital Government
Army sets up central medical care site for wounded warriors
A new website is geared toward helping soldiers and veterans who need complex medical care to navigate all the available information on benefits and other resources.
People
Who will be the next Army CIO?
With the retirement of Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Sorenson as Army chief information officer, the military IT community is now wondering who will fill the formidable shoes he leaves behind.
Cybersecurity
SSA has problems with unauthorized software, IG says
The Social Security Administration needs to improve its controls over employees and contractors who install unapproved software on agency computers, according to a new report.
Digital Government
VA blog opens dialogue with vets
The Veterans Affairs Department's new blog is edited by Brandon Friedman, who also is VA director of new media.
People
Union hopes to help new lawmakers see benefits of fed workforce
With Republican lawmakers set to take over the House, the head of the National Treasury Employees Union said the union will seek to educate new lawmakers on the importance of the federal workforce -- and the dangers a proposed hiring freeze would pose to taxpayers.
Digital Government