Digital Government
Who's No. 1? D.C. area schools vie for cybersecurity honors
A regional competition hosted by Computer Sciences Corp. pitted teams from four area colleges against each other and against red-team hackers, part of a growing national effort to encourage science education and develop a professional cybersecurity workforce.
Cybersecurity
3 case studies in social media experimentation
Agencies and government contractors are notoriously reluctant to take risks, but some are venturing into the world of social networks, multimedia and interactive blogging and finding success.
Acquisition
Officials recognize breakthroughs in bulk buying
Agencies, acting differently and under new pressures, are reconsidering strategic sourcing's benefits.
People
The state of telework in the government
The closing of federal agencies last winter proved how telework can help keep work from piling up as high as the record snowfall.
Digital Government
FedSpace running in alpha mode
The FedSpace social network for federal employees and contractors has launched and is registering participants while still in alpha mode.
People
HHS boosts rate for Medicaid enrollment IT systems
The Health and Human Services Department will increase the money paid to help states establish insurance exchanges.
Digital Government
New cyber role, budgetary measures headed to ODNI
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper says he is creating new top-level jobs for cybersecurity and U.S. intelligence, and plans to move $50 billion from the Defense Department budget into his office.
Modernization
New Congress could act on tech, communications issues
Two areas in the technology and telecommunications space -- privacy and spectrum -- are emerging as the likeliest to see legislative action during the 112th Congress.
Cybersecurity
Detaching IT security officers would harm cybersecurity, CIOs warn
Proponents back legislation to give chief information security officers autonomy to better enforce federal network security management.
Digital Government
AT&T gets another extension on long-standing videoconferencing contract
Company has been providing services to DISA for 13 years on a sole-source basis, because it owns the necessary tools.
Modernization
Law enforcement agencies must deal with modernization, collaboration hurdles
Senior officials discuss technology issues the FBI and ATF face.
Digital Government