Digital Government
Duffield, Va. selected as prime site for data center
TVA, according to a statement from Boucher, considered 50 sites throughout the Southeast for the distinction of "prime location" and chose 12 including Duffield.
Digital Government
Official says government is helpless against fake security certifications
Many of the companies responsible for reassuring Web users that sites are authentic operate outside federal agencies' jurisdiction.
Digital Government
Administration's weather satellite plan opposed globally
State and local agencies say spectrum reallocation threatens public safety.
Digital Government
Looking for the door ...
The Office of Personnel Management announced this week that it is going to beef up its staff to try to get federal retirees’ claims through the system faster.
Digital Government
Carey to replace DOD's Wennergren
Navy CIO Robert Carey will replace David Wennergren as deputy assistant secreatary of defense for information management.
Cybersecurity
Wikileaks Communications Infrastructure Attacked?
Wikileaks <a href="http://twitter.com/wikileaks">announced</a> that its "communications infrastructure is currently under attack" on Oct. 20, as the Pentagon <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE69G19520101017">prepares to review</a> as many as 400,000 leaked Iraq war documents, expected to be published by the whistleblower site this month.
Ideas
Aussie Auditor Advises Rethinking E-Security
Those worried the U.S. government isn't mobilizing fast enough to protect computer networks might take some comfort from a story out of Australia.
Digital Government
Rapper wakes up Gov 2.0 crowd at FedTalks event
D.C.-based CIOs now can claim their own original rap lyrics thanks to comedian GoRemy.
People
Bite-size procurements can minimize big-time problems
The Obama administration wants agencies to stop multiyear, multibillion-dollar overhauls of major IT systems and infrastructure. Instead, agencies should start taking much smaller bites, officials say.
People
Upstart social networks set sights on federal niches
Debates continue about whether social networks generate workplace value, but a number of small, niche-focused social networks are betting that online conversations are here to stay.
People
DOD sketches its diagram of the future
Dave Wennergren talks about past experiences, the evolution of the federal government in the Information Age and what the future might have in store.
People
How to avoid information gluttony
See how these executives beat back information overload with a few tried-and-true techniques.
People