Cybersecurity
Cyber czar: Threat protection is a shared responsibility
Government, the private sector and users all must work to protect networks.
Digital Government
Report: TARP contracting has 'significant' transparency issues
The panel noted that private contractors were not subject to FOIA requests or public audits of their performance.
Digital Government
Poll confirms ubiquity of tech gadgets
A new poll released Thursday confirms what most of us probably already know: cell phones, laptops, Mp3 players and other tech gadgets are becoming an ubiquitous part of most U.S. households.
Digital Government
Defense must ramp up recruitment of IT acquisition workforce, consultant says
Internal briefing also recommends an exchange program between department and industry for information technology professionals.
Digital Government
And then there’s that business about Social Security …
Well, it’s official now—for the second year in a row, Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries won’t be getting a cost-of-living adjustment.
Digital Government
Teetering on the brink of critical infrastructure protection
The new level of cooperation between the Homeland Security and Defense departments could be a positive development for cybersecurity, writes blogger Brian Robinson. But other signs are less encouraging.
People
FDA strategic plan heavily reliant on IT
The Food and Drug Administration set agencywide goals in its new draft Strategic Priorities Plan for 2011 to 2015 that touch on many uses of IT.
People
One more time: Contract management needs to be a core competency of government
Federal agencies waste a lot of time and money on large government IT projects because they lack the necessary management expertise, writes blogger Steve Kelman.
Digital Government
DOD, VA consider more integration for EHR systems, VA official says
The Veterans Affairs Department and the Defense Department are seeking to modernize their patient health record systems.
Digital Government
Government call centers ring true to customers
Overall satisfaction rates with government call centers has risen in the past year and are slowly closing in on private-sector rates.
Digital Government