Ideas
Tennessee Town Blocks Facebook From Employee Computers
The City of Cleveland, Tenn. is removing computer games and blocking social networking sites, such as Facebook, from city-owned computers.
Modernization
CMS puts Medicare personal health data at your fingertips
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services rolls out a new download capability to grant 47 million Medicare patients online access to their medical records.
Cybersecurity
Morphing threat landscape demands evolution in agency cyber battle planning
A Symantec executive supplies federal agencies with a few tips about the state of the cybersecurity universe.
Digital Government
Scrambling the message: AT&T launches encrypted voice service for feds
New encryption technology offers secure calls for government, law enforcement users.
Digital Government
About that average 7.2 percent premium increase …
Well, now that the news on FEHBP health insurance premium increases has settled in—we’ve gotten some emails taking issue with the OPM statement that the average employee share of those premiums will go up 7.2 percent.
Digital Government
First set of Smart Grid standards submitted to energy regulators
The first standards for Smart Grid interoperability and security have completed a cybersecurity review by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and have been forwarded to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for adoption. The Energy Department also is funding research on Smart Grid security.
Digital Government
5 countries gain DNS Security Extensions
Five Latin American and Caribbean country code top-level domains have been digitally signed, expanding the number of domains protected with DNS Security Extensions protocols.
Modernization
Facebook rolls out new security measures
Other changes announced by Facebook include allowing users to sign off of their accounts remotely by checking their "Account Settings" to see if they are still logged on to another device.
Cybersecurity
Encryption debate centers on privacy
Nations are grappling with the problem of how to protect online communications from threats such as censorship, spam that clogs networks and cyberterrorists.
Digital Government
Survey finds public satisfied with federal call centers
Government-run facilities improving, but still lag behind services private sector provides.
Digital Government
Navy briefs enterprise network plan
Capt. Timothy Holland, NGEN program manager, said the switch to NGEN also will allow the Navy to take back operational command and control of the network, which EDS/HP previously handled, a move viewed as essential in an era of cyberwarfare.
Cybersecurity
Defense and DHS reach cybersecurity compromise
Agreement outlines personnel, tools and facilities tasked with protecting networks.
Digital Government