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
Health IT Hits the Big Leagues
The year 2010 was, for Major League Baseball, the year of the pitcher. Clinching that characterization was Roy Halladay, a right-hander with the Philadelphia Phillies, who followed up a perfect game during the regular season with a no-hitter in the playoffs, the second in Major League Baseball history. Off the field, however, 2010 was the year that baseball embraced electronic medical records.
Ideas
New York City Launches Apps Contest
Have a great idea for a mobile or web application using New York City data? Well it could win you a prize of up to $20,000.
Digital Government
This just in from the 'Department of Redundancy Reduction Department'
GSA's Gwynne Kostin offered a humorous take on efforts to improve federal workforce productivity during the FedScoop FedTalks 2010 conference.
People
DOD brainstorms new digital health record system
The Defense Department is preparing for the next-generation Electronic Health Record Way Ahead project with a study of alternatives that will be discussed this month.
Modernization
GSA debuts new Web 2.0 tools and hosting for federal agencies
The General Services Administration launches Citizen.Apps.gov, a new website to help federal agencies reach out to the public with free Web 2.0 tools.
Digital Government
DARPA plans tools to lighten load of battlefield data
DARPA's Insight program will develop automated tools to help human analysts sift and identify valuable battlefied data from a variety of information sources and platforms.
Digital Government
DARPA seeks to shape young minds
DARPA launches a program to interest grade school students in computer science careers.
Digital Government
Inside the Pentagon's cyber war games
Tom Patterson, CSO of MagTek and an adviser to the Air Force on cyber operations, took part in the recent Pacifica cyber war games and describes some of the lessons learned.
Digital Government
Harvard class of ‘70: A generation at a glance
Blogger (and Harvard grad) Steve Kelman was interested to find that 5 percent of his classmates have ended up working for government.
People
FedScoop, health IT conferences commence
A pair of conferences in Washington get under way and feature government executives speaking about innovation and other IT-related issues.
Digital Government
Coast Guard awards contract for electronic health record system
Service says it must move away from its current Defense Department medical network because it lacks interoperability.
Digital Government