Digital Government
More than half of major corporations report politically motivated cyberattacks
Nearly two-thirds of companies that operate the world's critical infrastructures say the attacks were somewhat to extremely effective.
Digital Government
Suspension of IT contractor has roots in 2008 bid protest
Allegations against GTSI first were leveled by a New Mexico small business two years ago.
Digital Government
Veterans Affairs CIO sees another year of no growth in IT spending
Roger Baker also tells senators he is pursuing an open source electronic health record system to keep the department's medical system the best in the country.
Digital Government
Are the new FEHBP rates onerous?
Well, OPM has posted the new Federal Employees Health Benefits Program premium rates—and reaction is mixed.
Digital Government
Guns Mean Butter
John Feffer, co-director of <a href=www.fpif.org>Foreign Policy In Focus</a> at the Institute for Policy Studies, wrote a <a href=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-feffer/take-this-job-andtransfor_b_751303.html>blog post</a> for <em>The Huffington Post</em> on Tuesday musing about this weekend's gathering in Washington of "tens of thousands of people . . . to push the government on the jobs issue."
Digital Government
Air Force Base Amnesia
When you lobby for an Air Force base, you end up with airplanes, a fact that the New Mexico congressional delegation has forgotten since 2005 when it pushed the Pentagon to keep Cannon Air Force Base in Clovis open when facing an early BRAC decision to close it.
Digital Government
Finding Uses for the Mundane
Improving health care outcomes depends on a lot of things, including expanding the use of telemedicine, which will make it easier for patients in remote areas to see a primary care physician or a specialist. The downside is the required equipment can be costly. But that could change if technologists come up with innovative ways to use every-day computer equipment, say, like webcams.
Cybersecurity
Deloitte Bolsters Cyber Biz
Deloitte & Touche LLP has nabbed the former Federal Aviation Administration cybersecurity chief to expand its threat intelligence business, officials at the consulting company announced on Tuesday.
Digital Government
Wennergren's new job announcement
Former DOD CIO Dave Wennergren has been assigned as assistant deputy chief management officer, Office of the Deputy Secretary of Defense, Washington, D.C.
Digital Government
Winning the immigration lottery -- literally
Blogger Steve Kelman is impressed with a U.S. immigration policy that draws qualified applicants from all over the world.
People
VA losing ground on GI benefits automation program, IG says
The Veterans Affairs Department is moving to automate the processing of veterans' education benefits, but the program is still vulnerable to performance and cost problems, according to the VA's inspector general.
Ideas
How Many CIOs Does It Take . . .
You would think with three chief information officers in a room, there would not be technology problems for a presentation. Yet, at a morning panel, "Green IT Strategies" at the Greengov symposium at George Washington University, the question was how many does it take to get their PowerPoint slides displayed. The answer? Greater than three.
People
Social networks are most popular Gov 2.0 tool, survey says
Social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace are the most commonly used Gov 2.0 tools for government agencies, according to a new survey.
Digital Government
Telework bill promises to be a big step forward, experts say
H.R. 1722 will require federal agencies to set up telework plans as part of their continuity of operations procedures.
Acquisition
SBA to launch small business program for women
SBA officials are setting up procedures to help woman-owned small businesses gain more access to the federal contracting marketplace.
Digital Government
IBM debuts CityOne simulation game for urban planning
IBM Corp. has launched CityOne, an online interactive simulation game designed to help local government officials find innovative solutions for energy, water, traffic, banking and retail problems.
Digital Government
Solar power coming to the White House
President Barack Obama will begin showering with sun-heated water next year, as part of a solar energy project at the White House.
Digital Government
Obama administration cracking down on Internet piracy
Official: White House is looking forward to working with Congress on finding an appropriate legislative solution.
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