Digital Government

Tea Party could help net neutrality, leaders say

Brough preferred Waxman's bill to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski's proposal to reclassify broadband under Title II of the Communications Act.

Digital Government

Airline industry and FAA vow cooperation on multibillion satellite program

Collaboration and information-sharing are at the heart of NextGen, says agency official.

Modernization

Effective technology in government depends on executive buy-in, leaders say

Enterprise architecture shifts IT strategy from the computer room to the boardroom.

Cybersecurity

Analysis: In Defense of FISMA

Implementing government's landmark cybersecurity statute should be more than just a paperwork drill.

Digital Government

Memorial fund breaks ground on law enforcement museum

Building will be underground and use technology to create a highly interactive experience for visitors.

Ideas

Double the Data Centers

Digital Government

Patients Want Access to e-Records

The vast majority of Americans have never asked a doctor to provide them with personal health information or medical records in an electronic format, yet 70 percent of people responding to a new survey said it's important for doctors and hospitals to provide them with electronic copies of that information.

Digital Government

Techie Gap or EHR Abyss?

Digital Government

Tech Generation Gap Widens

People

Agency leaders, advocates see tipping point on telework

Federal officials and telework experts say government is ripe for making telework a normal part of its work routine, rather than a neglected relative of normal on-site productivity.

Digital Government

Growing Up Digital

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.