Modernization
Data center recount: Bigger problem, tougher solution than previously thought
Feds are finding that the total number of data centers is higher than once thought, which is complicating consolidation plans.
People
Navy gets rave reviews for social media handbook
The Navy made a big splash with its recent release of a handbook spelling out the do's and don'ts of social networking for commanding officers.
Digital Government
New additions to the CIO Council library
The CIO Council recently redesigned its website. The following documents are part of the site's Knowledge Base section.
Modernization
Recommended reading
Wiretapping and cloud security; The promise of offshore wind energy; Relinking mind and body.
People
Potential privacy problems keep popping up
The Homeland Security Department's various security programs keep privacy advocates on their toes.
Digital Government
Army to match processes to budget reality, says top official
The Army will revise its developmental model and make other adjustments to successfully counter adversaries around the globe and adjust to changing fiscal circumstances at home, Army Secretary John M. McHugh said today at the opening session of the AUSA conference and symposium in Washington, D.C.
Digital Government
New NORTHCOM response vehicle now emergency-ready
Built-in systems include broadband satellite access to Defense nets.
Digital Government
Industry panel suggests concrete ways to improve major IT acquisitions
Strengthening project management is one of four main objectives of a 33-part action plan.
Digital Government
Security flaws found in systems that track recovery-related spending at Transportation
IG says inadequate controls expose databases and website users to hacking risks.
Cybersecurity
People v. Process
Philip Reitinger, deputy undersecretary of the National Protection and Programs Directorate at the Homeland Security Department, claims <a href= http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=46357&dcn=todaysnews>people are more important</a> than process when it comes to protecting America's cyber infrastructure. Is he right?
People
Cragg takes helm as Secret Service CIO
Scott Cragg has been serving as special assistant to the CIO and deputy CIO at the Veterans Affairs Department since 2004.
Digital Government
Health App Disparities Persist
People who use mobile phones to look up medical information or to run applications for managing their health tend to be younger, browner, city dwellers, relative to people who don't use their cells for those purposes, a new survey finds.
Digital Government
HR Tech: Help or Hindrance?
Organizations that have fully or partially automated their recruitment and hiring processes have garnered better performance among their new hires and have reduced the time and cost to fill new positions, according to a new study.
People
DOD sketches its diagram of the future
Dave Wennergren talks about past experiences, the evolution of the federal government in the Information Age and what the future might have in store.
Digital Government
FBI's new website has more than just the facts
The new design, based on user feedback, includes a simplified home page, easier navigation, a new search engine and even a "Fun & Games" section.
Digital Government
Can technology cure texting while driving?
Readers agree that texting while driving is dangerous and should be stopped, but say that bans against the practice and technology solutions can go only so far.
Digital Government