Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity is 'really about the people,' official says
Technology means little without a strong, multidisciplinary workforce trained to protect computer networks, panelists note.
Digital Government
Defense information-sharing program is fully operational
Commercial software and services are available to a range of military and civilian users.
Digital Government
Census must change to survive
Director says costs are outpacing the bureau's resources.
Digital Government
Recovery Board will track nonstimulus funding for education jobs
Watchdog will unveil new website in mid-November, according to official.
Digital Government
Blumenthal: Don't Dis Minorities
The federal government's point man on health IT this week urged vendors not to create a new "digital divide" by overlooking health care providers in minority communities.
Digital Government
Holy cow! FCC live-tweets baseball playoff game
The Federal Communications Commission put on a sportscaster's hat for a few hours while it live-tweeted a baseball game affected by the Fox-Cablevision dispute.
People
Accountability, transparency and their unintended consequences
Organizations that emphasize accountability and transparency often find it difficult to improve performance, writes blogger Steve Kelman.
Digital Government
Microsoft: Java worse than PDF as security threat
Java should be considered a top software security threat, even more so than Adobe PDF files, according to Microsoft's announcement issued today.
Cybersecurity
Cyber incident responders lack a shared playbook
Three existing systems fail to identify the roles, structures or processes needed for cyber incident response, writes Kevin Coleman of Technolytics Institute.
Cybersecurity
Army cyber unit guards computer networks
The Army's Cyber Command, which reports to the overall Cyber Command, is now fully operational.
People
Air Force lab finds a simple way to support telework
The open-source Lightweight Portable Security tool provides trusted endpoints for remotely accessing DOD IT resources from untrusted environments, enabling secure Internet browsing and telework on sensitive systems.
People