Digital Government
Soundbytes: Cyber Defense and the Importance of Proper Neckwear
A weekly roundup of comments from Nextgov.com. All comments are presented in their original, unedited form.
Modernization
Agencies bust myth of year-end buying sprees
Once thought of as spendthrifts when September came, some officials now align their information technology purchases with executives' top initiatives and mission-critical services.
Digital Government
Defense looks for ways to detect insiders stealing classified files
Program would expose anyone conducting network searches, probing file index systems and copying information back to a computer.
Modernization
Red Hat announces strategy that allows mixing cloud platforms
Tools and capabilities would allow customers to build and move applications in and out of different cloud and virtual environments.
Digital Government
Panel: U.S. lacks legal framework to fight in cyberspace
A panel of experts said the lack of clear policies and legal framework for waging cyber war could hinder the nation in defending itself and waging war in the new military domain of cyberspace.
Digital Government
Which state is the first deploy a mass mobile alerting system?
The new system – which sends text messages to mobile phones - can target specific geographic areas, which could be as large as a city or as small as a few blocks.
Digital Government
What Will Make Telework a Success?
Government Executive posted on Tuesday the second of a four-part series on telework. The brief article, written by Bill Bransford, general counsel for the Senior Executives Association, is how to convince bosses to give up control and allow eligible employees telework.
Ideas
What're Cyber Workers' Salaries?
The SANS Institute, a cybersecurity research and training company in Bethesda, Md., is conducting a survey of how much information security workers make in the federal government. And they want to hear from you, Mr. and Ms. Federal Cyber Employee.
Digital Government
Can VA's Processing System Wait?
The Veteran Affairs Department's paperless claims processing system ended up on the list of troubled IT projects that are up for <a href=http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100823_4739.php>review and possible termination</a>. I wonder if federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra has a back up plan if he delays or cancels the paperless project.
Cybersecurity
Military Expedites Cyber Hires
There's a big <a href="http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123213689">need</a> in the Air Force for cybersecurity professionals. So much in fact, the U.S. military branch has been authorized to use a faster hiring process to help fill more than 680 positions.
People
Pentagon beefs up info sharing after Fort Hood review
Defense Secretary Robert Gates ordered the military to adopt tighter security measures and improve methods that unit commanders use to share medical information about potentially violent individuals under their command.
Modernization
HHS offers widget for identifying health insurance choices
The Health and Human Services Department has an online widget to help people identify the health insurance plans are sold in their states.
Digital Government
Technology is changing marching orders for Army leadership
Army leaders believe future military operations will increasingly rely on a dispersed, decentralized force. Now they need to know how to lead in that environment.
Digital Government
Peer Review: Docs Share EHR Tales
The best lessons learned are those you don't have to learn yourself. At least, that seems to be the idea behind a free, downloadable guide incorporating the experience of about 170 health IT professionals who have already implemented electronic health records (EHRs) in their organizations.
Digital Government
River Walk and the Internet: Some speculation on government investments
Steve Kelman speculates that the government's role in making risky investments pays off well.
Digital Government
Bedbugs invade file cabinets at SSA offices
The Social Security Administration offices in Queens, N.Y., are under siege from bedbugs.
Cybersecurity
Defense Networks Breached in 2008
The <em>Washington Post</em> reported on Wednesday that Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III says in an article to be released today that malicious code on a flash drive inserted in a military computer in 2008 in the Middle East "spread undetected on both classified and unclassified systems."
Digital Government