Digital Government
Industry anticipates MUMPS decision on VA's VistA modernization
Industry members have strong opinions on whether the Veterans Affairs Department should retain VistA's existing computer language is it becomes modernized
Digital Government
Doctors cry, 'Enough!'
IT folks, in their perpetual quest to protect computerized data, favor ever-more-complicated user passwords. Doctors are crying, "Enough!"
Acquisition
Despite more competition, single-bid contracts stay steady
Noncompetitive contracts declined from fiscal 2005 to fiscal 2009, but contracts receiving only one bid remained steady, GAO says.
Acquisition
More are upbeat among the new generation of contracting professionals
Steve Kelman talks to a new crop of future contracting professionals.
Digital Government
GSA fast tracks requirements for FedRAMP
The General Services Administration is in the final stages of shoring up the requirements for a governmentwide program to certify and accredit cloud computing products and services.
Digital Government
GSA names chief financial officer
Alison Doone, currently the Internal Revenue Service's CFO, will assume the same position with the General Services Adminsistration.
Digital Government
Five years after Katrina, government IT still feels storm's fury
Federal Computer Week
Digital Government
Most CBP agents not trained in how to conduct border laptop searches
Fierce Government IT
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