People
Donna Sheets: Shedding light on military medical mistakes
2010 Rising Star award winner Donna Sheets oversaw the design, development and deployment of a Web-based system that military medical personnel use to report possible medication or surgical errors or other patient safety concerns.
People
Martin Vozzo: Revitalizing distance learning
2010 Rising Star award winner Martin Vozzo revitalized the management of the JKO distance learning program. The program now offers nearly 450 certified courses, with more than 128,000 registered users.
People
Andrew Heo: Stewarding $10B in information
2010 Rising Star award winner Andrew Heo overhauled an information assurance program to ensure that $10 billion of Space-Based Infrared System assets have worldwide availability.
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Nina Preuss: Connecting NIH scientists to data
2010 Rising Star award winner Nina Preuss created an online collaborative scientific community that helps scientists find software, data and other available resources about neuroimaging informatics.
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Christopher Barnes: Empowering supercomputer users
Barnes enabled six geographically disparate DOD organizations to combine into a single enterprise, serving supercomputer users in government, industry and academia
Digital Government
GAO hands down decision on Unisys bid protest
Decision by GAO clears the way for CSC to finally begin work on the $500 million TSA infrastructure contract.
Digital Government
Cybersecurity is hot on campus
Cybersecurity is a growth industry, and the first-of-their-kind degree programs at the University of Maryland are attracting hundreds of applicants.
Digital Government
Public-private effort on cybersecurity needs a push from Congress
The cooperation of government and the private sector is necessary for security in cyberspace, but it might not be feasible without some regulatory muscle.
Modernization
Governmentwide security certification could bolster cloud, report says
Government Computer News
Digital Government
Industry, FCC coming close to agreement on net-neutrality
The meetings are part of talks aimed at finding a compromise on Internet regulation in lieu of the FCC's proposal.
Digital Government
EPA posts toxic data early to encourage crowdsourcing
Officials said they published the reports so communities, public interest groups and facilities can identify errors, and use the information to make decisions.
Cybersecurity
Defense agencies should provide ways for industry to fix security issues
Provision in Senate Defense authorization bill would allow a top procurement official to exclude a company based on security risks, without a chance for a protest.
People