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.

People

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.

People

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.

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

Hoa Pham: Finessing Web 2.0 technology for educational outreach

2010 Rising Star award winner Hoa Pham upgraded the Library of Congress' infrastructure, which has benefited the agency's outreach efforts in the education community.