Digital Government
DHS struggles to define its cybersecurity mission
Deputy Secretary Jane Holl Lute has asked the security community to help define the cybersecurity mission for the Department of Homeland Security.
Digital Government
IT Stimulus Yields Foreign Interest
In the latest case of foreigners with dollar signs in their eyes coming to America, a Paris-based IT company seeking to enter the U.S. health IT market has bought Pulse Systems, a maker of electronic health records based in Wichita, Kansas.
Cybersecurity
Bulk Toilet Paper Hopes Dashed
The chief executive officer of Costco nearly got up close and personal with members of the wholesale retail chain a few months ago, when a Google search for the local store in Seattle, Wa. returned his home address (map included) and phone number.
Digital Government
Arlington Cemetery: 19th-century technology in a 21st-century world
A Senator shows a former Arlington Cemetery official what's available to him today in technology.
Digital Government
DISA takes lead in Defense enterprise infrastructure
Army Lt. Gen. Carroll F. Pollett outlines the Defense Information Systems Agency's top priorities for information sharing and agency collaboration.
Digital Government
U.S. understanding of cyberwar still immature, says former NSA director
Government Computer News
Digital Government
Bipartisan bill would block FCC from seizing spectrum
The measure is aimed at supporting the FCC's effort to expand the amount of available spectrum to meet growing demand for wireless communications.
Digital Government
War of Words
The rhetoric of cyberwar is heating up, but a real understanding of cyber threats is missing from the debate.
Digital Government
GAO sting shows passport fraud remains a problem
State Department fails to consistently use counterfeit detection techniques or verify identity data.
Digital Government
Publisher argues free access to research violates administration's transparency initiative
Fewer peer-reviewed science articles and canceled journal subscriptions are concerns.
Digital Government
$114 billion still available for federal contractors before Sept. 30
Agencies are likely to spend the remaining money on lower-cost items like computers and IT equipment, observer says.
Modernization
Army announces winners of contest to develop smart phone programs
Response of 'digital natives' exceeds Army technology chief's expectations.
Digital Government