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
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.
People
Yosef Lehrman: Keeping tabs on law enforcement's critical networks
2010 Rising Star award winner Yosef Lehrman designed and implemented a system — ahead of schedule and under budget — that monitors the performance of more than 300 servers that support New York law enforcement operations.
Digital Government
Leslie Hurley: Taming NMCI users' storage needs
2010 Rising Star award winner Leslie Hurley oversaw a project that guarantees long-term storage needs for Navy Marine Corps Intranet users.
Digital Government
Frank LaSota: Unclogging Medicare's call centers
2010 Rising Star award winner Frank LaSota upgraded Medicare's technical plumbing for a virtual call center that supports more than 40 million beneficiaries.
People
Justin Filler: Sweetening Web 2.0 for DOD
2010 Rising Star award winner Justin Filler contributed to the milSuite products that are extending the use of Web 2.0 technologies at the Defense Department.
People
Pablo Vilaboa: Supporting first responders after the Haiti earthquake
2010 Rising Star award winner Pablo Vilaboa made sure the help desk hit its marks providing technical support to first responders pouring into the Southern Command in response to the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti.
People
Kathleen Druitt: Bridging the gap between recovery act initiatives
2010 Rising Star winner Kathleen Druitt led the implementation and operation of Recovery.gov and FederalReporting.gov, which included frantic testing two weeks before the sites' scheduled launch.
People
Nick Saund: Setting a guard post for military health information
2010 Rising Star award winner Nick Saund strengthened the protection of sensitive data stored in Defense Health Services Systems applications by quickly developing a single-sign-on system.
People