Digital Government
New center to spur innovation in health care
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will test new ideas for saving money while preserving quality of care.
Digital Government
Government urged to stop meddling in hiring practices
An industry group and others are complaining about a proposal to make contractors use employees from incumbent contractors who lose.
Digital Government
Microsoft to give governments heads up on security vulnerabilities
Federal Computer Week
Digital Government
Happy birthday, Mr. Data.gov
On its first anniversary, Data.gov debuts a redesign that makes the 250,000 government data sets easier to use.
Digital Government
Password management's secret ingredient
Password management pits convenience against security, and organizations must decide where to strike the balance. There's a key to resolving the tension, even if no solution is perfect.
Digital Government
Complex Networx contract causes more work, delays for acquisition staffs
Contract's complexity and limited staff resources hinder progress, experts say.
Cybersecurity
House panel approves bipartisan bill to overhaul cybersecurity
Measure aims to bolster defenses against attacks that have grown in number and intensity.
Modernization
Kundra: Cloud computing standards next step for feds
For the practice to become widespread, the federal government must develop common processes to ensure agencies don't duplicate inefficiencies from data centers.
Ideas
What CISOs Have Been Waiting For
When NASA's chief information security officer issued a memo on Tuesday directing network managers to stop writing reports on certifying systems complied with a security law and instead focus on canning systems for ways hackers could infiltrate their systems, you could hear security experts exhale a big sigh of relief. This is huge. One security expert told Nextgov that this is what they've been working toward for the past 15 years.
Digital Government
VA Finds it Hard To Say 'Terminate'
Despite rules and regulations requiring contractors to encrypt data on laptops, 578 vendors have refused to abide by this common-sense approach to protect veteran data, as I <a href= http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100513_1937.php>reported</a> last week.
Cybersecurity
Microsoft to give governments heads up on security vulnerabilities
Microsoft will begin a pilot program this summer to give some government organizations access to technical data on security vulnerabilities before the data is publicly available.
Digital Government
The missing ingredient in cybersecurity
Many of the most common problems with cybersecurity could be alleviated if the federal government made a concerted effort to raise awareness and educate the public about the issues, says one expert.
Digital Government
HHS advisory panel considers patient privacy rules
A federal advisory panel considers whether more rules are needed for patients' consent when exchanging medical data electronically.
People