Digital Government
Officials warn of 'phishing' scams targeting troops
American Forces Press Service
Digital Government
Regulators still seeking cause of stock market tumble
Federal market regulators told a House Financial Services subcommittee on Tuesday they had yet to pinpoint the exact cause of the stock market's rapid decline on May 6, but added no evidence pointed to computer hacking.
Cybersecurity
Contractor helps groom future cybersecurity specialists
Northrop Grumman contributes money and staff to a competition that will teach high school students to detect and fix computer vulnerabilities.
Digital Government
Federal contract spending to drop next year, but IT business should rise
Agencies will spend more on e-health records, performance management tools and consolidation, report finds.
Digital Government
Army: System to guide battlefield robots passes test
Service plans to use the navigational tool, which is powered by supercomputers and GPS, to steer armed vehicles with human-like awareness.
Digital Government
DOD struggles to define cyber war
The DOD is creating a new Cyber Command to defend the military information infrastructure but still is working to come up with a clear definition of a doctrine for cyber war, says Undersecretary James Miller.
Digital Government
Proposed Office of Cyberspace would come with budget authority
A bill introduced by Rep. James Langevin (D-R.I.) would help the government address rapidly evolving challenges of cybersecurity, the congressman tells contractors.
Digital Government
Laptops and TSA inspections: Everybody's got a story
Readers respond to a story about the travails of getting a laptop PC through airport security with a few tales—and opinions—of their own.
Digital Government
HIT Windfall? Trust but Verify
Expansion of health information technology could result in healthcare savings of $261 billion over 10 years, according to a <a href="http://thepresidency.org/storage/documents/Health_Report.pdf">report</a> released this month.
Digital Government
DISA picks new CIO and IT directors
DISA names Henry Sienkiewicz to CIO post and Paige Atkins to replace strategist John Garing. Daniel Bradford tapped as director of Global Information Grid.
Digital Government
The Tweety Bird
Japan, which provided the world with its first <a href=http://news.cnet.com/Sony-puts-Aibo-to-sleep/2100-1041_3-6031649.html>robotic dog</a> in 1999, has now turned on the world's first tweeting satellite. The tweety bird is a four-inch square, 2.2 pound <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CubeSat>CubeSat</a> from Intelligent Space Systems Laboratory at the University of Tokyo.
Ideas
Transparency in Hiring Reform?
The long-awaited reform of federal hiring procedures is finally underway, and the public soon may be able to follow the government's progress in deploying new practices.
Modernization
Cloud computing: Seriously, now, what's the point?
The federal government's infatuation with cloud computing will go nowhere until agencies come up with real-life business case for the technology, says one observer.
Digital Government
Obama Unveils Hiring Reforms
The Obama administration on Tuesday unveiled <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/presidential-memorandum-improving-federal-recruitment-and-hiring-process">plans</a> to reform and revolutionize the process agencies use to hire government workers.
Cybersecurity
FCC Building Cyber Certification
The Federal Communications Commission wants communications services providers to take a more serious approach to cybersecurity and is building a voluntary program to certify companies' practices.
People
Does anyone outside D.C. really care about open government?
That buzz you're hearing about open government? It's more of whisper caught up in an echo chamber. Tell us what you think about it.
Modernization