Cybersecurity
DHS official stresses cybersecurity is industry's responsibility
Richard Marshall tells contractors 'I have a right to sue you' if a product fails to protect federal networks.
Digital Government
House panel tells Army to renegotiate integration contract with Boeing
The service says it is in the final stages of reworking the pact and the contractual relationship with the company has changed.
Digital Government
Internet isn't the agent of regime change some hoped for
Experts say the Web has limited power in fomenting political shifts, and dictators have learned how to use the Internet for their own ends.
Digital Government
Digital technology will speed search-and-rescue efforts
New system will pinpoint distressed parties' location within minutes, rather than hours.
Digital Government
GAO: Multiple Award Schedules program suffers from dearth of data
Electronic purchasing tools provide limited information and hinder GSA's ability to meet customer needs, report says.
Acquisition
Senate votes to expand access Federal Supply Schedules
The Senate has passed the Federal Supply Schedules Usage Act, which would make permanent programs that allow states and local governments buy goods and services from the General Services Administration’s Multiple Award Schedules program’s contracts.
Digital Government
Next GPO head must guide agency to the digital future
William Boarman, nominated to be the next public printer, would face the challenge of maintaining traditional printing skills with an aging workforce while adapting the 150-year-old Government Printing Office to an increasingly digital world.
Modernization
Getting to 'yes' in the federal cloud
Cloud computing will be widely adopted and will transform the way federal agencies operate, but it won't happen until managers figure out how to exploit cloud computing models, writes Mark Forman of KPMG.
Digital Government
Next steps for continuous network monitoring
Developments reflect the conclusion that agencies must move beyond current Federal Information Security Management Act requirements.
Cybersecurity
Mitigation, not prohibition, is best response to social media’s security risks
Policy, training and technology can help agencies deal with their concerns about the security of social networking, writes David Etue, vice president of products and markets at Fidelis Security Systems.
Digital Government
Revealed: Our picks for the best password strategies
Our readers offer hundreds -- literally -- of good ideas for building and managing strong passwords. Who's idea comes closest to covering all the bases?
Digital Government
Army Apps 1, Transformative Apps 0
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Army both kicked off projects to develop applications for mobile gadgets and gismos in March. The House Armed Services Committee strongly favors the <a href= http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100303_8240.php>Apps for the Army</a> project over DARPA's <a href=https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=5db2b9ccbed8edc27d7e1df20a0e2f39&tab=core&_cview=1>Transformative Apps</a> program.
Ideas
You Too Can Explore Space
Just when you though there was an automated process for everything, one of the most forward-thinking areas of science decided to ditch computers for some good old-fashioned human problem-solving.
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