Digital Government
NY turns $10 million investment into $1 billion in savings
The N.Y. State Department of Taxation and Finance is enjoying big savings as a result of its work with IBM in creating tools to help automate audit and collection.
Digital Government
Tax evaders beware: NY state has an app for that
A 10-year collaboration between IBM and the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance has produced analytical tools to help with auditing returns and collecting delinquent taxes.
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.
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