People
Cyber Command's congressional commotion
Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander's confirmation hearing highlighted the murky nature of cyber operations, writes John Monroe.
People
Google puts censorship on the map
The Internet giant steps up pressure on the U.S. and other countries that ask to have content removed from its sites, writes John Monroe.
Digital Government
GSA readies acquisition of cloud infrastructure services
After a false start earlier this year, GSA is laying the final groundwork for a fast-track acquisition of cloud computing infrastructure services.
Digital Government
How FAA left the high-risk list behind
Enterprise architecture helped the FAA get off of the Government Accountability Office's high-risk list and has improved the prospects for transitioning to the Next Generation Air Transportation System.
Digital Government
FAA's NextGen slowed by lack of leadership, poor coordination
Costly software glitches and disagreements over funding hinder system rollout, overseers say.
Digital Government
Pentagon heads off organizational conflicts of interest
Proposal suggests contracting officers attempt to mitigate potential problems before prohibiting companies from placing bids.
Modernization
Feds to cut greenhouse gases through the cloud
Vivek Kundra says shifting computer work from massive data centers to the Internet will conserve power and fuel.
Digital Government
Soundbytes: Alphabet Soup--LMS, DMZ and TBI
A weekly roundup of comments from Nextgov.com. All comments are presented in their original, unedited form.
Digital Government
The Cloudy Future of Federal Leadership
The Senior Executives Association released a <a href=http://www.seniorexecs.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Professional_Development/Research/Taking_the_Helm/Full_Report.pdf>report</a> on "Taking the Helm: Attracting the Next Generation of Federal Leaders." The group surveyed GS-14 and GS-15 managers to find out their attitudes about moving up to top positions in government, the Senior Executive Service, which includes some important tech posts. The bottom line can be found in Finding 5:
Digital Government
How About a GI Bill Widget?
That's one of the best suggestions to come out of Wednesday's Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing on the post 9/11 GI bill.
Cybersecurity
McAfee Update Goes Bad
A ton of reports filtered into <a href="http://isc.sans.org/">SANS' Internet Storm Center</a> on Wednesday about a bad McAfee Antivirus update. Turns out McAfee antivirus is identifying "svchost.exe" as a virus, a critical systems file in Windows that it can run properly without. As a result of the antivirus misidentification, McAfee attempts to remove it, or prevent it from running. Systems that are infected will keep rebooting, or networking will no longer work, according to SANS Chief Research Officer Johannes Ullrich.
Modernization
High court to settle 'sexting' at work case
The future of employee privacy rights in the workplace is taking center stage as the Supreme Court hears a case about sending and receiving racy messages via a government network.
Digital Government