Digital Government

Air Force names new chief information officer

Brig. Gen. Ian R. Dickinson will head up communications and information activities at Headquarters Air Force Space Command.

Cybersecurity

Navy withheld data breach information for more than a year

The Navy knew right away that 244 employees' Social Security numbers had been released. Why did officials wait for 17 months before telling them?

Digital Government

HHS provides $144M for health IT training and research

The Health and Human Services Department is handing out $144 million to set up health IT workforce training programs and health IT research projects.

Digital Government

Can virtual worlds create better spies?

The Office of the Director of National intelligence wants to harness virtual worlds to create better trained intell officers.

Modernization

It's a Stretch

Consolidating data centers offers an opportunity to for federal IT managers to go green.

Modernization

Google's new document sharing app a security risk, experts say

But administrators have more control to block services that would allow sensitive documents from being sent accidentally, other cyber specialists say.

Digital Government

Report: Defense contractors battle 'relentless' online assaults

Unfriendly -- and friendly -- nations use Internet tools, including social networking, to ferret out information on military IT systems, UAVs and aeronautical technology.

Cybersecurity

GSA must secure online construction data, audit finds

GSA's Public Building Service needs to lock down sensitive building project data when posting it in a shared online intranet, IG says.

Acquisition

GSA gets good marks for ordering guide

GSA created guidance for, and offers training on, ordering from blanket purchase agreements.

Digital Government

NIH contract in GSA's crosshairs brings in $2.1 billion a year

If the General Services Administration is successful in convincing the Office of Federal Procurement Policy that NIH should lose its governmentwide contract authority, the agency could pick up $1 billion in new business.

Digital Government

Think you want an iPad? Read this first!

Everyone seems to want an iPad, but is it worth it? Early reviews paint a muddled picture of iPad's pros and cons.