Digital Government
GAO: Bureau of Public Debt must address information security
Fierce Government IT
Digital Government
Law school tries to get the public hooked on rule-making
Web site will reach out to citizens who don't read the Federal Register for feedback on a plan to bar commercial drivers from texting.
Cybersecurity
The military services are working out security policies for thumb drive use
Given the potential threats and technical hurdles, officials expect it will take time to develop new guidelines for transferring data on flash media.
Modernization
Census takes a walk on the cloud
Agency relies on cloud computing for 2010 decennial count and looks to build its own infrastructure for 2020.
Ideas
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President Obama has put the government in charge of student loans, but it appears that the federal IT system isn't quite prepared to handle that responsibility.
Digital Government
Army cyber office going full steam ahead
An Army Cyber Directorate official says his office is making moves on cyber defense -- and is eager to do it better, faster and cheaper than the federal government status quo.
Digital Government
A Do-It-Ourselves Anniversary Site
As I <a href=http://whatsbrewin.nextgov.com/2010/03/the_vietnam_war_anniversary.php>observed</a> last week, the Defense Department just this month decided to start developing a Web site to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War, which is this year.
Digital Government
Army prepares contract action on enterprise programs
As the Army moves forward with Global Enterprise Information Construct, new opportunities are cropping up for contracts for Army IT services.
Cybersecurity
Privacy Gets a Boost
Privacy groups have been pushing for years to revise a federal privacy law that pertains to digital media. They got a start yesterday. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Rep. John Conyers Jr., D-Mich., chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said they intend to hold hearings this spring on amending the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.
Modernization
Justice IG hits FBI's Sentinel IT program
Rising costs and delays with the FBI’s project for a Web-enabled electronic case management system worry the Justice Department’s inspector general.
Acquisition