People

DOD and VA achieve interoperability on health records, GAO says

The Defense and Veteran Affairs departments have finally met their goal of making their digital health record systems compatible, says a new GAO report.

People

NASA plans live video feed from space

NASA plans to stream live video from the International Space Station and broadcast it on the Internet beginning Feb. 1.

Digital Government

Navy CIO Robert Carey talks Web 2.0

The Navy needs Web 2.0 technologies to communicate and collaborate with those outside of the military, says Navy CIO Robert Carey.

Digital Government

Internet Alliance names new executive director

The D.C.-based Internet, e-commerce and technology advocacy group hopes the appointment of Tammy Cota will make a clear statement to lawmakers.

Digital Government

House leaders move swiftly to launch probe of hackers

Boehner, Pelosi sent a letter Thursday.

Digital Government

Reid files cloture motions on two blocked nominees

GSA nominee will likely be confirmed next week.

Digital Government

White House eyes Army Reservist, surgeon for Defense top doc job

Sources say the administration might name Dr. Jonathan Woodson, an associate dean at Boston University, to be the next assistant secretary of Defense for Health Affairs.

Digital Government

OPM kills plan to stop using SSNs as government employee identifiers

Agency and insurers said the proposal would have required them to create alternative federal IDs for a large number of internal and external databases.

Digital Government

BREAKING NEWS: GSA chief Martha Johnson nomination moves ahead

End of long wait is in sight after Senate Majority Leader files cloture on Johnson.

Digital Government

Before iPad, There was Newton

By now, practically everyone on the planet knows that Steve Jobs and Apple introduced on Wednesday the iPad tablet, the machine That Will Change The World As We Know It Forever.

Digital Government

When iPods are killers

iPods, smart phones and other personal devices are raising new questions about safety on the battlefield, on the beat and in other hazardous areas, writes blogger Brian Robinson.

Acquisition

Army let contractor get too involved in program, IG says

DOD's IG found that a company helped develop a contract and then bid on it.

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity regs seen as less restrictive in the U.S.

Some information technology executives in the U.S. also estimate that a major cyberattack would cost a company $6.3 million for one day of downtime.