People
Blog brief: The best of government bloggers
This week: Dispatch from Haiti, TSA and the nudity scam, and a public poll on postage stamps.
Cybersecurity
Google-China spat elevates cybersecurity to foreign policy priority
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's recent comments about computer security, Google China, and Internet freedom show cybersecurity's growth as a foreign policy priority.
Cybersecurity
Google attacks: A wake-up call or curtain call for agencies?
Agencies across government are exposed to the sophisticated cyberattacks known as advanced persistent threats, yet they may not even know it.
Modernization
Sensory overload: Military is dealing with a data deluge
Sensors provide invaluable information to the warfighter, but they produce an enormous amount of data.
Digital Government
Senate backs up Clinton on Internet freedom, Google/China
The Senate passed a resolution on Feb. 2 in support of global Internet freedom.
Cybersecurity
NSA to partner with Google to investigate cyber attacks
Under an agreement still in development, the National Security Agency will help Google investigate a recent cyber attack that Google believes originated in China.
Digital Government
D.C. feds hunker down for another blizzard
The federal government in Washington, D.C., breaks out its telework plans as yet another blizzard threatens the capital.
Cybersecurity
House votes to boost cybersecurity research, education
The House today passed a bill designed to improve reseach, development, education, and standards related to cybersecurity.
Digital Government
VA budgets $157M for virtual e-health record interagency office
The Veterans Affairs Department is forging ahead on its joint program with the Defense Department to create a Virtual Lifetime Electronic Health Record.
Digital Government
GAO: Defense and VA are making progress on data-sharing
Departments can exchange health records electronically, report says, but joint program office lacks organization and performance measures.
Digital Government
Rep. urges market research on airline screening devices
Homeland Security officials apparently ignored the advice of top scientists and failed to conduct market research on airline passenger screening technology.
Digital Government