Acquisition
Bill would jail crooks who wrongly get set-aside contracts
The House bill would also require establishing a database of businesses owned by service-disabled veterans and develop criteria to enter the program.
Cybersecurity
IT security for medical devices a problem, officials say
Medical devices on the VA's networks make it difficult to ensure data security, two senior officials told a federal health IT panel.
People
Recovery site hosts bad data, GAO says
The Recovery.gov Web site should move quickly to address data quality problems, a GAO official recommends.
Acquisition
Fake firms rip off SBA set-aside program for $100M
Agencies that award contracts to service-disabled veterans don’t check on whether a company is eligible for the special set-aside and millions are lost, GAO official says.
Digital Government
Watchdog notes scheduling issues with visitor-tracking project
Homeland Security is operating the exit portion of the project off multiple, uncoordinated timelines, GAO says.
Cybersecurity
Senators stress cybersecurity as a top priority for OSTP nominee
Philip E. Coyle III, White House choice to be associate director for national security and international affairs, says he will focus on cyberdefense if confirmed.
Modernization
Electronic health records could be a deadly target during a cyberwar
Adversaries could hack into systems to change patient data as a way to create fear in the U.S. population during wartime, a technology manager tells an Health and Human Services panel.
Digital Government
Technology glitch underscores need for new air traffic control system
FAA has started to test features of the modernization program NextGen and will roll them out incrementally.
Modernization
Top tech trends pose the biggest security risks, say federal IT leaders
Seventy-nine percent of senior IT executives believe growth in collaboration software applications has increased the likelihood of data breaches.
Digital Government
FAA computer failure reflects growing burden on systems
The Federal Aviation Administration is racing to upgrade its computer systems while the demand on its existing capabilities continues to increase.
Digital Government
FAA IT failure puts shadow on Harris contract
Harris Corp.'s FTI contract was relatively trouble-free until a router failure brought the nation's air traffic to a halt.
Modernization
IT turkeys: 7 government projects worthy of a roast
Over the years, the American public has been gifted with its share of computer-based turkeys -- information technology projects gone wrong, often at spectacular expense.
Digital Government