Modernization

Bill would make P2P software a no-no for fed systems

Popular, commercially available file-sharing programs would be generally banned from federal systems under a bill proposed in the House.

Digital Government

Medical mapping tool ready for test drive

Federal Computer Week

Digital Government

NIST updates information security guidelines

Revisions emphasize need to continuously watch for threats and to build in protections while developing computer systems.

Digital Government

Defense asks industry for help to cut its communications cord

The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command has asked communications companies to submit ideas for a wireless headset that has a range of up to 550 yards for the four-member crew in armored vehicles.

Digital Government

GAO: Security agency is making progress, but still falling short

Report says Federal Protective Service needs to pay more attention to resource allocation, technology and information management.

Digital Government

Senate passes VA bill with $3.3 billion in IT funding

Appropriations include development of a common VA-Defense health and benefits record.

Digital Government

Medical mapping tool ready for test drive

The National Library of Medicine has released a draft mapping tool to link a standardized medical vocabulary of clinical terms to applications for billing and claims.

Digital Government

Work stops again on TSA infrastructure contract

Barely a week after restarting work on its $500 million infrastructure contract, TSA issues a stop-work order to CSC.

Digital Government

GPS-Equipped Critters Map Sea

I consider GPS, along with the Internet, the Defense Department's two greatest gifts to the planet, and I continue to be amazed at the uses folks way outside Defense find for it. That includes a <a href=http://www.wcs.org/new-and-noteworthy/new-atlas-of-the-patagonian-sea.aspx>project</a> by the Wildlife Conservation Society to map South America's Patagonian Sea.

Ideas

Recovery.gov Won't Warn Users

The independent board overseeing Recovery.gov is rejecting calls for a disclaimer on the stimulus-tracking Web site to indicate that some job creation figures are inaccurate.