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.
Cybersecurity
3 basic steps to thwart most cyberattacks, courtesy of NSA
Three key practices can help systems withstand about 80 percent of commonly-known attack mechanisms, according to an estimate from the National Security Agency.
Digital Government
Twittervention
The majority of Fortune 100 companies are not using Twitter effectively, according to a new <a href="http://www.webershandwick.com/resources/ws/flash/Twittervention_Study.pdf">study</a> released on Tuesday by public relations firm Weber Shandwick.
Modernization
Another day, another cybersecurity breach at federal agencies
Federal IT security pros say external sources are the biggest threat to their agency or network, while defense agencies indicate state-sponsored cybersecurity attacks are their most significant external cybersecurity issue.
People
Performance metrics useless without good management, OMB's Zients told
The government should not get lost in devising management reporting systems and forget that getting good managers is most important, a House committee chairman says.
Digital Government
Security lacking for Los Alamos classified network, GAO says
The national laboratory overseeing the nation’s nuclear stockpile has some serious security shortfalls, according to auditors.
Digital Government
What Keeps You Up At Night?
Jonathan Breul and John Kamensky of the IBM Center for Business of Government tackle the top 10 challenges that keep public managers up at night. Among the issues is a divide in the way different generations in the federal workforce view work, information overload brought on by new technologies like instant messaging and Twitter, and a move towards less bureaucracy and more collaborative networking.
Digital Government
State pilot shows a way to improve security while cutting costs
Agency has reduced its serious vulnerabilities while cutting the cost of its security program, said Chief Information Security Officer John Streufert.
Digital Government
Which browser is the riskiest? The answer may surprise you.
Survey assesses browser vulnerabilities, Web servers and other risk factors.
Digital Government
Open-source tools could make it easier to build a hybrid cloud
Government agencies interested in building out privately-run internal clouds have a growing number of open-source tools to work with.
People
Justice needs better IT approach to gang intell, IG says
Two Justice Department centers for coordinating gang-related information haven't made much difference in crime-fighting.
Digital Government