Digital Government
Scholarships for Federal IT Service
A bill introduced on Tuesday would create a scholarship program to fund education in mission-critical fields in exchange for a federal service commitment. The bill (S.2789), introduced by Sens. George Voinovich, R-Ohio, and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., would create a civilian counterpart to the military's Reserve Officer Training Corps by offering scholarships in mission-critical fields like information technology, science, engineering, public health and law, in exchange for a commitment to work for the government.
People
How to defend against social-media brand thieves
Strategies businesses use for social media also work well for government organizations, a Web marketing expert said at the Web 2.0 Expo.
Digital Government
NIH preparing small business GWAC for IT services
The National Institutes of Health has released a draft RFP for a small business set-aside acquisition vehicle that will cover a broad array of IT services.
Digital Government
Hospitals tighten security on patient data
More than half of health care executives surveyed said they are buying new cybersecurity tools to comply with the economic stimulus law's requirements to protect patient data.
Digital Government
Army chief of staff outlines global security challenges
Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey outlines four key areas must be addressed for global security.
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.
Modernization
Dozens of governments interested in Google Apps, Los Angeles CTO says
Government Technology
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.
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