Digital Government

GSA to make new bid for agency customers

Ed O'Hare, the new leader of GSA's Integrated Technology Services, aims to make GSA's services faster, better and cheaper than what other agencies can offer.

Modernization

Army seeks virtual support groups for amputees

Virtual world-based groups would help people who do not have access to in-person groups.

Digital Government

IG: Weak controls jeopardize TSA's financial data

Agency's failure to limit access to computer systems to the employees who need it leaves information vulnerable, auditors say.

Modernization

New media advocates see cracks in Obama's open government push

Anonymity, tight deadlines and poor layout of Web sites could cause the administration's push for public participation to fall flat.

Digital Government

Defense Intelligence Agency launches IT services contract

Procurement estimated to be worth $6.6 billion over five years.

Ideas

Cybersecurity Review Due Friday

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters today the results of the Obama administration's 60-day review of the federal government's cybersecurity posture will be released Friday.

Ideas

What Keeps Obama Up At Night

It's a bit of a hackneyed question that reporters ask a top executive every now and then: "What keeps you up at night?" It's been asked of federal information technology managers, too, and the answer typically has been the lack of cybersecurity. Information security seems to be the cause of a lack of sleep for President Obama, too.

Digital Government

Mega Cyber Brief Coming Soon

It's hard to figure out who's on first in the cybersecurity game, as the White House slogs its way through a <a href=http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090326_7200.php>60-day cybersecurity review</a>, the National Security Agency stands up a <a href=http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090506_4087.php>Joint Functional Component Command for Network Warfare</a> and the Homeland Security Department <a href= http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090309_2252.php>jockeys</a> to run the cyber mission outside of the Defense Department.

People

News alert: Obama to discuss cybersecurity report on Friday (press conference at 10:55 a.m.)

The report is based on the results of the Obama administration’s 60-day review of the federal government’s cybersecurity policy.

Cybersecurity

FBI, U.S. Marshals reconnect after security problems

The FBI said its external unclassified network is back online and a U.S. Marshals spokesman said computers affected last week by a virus should be fixed by later this week.