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.
Digital Government
HHS tests template for electronic health record
The national coordinator for health IT is testing an online model for a digital personal health record.
People
Transparency begins at home, fed says
One fed suggests that the Obama administration should ensure that government operations are more transparent to government employees.
Cybersecurity