Cybersecurity
Report: Hackers penetrate DOD computer systems
The Wall Street Journal reports that hackers broke into computer systems that had data on DOD’s Joint Strike Fighter project.
People
Get a Life!: All in the family
Public service is sometimes a family affair with parents and children working for government, writes blogger Judy Welles.
Digital Government
Tech observers praise Obama's top IT choice
Appointment of Aneesh Chopra indicates the administration is serious about improving nation's technology infrastructure, government and industry leaders say.
Cybersecurity
Breach indicates need for stricter security requirements for contractor networks
In wake of data stolen on the Joint Strike Fighter, the government should develop cybersecurity standards that all federal contractors must follow.
Digital Government
Smaller, quicker IT development needed for Defense systems
New acquisition process would allow department to improve interoperability and integration issues as networks are built, science board reports.
Digital Government
IT officials push rewrite of outdated paperwork reduction policies
Regulations written before the rise of social media unintentionally add layers of bureaucracy.
Digital Government
IG On VA/SPAWAR Contract Mess
I have picked up some pretty good intelligence that the VA inspector general has just finished a report detailing mismanagement of contracts that the department's IT shop farmed out to the Space and Naval Systems Center.
Digital Government
Update: VA Patient Scheduling Debacle
The Veterans Affairs Department plans to conduct a "rigorous four moth review of potential options" for its long delayed $167 million <a href=http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090331_5665.php>patient scheduling system</a>, which crashed last month, a VA press secretary told me.
Ideas
New CTO to Wear Two Hats
Aneesh Chopra, the nation's first-ever chief technology officer, would serve as both "assistant to the president" and "associate director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy," if confirmed by the Senate, White House officials said on Monday.
People
Obama officials to find $100M
As government spending increases, the president wants more cuts in departmental spending.
Cybersecurity
HHS releases guidance on securing electronic health data
The department issues guidelines on encryption and destruction to protect sensitive personal health records.
Ideas