Cybersecurity
Electric grid breaches symptomatic of deeper cybersecurity gaps
Observers say networked environment and lax regulation of private sector companies make critical infrastructure particularly difficult to protect.
Acquisition
IG: DOD, NIH need to clean up GWAC deals
Contracting officials waste money by awarding task orders without adequate competition, DOD auditors found.
People
FCW Insider: In defense of security certifications
One reader offers a dissenting view on the value of requiring security professionals to achieve industry-standard certification.
People
Chilton: Cybersecurity is each user's responsibility
Some of the military's vulnerability to cyberattacks is because users don't take security seriously, general says.
People
House chairmen want to stop performance pay
Senior Democrats urge OMB to review how to improve federal performance management following the freeze of DOD’s pay-for-performance system.
Cybersecurity
FEMA publishes reorganization details
The agency describes details of its recent reorganizations and says the changes do not effect its substance.
People
Kolodner to retire from federal government
The national coordinator of health IT plans to retire once his successor, Dr. David Blumenthal, is ready to take over the office, Government Health IT reports.
Modernization
Networx celebrating two years, 165 awards
Activity on the huge telecommunications contracts ranges from a value of a few thousand to millions of dollars.
Modernization