Cybersecurity

Intell agencies getting new architecture

The country’s intelligence agencies are getting a new information technology architecture that will allow analysts to quickly access data, improve electronic communication, and facilitate collaboration.

People

The new faces of telework

Better tools and changing attitudes cut the commute time for government professionals.

People

Long-distance runaround

Linda Cureton, a pathfinder among her tech-savvy peers in the federal government, recently told a gathering of aging baby boomers (like me) to get on board with social media.

Modernization

Tending the wiki garden

A successful collaboration takes careful cultivation.

Modernization

Air Force seeks airborne tagging technology

The Air Force is asking for industry input on the development of technology that would be able to remotely tag and track vehicles on the ground.

Modernization

Pioneering a home-based command

Capt. James Oakes is the first officer to participate in the Virtual Command program, which allows him to work from home.

People

Google, GSA hit Web 2.0 minefield

Internet users have grown accustomed to seeking videos on YouTube, but the federal government is having a tougher time getting its content there.

Cybersecurity

Stimulus bill primes the pump

Federal information technology contractors could see a flurry of activity this year if Congress approves the roughly $32 billion in IT investments included the Obama administration’s economic stimulus bill (S.1).

People

Recommended Reading for Jan. 26

Social networking in perspective; E-gov: Recommended listening; Battling botnets; Advice for new listeners.

Cybersecurity

Defense cybersecurity budget request likely a third more than reported

More than $1 billion in fiscal 2009 IT security budget request embedded in general program spending, not linked to networks, research group estimates.

Digital Government

Senate stimulus bill also contains windfall for federal agencies

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