Emerging Tech

Millennials heighten information security concerns

An increase in security risk has caused 36 percent of IT managers to enforce new security policies and 67 percent to at least consider restricting the use of Web 2.0 applications and smart devices, according to a survey conducted by IT security firm Symantec.

People

2008 Federal 100 winners

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Ideas

Workforce Planning is Vital for the Future

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Digital Government

Treasury tops worst FOIA responders

The department wins the 2008 Rosemary Award from the National Security Archive for its poor response to requests.

People

IG: Energy's Web sites lack security

Department Web sites have suffered 60 security incidents in the past year, a new report states.

People

Schmidt joins (ISC)2

Howard Schmidt has worked in information security for almost 40 years.

People

Ex-NASA CIO joins Asynchrony Solutions

Sam Venneri is a senior vice president at the company.

People

Mobile pharmacies to help in emergencies

The Veterans Affairs Department has rolled out several pharmacies housed in steel trailers that can withstand a Category 3 storm.

Acquisition

Kelman: Can we talk?

A system being deployed in the United Kingdom offers a glimpse of how a partnership can work.

Digital Government

Intel CIO aims to cut years out of IT buying process

Operations at various intelligence agencies also must be centralized to improve information sharing, says Dale Meyerrose.

Digital Government

Collaboration essential to shared services, report says

Agencies still reluctant about funding and sharing data, according to IT officials.

Digital Government

EPA, Energy seek to reduce data center energy use

With data centers' energy use growing at a rate of 12 percent a year, federal and industry officials have become increasingly alarmed about the strain the demand is placing on the electric grid.

Ideas

IAC Appointments, SESers and Political Reality

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People

White House e-mail controversy may affect current computers

A federal magistrate is weighing requiring the Executive Office of President to make copies of hard drives and storage media in use between March 2003 and October 2005.

People

Deepwater cutter may be delayed, GAO says

The Bertholf was supposed to be ready next month, but acceptance trials could hold it up, a new report states.