Cybersecurity

Hacker indicted for infecting DISA, Navy computers

The U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles issued an indictment last week against "a well-known member of the botmaster underground."

People

Software that keeps score

Managers fine-tune mission performance with balanced score cards, but success takes much more than technology.

People

Union balks at DOD HR changes

The American Federation of Government Employees will file a lawsuit to fight new personnel regulations that seek to tie pay to performance.

People

CIOs struggle for clout

Survey by FCW Media Group confirms that frustration among public CIOs prompts short tenures despite long-term challenges

Digital Government

Energy uses Ciena optical network in research

The Energy Department's UltraScience Network will ultimately connect select sites with a high-speed optical network intended for use as a test platform.

Modernization

the Pipeline

Out of sight but not out of mind. Hit me with your best shot.

People

GPO awaits Web-harvesting technology

Agency seeks technology that can query specific classes of information.

People

Intercepts

What you do with two pianos if you're not Ferrante and Teicher. The DISA pandemic plan. Hack attacks confirmed. The Ukrainian connection. The official word on RFID interference. Monkey see, monkey do.

People

British Library, Microsoft to digitize 25 million pages

The plan is to digitize roughly 100,000 out-of-copyright books, which will be available through the new MSN Book Search beta service next year.

People

Feds mishandle probationary hiring

A report finds that although supervisors can fire employees for poor performance, they rarely do.

People

Gonzalez brings life lessons to IRS

New deputy CIO's role: Keep agency's modernization on track.

Digital Government

Congress agrees to boost NSF funding

Lawmakers agree to raise funding for the National Science Foundation by 3 percent in fiscal 2006.

Digital Government

Adobe targets governments with LiveCycle

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Cybersecurity

Firm leverages unique qualifications

Founder of atsec wrote the book on IT security standard -- literally.

Digital Government

CJD from Ireland

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Digital Government

CJD's time machine

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Digital Government

Defense work continues to boost CSC earnings

Echoing its results from its previous quarter, the company credits DOD work tempered by civilian-sector slowdowns for increased revenues.

Digital Government

EHR certification will be put to the test

Health IT commission will test its certification process for e-health record software products in December, with actual certification set for March.

Digital Government

Wisconsin automating health care information

A new board will develop a plan to automate all health care information systems by 2010.

People

State and local liaison Josh Filler to leave DHS

Filler has been director of the Homeland Security Department's Office of State and Local Government Coordination since the department formed in 2003.