Cybersecurity
GAO: DHS lacks departmentwide information security
GAO says that the Homeland Security Department must protect its own information and information systems before it can effectively protect the country’s.
Digital Government
Davis: No quick fixes
Mandated, one-size-fits-all approach to privacy is a step backward
People
Hope for patient ID dwindles
Experts now pin hopes on new ideas, such as record locator services, to help doctors find patient information.
Digital Government
Voinovich hot on clearance backlog
Senator says size of problem tests officials' management skills
People
NGA advocates better IT management for CIOs
States need to do a better job of centralizing and managing IT investments, according to a new report from the National Governors Association.
Digital Government
Can you hear me now?
Improvements prep voice-recognition technology for a wider range of uses
Digital Government
Circuit
Shuffling the chairs at DHS. US-VISITing across the pond. Sandra who? Open it up. Speaking of libraries ... Reporter jailed.
Cybersecurity
DOD cyberwarriors in a war of attrition
New paper suggests policy changes and use of fake networks to better defend systems.
Digital Government
BearingPoint project serves diplomacy
USAID project seeks to encourage political unification of Cyprus, divided for 31 years.
Digital Government
A cool duo
The shift to dual-core processors from Intel and AMD could have an impact on mainstream desktop computers.
People
Training gives IRS an edge on performance-based contracting
Agency teams with training firms to develop procurement training program.
Modernization
Pension insurer seeks financial management system
PBGC’s goal is to replace the current three core financial systems, which provide financial reporting and government and commercial accounting tasks, such as reconciling debits and credits.
People
Lockheed Martin wins Army portal deal
Lockheed Martin's team will administer the Army's Web portal and oversee its knowledge management program.
Digital Government
CMS tests home health monitoring
PDA-like Health Buddy will monitor patients with chronic illnesses, potentially cutting health care costs by five percent.
Digital Government
Survey: Medicare patients not IT beneficiaries
A minority of Medicare patients in 2001 visited doctors who used clinical IT tools.
People