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Policy would require agencies to scan for network threats every 72 hours and begin patching holes
Continuous monitoring program remains a work in progress, DHS official says.
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White House seeks to cut costs of broadband deployment
Goal of executive order is to make construction of networks cheaper
Cybersecurity
NSA chief endorses the cloud for classified military cyber program
A centrally secured information hub would provide controlled access to intelligence.
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Navy wants to make tactical and commercial handheld devices talk
Service eyes interoperation of phones across various waveforms.
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NASA logs Web services savings
A switch to Web services for cloud-based infrastructure is paying off.
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Encryption could drive government to break into your cloud
Paper: Law enforcement increasingly will depend on surveillance access to stored records.
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USAID, Citi partner on mobile money
Agency, bank seek to offer mobile financial services to “unbanked” mobile phone users.
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Border patrol drone program plagued with problems
Customs and Border Protection's drone surveillance program lacks a consistent budget and isn't well planned, audit finds.
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Labor looks for hosted financial system
The Department of Labor wants somebody else to run its core financial management system.
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NASA reveals IT reform progress
A year after releasing a strategic IT management plan, NASA's CIO touts progress.
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State considers $16.5 million contract for Amazon Kindles
Department officials said other e-readers were unsuitable.
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Microsoft, CSC nab $91 million FAA cloud contract
The announcement comes the day before a governmentwide deadline to outsource at least three IT systems to the Web.
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VanRoekel: IT reform 'a shock to the system'
Less than two years in the making, the plan to transform federal IT management has seen some significant milestones.
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Typewriter Man: Ralph Nader on the failure of high-tech consumer protests
The low-tech versions of yore packed more punch.
Digital Government
Presidential advisory panel to endorse technology that frees radio spectrum
A report will be issued this month.
Emerging Tech
Justice Department program will make smartcards smarter
The $62 million credentialing initiative will enable biometric cards to open buildings, databases and software applications.
Emerging Tech
Now that Google has camera planes, Street View cars are so passé
Google will release new maps for specific unnamed cities
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Defense-VA integrated electronic health record could use commercial cloud
Blueprint emphasizes controlled clinical access to medical records, but also says iEHR will use public clouds for data storage.
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