Cybersecurity
Maryland wants to be cybersecurity epicenter
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley wants Maryland to be recognized as the leading state for cybersecurity.
People
Can Jim Duffey save Virginia's huge outsourcing contract?
His top priority will likely be getting Northrop Grumman's $2 billion outsourcing contract back on track.
Digital Government
Former EDS exec Duffey to be Virginia's next technology secretary
Virginia Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell has nominated Jim Duffey to serve as his secretary of technology, according to announcement today from the Northern Virginia Technology Council.
Digital Government
States and local agencies take to clouds, report finds
State and local governments will adopt cloud computing, virtualization, service-oriented architecture, open-source software and geospatial technologies at an accelerating rate over the next five years, according to a new Input report.
Digital Government
'Sexting' at work: Can employees expect privacy on government equipment?
Supreme Court gears up to decide whether review of police officer's racy text messages was an invasion of privacy.
Cybersecurity
DHS, Michigan team on cybersecurity
The DHS Computer Emergency Readiness Team will identify possible abnormal activities on Michigan’s networks under a new agreement between the department and the state.
Digital Government
Public or private, the cloud makes its business case
The Defense Department and Arlington County, Va., chose different paths to cloud computing.
Digital Government
Military and overseas voters to get online options
The 2010 Defense Authorization Act includes requirements to ease voting for Americans overseas.
Cybersecurity
Is it time for a national data breach notification law?
Lawmakers are again considering legislation that would create federal requirements for notifying people when their personal data is compromised.
Modernization
10 ways a Facebook page can help local governments
The Web site InsideFacebook.com details 10 ways a Facebook presence can help local government leaders looking to truly understand the needs of the people they were elected or hired to serve.
Modernization
Two cases for the cloud
The Defense Department chose a private cloud, and Arlington County, Va., turned to a public offering to address their information technology needs.
People
Disease surveillance through a murky crystal ball
Critics say too many systems are collecting data on disease outbreaks with little coordination among them.
Digital Government
Bill to expand geospatial imagery passes House
The House voted to provide $10 million per year through 2019 for a grant program to expand access to geospatial imagery.
Digital Government
NIH funds a Facebook for scientists
The National Institutes of Health funded a $12.2 million "Facebook for Scientists" project to set up a network for researchers.
Cybersecurity
Obama nominates Wagner as DHS intell chief
President Barack Obama today nominated Caryn Wagner to lead the Homeland Security Department's office that uses information technology to share information with non-federal officials.
Cybersecurity
Wireless medical records system comes to Indianapolis
Emergency medical workers in Indianapolis and its suburbs now have access to electronic health records.
Modernization
3 governing challenges, 3 Web solutions
Agencies use Web 2.0 tools, such as blogs and wikis, in a technique named crowdsourcing to get public input on policy issues.
Digital Government
Indiana fires IBM from $1.3 billion welfare contract
Indiana fires IBM as the prime contractor on a $1.34 billion contract to overhaul the state's welfare system.
Cybersecurity
Finding common cause
The global terrorist threat, brought to U.S. soil on 9/11, has not gone away. And it now includes the ever looming war in cyberspace.
Modernization