Cybersecurity
Bill revision addresses fear that president could gain emergency power to control Internet
A new draft of cybersecurity legislation in the Senate seeks to boost government collaboration with industry to protect critical information systems from cyber threats.
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White House press team is all a-Twitter
Forget press releases. The Obama administration is getting its message out at a rate of 140 characters at a time.
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White House memo: Public contests can drive innovation
The Obama administration plans to provide agencies with a Web platform for conducting public challenges.
Digital Government
More details emerge on Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative
The White House on March 2 released a summary of the 12 parts of a classified, expansive computer security initiative that was started in January 2008.
Cybersecurity
Critics not satisfied with partial revelation of secret cybersecurity plan
Observers welcomed the release of summary of the government's classified cybersecurity initiative, but some want the Obama administration to give more details.
Digital Government
White House lifts the veil on Bush cybersecurity initiative
National cybersecurity coordinator Howard Schmidt announced at the RSA Security Conference that, beginning today, newly declassified portions of the CNCI will be available online.
Digital Government
Government-specific clouds a boon to feds, Kundra says
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra said at a breakfast today that federal data centers, web sites and email programs all may benefit from government-dedicated cloud computing.
Digital Government
White House sets up health IT task force
The Office of Management and Budget and HHS are creating a health IT task force for better coordination.
Digital Government
Chopra delivers state of the union address for technology
Federal Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra keynoted The Atlantic magazine's State of the Union for Technology event today.
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Obama's health plan would expand use of IT
President Obama's health care plan includes some new databases and IT systems to reduce fraud and waste.
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White House official advises on open-government plans
Agencies' open-government plans should not specify programs but instead outline the goals for transparency, a White House official said today.
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Employees and the public are full of good ideas that agencies can tap
Agencies must be ready to solicit ideas from the public and provide incentives for that participation.
Cybersecurity
Cyberattack simulation highlights vulnerabilities
A simulation exercise today showed the legal and technical problems a cyberattack could cause.
Cybersecurity
Bringing cybersecurity to the watercooler
Melissa Hathaway, who led the Obama administration cyberspace policy review last year, urges a national dialogue in understandable language on the cyber threat.
Modernization
Administration names Open Gov working group
The group is working on the issues of transparency and participation by the federal government.
Digital Government
Agencies on track to meet open gov deadline
Most agencies will meet the Feb. 6 deadline for creating an open government Web page and securing technology for engaging with the public as required by President Barack Obama's Open Government Directive, according to the General Services Administration.
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Meyerrose: Takai would be qualified for Defense CIO post
California CIO Teri Takai, the expected nominee as the Defense Department's chief information officer, has a proven track record in IT leadership, but the military poses a new set of challenges.
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Fresher data would improve Data.gov, watchdog groups say
The Data.gov transparency Web site could be improved if it had newer data, used better data formats and offered more options for searching, transparency advocates said in a letter to the White House.
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