Digital Government
NASA Launches Mammoth IT Hardware Buy
Contracts worth between $5 billion and $10 billion can serve all federal agencies.
Digital Government
State Awards $150M Desktop PC Deal to Nine Small Firms
Contracts are part of a global IT modernization program.
Digital Government
U.S. and Australian Troops Relied on Internet Chat Rooms to Conduct Joint Exercise
Backpack satellite radios also played a key role.
Digital Government
Hilton Sets Up Website to Match Vet Skills with Promising Jobs
Opportunities range from entry level positions to six-figure engineering jobs.
Digital Government
Well Done, VA Blogger Alex Horton
The former Army grunt is living proof the GI bill works.
Digital Government
Defense Protests White Sands Wind-Power Line on National Security Grounds
Pentagon suggests SunZia bury 35 miles of line at a cost of $350 million.
Digital Government
Army Iraq Vets Plan 2,700-Mile Trek to Reflect
Milwaukee-L.A. hike also aims to raise awareness of PTSD and other vet issues.
Digital Government
Sequester Shutters System for Tracking Threats from Outer Space
Air Force eyes a $2 billion replacement fence, subject to Pentagon review.
Digital Government
The Long Haul for New PTSD/TBI Research Projects
Initiatives may take more time than vets struggling with these conditions have to spare.
Cybersecurity
TSP Board Switches Tech Contractors
SAIC and incumbent Serco both suffered serious data breaches in 2011.
Digital Government
Military Shuts Down Allegedly Illegal Money Laundering Investigation
Program violated laws barring military from law enforcement activities.
Digital Government
Wounded Soldiers Languished 540 Days in Fort Riley Transition System
Lack of staff and months-long searches for medical records contributed to the problem.
Digital Government
Every Three Years Someone Gets Busted for Using a GPS Jammer
The devices are so cheap and ubiquitous it’s hard to nab truckers using them near airports.
Digital Government
Trust Your Eyes, People: They're Better Than Gadgets
Another example of turning over basic brain functions to technology.
Digital Government
Military Illegally Aided ICE in Money Laundering Case, Civil Rights Lawyer Says
Special Operations Command applied data mining technologies to social media.
Digital Government
Special Ops Mined Social Media for Data to Advance Mission
The command experimented with tools from a dozen companies.
Digital Government
National Health IT Coordinator Resigns
Mostashari laid groundwork for interoperable health records, HHS secretary says.
Digital Government
How a Misplaced Reef on a Digital Chart Helped Destroy a Navy Minesweeper
Error by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency was compounded by the Navy’s reliance on GPS for navigation.
Digital Government
DISA Turns on First Joint IT Node
Move is part of the 'largest restructuring' of IT management in Defense’s history, agency says.
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