Cybersecurity
Defense review panel opens debate over federal cyber roles
Report cites need to work with Homeland Security to protect government and commercial networks so that capabilities in the U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency are not duplicated.
Digital Government
Defense CIO Hearing Delayed
The Senate Armed Services Committee was supposed to hold a hearing on Tuesday on the <a href=http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100329_8439.php>nomination</a> of Teresa "Teri" Takai, the chief information officer from California, as the assistant secretary of Defense for networks and information integration - a.k.a. the Defense CIO. But the committee inexplicably delayed it.
Modernization
Army announces winners of contest to develop smart phone programs
Response of 'digital natives' exceeds Army technology chief's expectations.
Digital Government
Insufficient data sharing hobbles Army's efforts to track suicide risks, report says
Stovepiped systems, privacy concerns cited as factors preventing commanders from recognizing when soldiers are in distress.
Digital Government
DIA Issues FOUO on Post Series
The Defense Intelligence Agency tried to get a head start on July 16 managing the reaction to the <em>Washington Post</em> <a href=http://projects.washingtonpost.com/top-secret-america/articles/a-hidden-world-growing-beyond-control/?hpid=topnews>"Top Secret America" series</a>, which started running in the paper and on the Web on Monday.
Digital Government
Delayed projects prompt Congress to cut VA's IT budget
Senate still praises department's program to identify and correct troubled systems that are behind schedule.
Digital Government
Air Force Tees Up Golf Course Software
We all know the old joke, if you want to find an Air Force base, look for a golf course. It turns out managing all those courses worldwide -- 65 in all -- is such a complex task, the service has decided it needs some software to keep track of all the details.
Digital Government
Suss Lands Former DISA CIO
In what has to be considered a coup in the world of federal information technology consulting, Suss Consulting signed July 16 former DISA Chief Information Officer John Garing to its team, along with James Kane, who served as chief Executive officer of rival Federal Sources Inc. for the past decade.
Cybersecurity
Navy needs information technology specialists with business skills
New IT workforce plan emphasizes business acumen along with technical expertise.
Digital Government
VA seeks to turn employee-generated ideas into reality
Department puts out proposals to advance development of winning worker proposals in health IT contest.
Digital Government
House appropriators rescind broadband funding
Lawmakers want to take back the money to help make up for emergency wartime spending.
Modernization
Kabul embassy seeks to build mobile social networks in Afghanistan
U.S. wants to reach out via the phones one-third of the population uses.
Digital Government
$12 Billion VA Contract Delayed
The Veterans Affairs Department planned to release on Wednesday its request for proposals for the largest information technology acquisition in its history: the $12 billion <a href=http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20091203_2809.php>Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology</a> contract, known as T4.
Digital Government