Digital Government
State's chief information security officer to lead DHS cybersecurity efforts
The new head of the Homeland Security Department's National Cybersecurity Division will come from the State Department.
Modernization
Take two: Interior to reopen contract for cloud services
The Interior Department will reopen bids to move its 88,000 email users to the cloud.
Digital Government
NIST seeks data searchers
NIST seeks participants for annual data-mining conference.
Digital Government
NIST security expert elected AAAS fellow
The world's largest general scientific society will honor a member of the NIST Information Technology Laboratory.
People
Technology enables USDA office closures
The agency is shuttering 259 locations for cost savings.
Modernization
Army explores e-textbook possibilities
The Army begins research for platform-agnostic e-textbooks.
Modernization
CIO.gov outage fixed with 'hardware maintenance'
The website that hosts federal IT strategy suffered an outage.
Cybersecurity
Facial recognition technology creates privacy headaches for agencies
As some federal agencies embrace the facial recognition tools, others raise the privacy flag.
People
NASA boldly goes to the open-source frontier
NASA launches a new website to foster collaboration on open-source projects.
People
Air Force offers early outs and buyouts -- again
The Air Force's ongoing restructuring effort leads to another round of voluntary retirement and separation.
People
Dot-gov Web sprawl a challenge to untangle
Reform efforts have reduced the number of government websites, but the trickiest challenges lie ahead.
People
Workforce spared, for now, in tax cut extension
Republican leaders in the House of Representatives announced that they would accept compromise legislation that provides a two-month extension of the payroll tax cut set to expire at the beginning of the year.
Digital Government
Cybersecurity expert Richard Clarke lands new gig
Former presidential adviser Richard A. Clarke joins security firm Identive Group.
Digital Government
Cybersecurity expert Richard Clarke lands new gig
Former presidential adviser Richard A. Clarke joins security firm Identive Group.
Cybersecurity
DHS cyber office director leaves government
The National Cyber Security Division director will leave her post near the end of January.
People
Are you a fed? Please stay.
Federal human resources officials weigh in on their worries for the new year.
Cybersecurity
Hacktivists may target feds working on WikiLeaks case
An Internet consultant says Anonymous chat rooms may be cooking up a revenge against a few people connected to Pfc. Bradley Manning's hearing.
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