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Information handcuffs: Counterterrorism IT needs support from the top, Congress told
Intelligence agencies face policy and privacy questions as they look to harness IT to fix problems identified after the failed Christmas Day bombing attempt.
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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.
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10 flaws with the data on Data.gov
Even a cursory examination of Data.gov's newly released high-value datasets revealed 10 types of quality deficiencies, says columnist Mike Daconta.
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Cyber ShockWave exposed missing links in U.S. security
Former DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff, who took part in Cyber ShockWave, says the exercise showed that the United States lacks the ability to effectively respond to a catastrophic cyber event. He identifies a few steps government and the private sector need to take.
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The revolution will be televised — online
Cisco CTO Padmasree Warrior sheds light on the evolution of collaboration, networking, social media, video and the concept of a media experience platform.
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City of Miami takes citizen services to the cloud
Decreasing resources force creative approaches to meet needs.
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GSA loses senior official to retirement
A top GSA official plans the next phase of his professional life.
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GDIT rings up $228M telephony award
General Dynamics Corp. will modernize the Federal Aviation Administration’s Administrative Voice Enterprise Services program, known as FAVES, under a single-award contract valued at $228 million over 10 years.
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Air Force wants to fuse C2 across domains
The Air Force Research Laboratory is inviting contractors to submit white papers on revolutionary information technologies that can advance the integration of command and control capabilities across cyber, air and space domains.
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DOD social media policy fails to answer security questions
Former Director of Defense Information Paul Strassmann questions how DOD's new directive, permitting NIPRNet access to the Internet, will work without more explicit security direction.
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Microsoft to rally partners to the cloud
Microsoft's highest ranking partner executive on Wednesday plans to outline the company's cloud vision for partners.
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Census allows little time to build networks for temporary offices
Computer networks had to be installed at more than 500 temporary Census offices across the country for the 2010 count.
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NASA rethinks $1.5B enterprise data center contract
NASA recently announced that it would be reworking its plans for acquiring an enterprise data center to better meet the agency's needs.
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Cybersecurity program has serious defects, GAO says
The administration has declassified much of the Bush-era Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative, but it suffers from fundamental problems that must be remedied.
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Can we get ahead of security needs for the Next Big Thing?
If predictions are correct that cloud computing is the Next Big Thing on the Internet, now is the time to ensure its security with software assurance and platforms based on best practices.
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Government maps path to geospatial data
Geospatial experts see game-changing shift in geospatial technology, empowering federal managers not just geospatial specialists.
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Navy picks pair for shipboard network support
Contracts are for CANES program, designed to streamline and consolidated Navy information technology networks aboard its ships.
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Ballmer says Microsoft is betting its business on the cloud
Microsoft's teams have already shifted to creating products for the cloud and will do so even more in the near future, said CEO Steve Ballmer.
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JackBe launches enterprise mashup platform for the cloud
The company's Presto Enterprise Mashup Platform is now available on the Amazon Elastic Compute cloud computing environment, giving software developers the ability to create and share mashups instantly.
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Tsunami prediction technology proves its worth
When the 8.8 earthquake struck Chile on Feb. 27, NOAA was providing detailed and accurate reports in hours about what potentially affected communities should expect.
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