Modernization
Atmospheric agency tracks a different kind of cloud
NOAA becomes the largest federal agency to move its email to the cloud.
Cybersecurity
Proposal: A career path for federal cybersecurity pros
The National Initiative on Cybersecurity Education has drafted a framework to help professionalize this area of work and provide a path for federal career development.
Modernization
Cloud-computing help is on the way for agency managers
The National Institute of Standards and Technology's road map is designed to support secure adoption of cloud computing by federal agencies. Comments are due by Dec. 2.
Modernization
FedRAMP to become mandatory, fed CIO says
NIST guidelines, FedRAMP and monitoring contribute to cloud security
Modernization
Proven tips to make the best performance dashboards
Agencies should check out the colorful dials on the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office's online dashboard to see some good dashboard design. Read on for more tips and good examples.
Digital Government
Satellites, telescope worthy of funding, Senate says
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal 2012 budget for science and technology programs.
Cybersecurity
Social media: A mixed blessing for disaster response
A report from the Congressional Research Service highlights some of the benefits and potential risks in using tools such as Facebook and Twitter to help with disaster response.
Digital Government
Despite desire for shared data, Census Bureau stands on confidentiality law
The U.S. Census Bureau has no plans to seek changes to Title 13, officials say.
Digital Government
Census Bureau supports releasing address database, official says
The Census Bureau has made a turnaround in its thinking about publicly releasing its nationwide database of home and business addresses, a senior official said.
Cybersecurity
Technology aided disaster response
Earthquakes and hurricanes didn't daunt the federal response, but trouble is on the horizon for funding.
Modernization
Weather service updates mobile website for local forecasts
The National Weather Service will refresh its mobile website that offers weather forecasts by ZIP code.
People
NOAA to build 'weather-ready' nation
After a record number of weather disasters this year -- including a hurricane and flooding in Washington, D.C. -- the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is amplifying its efforts to improve forecasting and response.
Cybersecurity
Agencies use Facebook, Twitter to spread hurricane info
Agencies rush to prepare for major hurricane, using all the technology at their disposal to do so.
Cybersecurity
NIST proposes privacy safeguards for federal IT
The National Institute of Standards and Technology wants to ensure the privacy of personal information is among the standard security controls used to protect federal information and information systems.
Digital Government
Get those resumes in order
Consider yourself on notice, all you folks at the Education, Labor and Commerce departments: We’re just going to have to shut you down.
Digital Government
NASA, DOJ take hits in fiscal 2012 budget package
The House Appropriations Committee took scissors to NASA's James Webb Space Telescope program and reduced state and local grant programs run by the Justice Department in its fiscal 2012 budget package.
Digital Government
Hurricane center cautiously tests social media waters
The National Hurricane Center in Miami is on Facebook and Twitter for the first time during the 2011 storm season, but don't look for big changes.
Modernization
Cloud security may be the easiest problem to solve
The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program requirements for authorizing the use of cloud services are expected soon, but security might be the simplest issue to solve in the federal adoption of cloud computing.
Modernization
NOAA moving e-mail to Google's cloud
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration plans to migrate 25,000 e-mail users to a cloud-based unified messaging service by the end of the year.
Digital Government
Hurricane center tries out Facebook, Twitter
The National Hurricane Center began the 2011 storm season June 1 with a presence on Facebook and Twitter for the first time.
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