Cybersecurity
Commerce opens suggestion box for online privacy
The Commerce Department wants opinions from businesses and consumers about privacy protections for Internet commerce.
Digital Government
NIST creating tools to test health IT products
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is taking on an IT product testing role related to the distribution of $17 billion in economic stimulus funds for health IT.
Modernization
New NOAA Web site tracks Arctic sea ice loss
A new National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Web site provides satellite measurements of the loss of Arctic sea ice and examines Arctic science and policy issues.
People
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.
Digital Government
A mappable mashup
The National Weather Service's Ridge 2 system fuses ground-based radar and human-created weather alert data with geospatial data and makes it available to other agencies and the public.
Digital Government
A heavier government hand may shape Internet policy
Ever since the advent of the Internet the government's philosophy has been to let innovation drive the growth of the information superhighway, but the complexities of the online universe are forcing it to contemplate a more activist role.
People
NTIA seeks help in meeting open government mandates
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is looking for a contractor to build content management and social networking Web sites in its effort to become more open and transparent.
People
Political hailstorm follows Climate Service announcement
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announcement during the recent snowstorms that it was launching a new Climate Service got global warming skeptics going.
Cybersecurity
House votes to boost cybersecurity research, education
The House today passed a bill designed to improve reseach, development, education, and standards related to cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity
Commerce loses, Education gains in IT spending
Most IT budgets would change little from fiscal 2010 under the Obama administration's budget.
Modernization
Cloud-computing success depends on knowing what to ask
One of cloud computing's most attractive features -- the ability to pool resources -- could be the biggest impediment to implementing the technology for the federal government.
People
Social media tracks Census director's Alaska trip
Census Bureau Director Robert Groves' trip to a remote Alaskan village to kick off the 2010 count was chronicled via social media.
Digital Government
Grants for broadband becoming easier to apply for
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Rural Utilities Service have made the grant application process easier.
Modernization
Census CIO counts on future tech
Despite public missteps related to technology, Brian McGrath says the Census Bureau is poised to be an innovation trailblazer for government.
Cybersecurity
Maryland wants to be cybersecurity epicenter
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley wants Maryland to be recognized as the leading state for cybersecurity.
Digital Government
NTIA three months behind on broadband grant distribution, GAO says
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is behind schedule in awarding the first round of broadband grants, according to the General Accountability Office.
People
NASA chooses Diaz to lead IT consolidation project
Deborah Diaz will lead NASA’s $4 billion IT consolidation project, an official confirmed today.
Modernization
Commerce weighs open-source content system for Web sites
The Commerce Department is considering switching its Web sites to the Drupal open-source content management system.
Cybersecurity
New cybersecurity role for NIST?
NIST would be responsible for developing a plan to coordinate the government's work with international organizations developing cybersecurity standards under a bill approved by the House Science and Technology’s Innovation Subcommittee.
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