People
DOD cyber defense plan draws fire
Critics say the plan revives many familiar, unfulfilled goals.
Cybersecurity
DOD must overcome 'Stone Age IT' to keep competitive, official says
The Defense Department must keep up with technology to compete on the battlefield, even amid budgetary uncertainty, DOD official says.
Digital Government
Gen. Cartwright's nod to Mrs. Robinson
Gen. James Cartwright uses a classic movie to illustrate a contemporary point.
People
DOD attempts to pull acquisition into cyberspace
DOD officials are intent on making the huge department agile and swift in acquisition to secure the world of cyberspace.
Modernization
Army rethinks governing IT policies, networks
The Army is rescinding current IT network policies and wants to collapse redundant networks to streamline and transform.
Cybersecurity
DOD releases 5-point cyber defense plan
The Defense Department's new strategy for defending U.S. computer networks stresses the need for a multi-faceted, evolving approach to counter pervasive threats.
Digital Government
DOD to announce cyber strategy: What to expect
DOD is set to release its first overarching cyber strategy, but the public shouldn't expect too much in the way of juicy details.
Acquisition
Senate committee seeks cuts to service contracts
The Obama administration and Congress have a number of plans to cut DOD's costs and increase contract oversight, but there's little connection between them all.
Cybersecurity
The best of the federal blogosphere
'Ancient Chinese secret’ goes mainstream; TSA employees in trouble; Farm-fresh blogging; Visiting the floods.
People
Deputy defense secretary to step down
After more than two years in the job, Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn will step down from the second-highest DOD post to spend more time with his family.
Digital Government
DISA's Facebook test throws a scare
What happened that could have caused the Defense Information Systems Agency to close on July 7?
Cybersecurity
Champions of change, powered by IT
Social media leaders, performance improvement officers and chief privacy officers play key roles in the development of Gov 2.0.
People
Exceptional DOD employees get to taste private-sector IT work
The Defense Department is implementing a new pilot program that will give federal IT employees a chance to experience private-sector work.
Digital Government
Army's AKO moves closer to its demise
The Army's CIO proposes to decrease funding for AKO incrementally during the next five years.
Cybersecurity
Future cybersecurity workforce heads to summer camp
The U.S. Cyber Challenge, launched two years ago to address a critical shortage of skilled professionals, is expanding efforts to attract, engage and educate students for careers in cybersecurity.
Digital Government
How ready are we for cyberspace?
With little definition of the man-made terrain of the cyber domain and little known about the policies that govern it, one military officer has some suggestions for starting to defend cyberspace.
Cybersecurity
DOD proposes new cybersecurity requirements for contractors
The Defense Department wants to tighten regulation of unclassified DOD data held by contractors and subcontractors.
People
Federal road warriors have offices on-the-go
Agencies looking to save millions are giving up the status quo and adopting virtual workplace policies.
People
Maryland receives $7.7M grant for federal jobs
The U.S. Department of Labor awards Maryland a grant to prepare for new federal jobs coming to the area due to base realignment and closures.
Digital Government
VA picks vendor for open-source ecosystem
The Veterans Affairs Department has selected a small business as the custodial agent for an open-source ecosystem development program to modernize the VA's VistA electronic health record system.
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