Modernization
Independent panel to review FAA system outage
An independent panel of experts will review a four-hour outage that occurred in the FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure in November that resulted in flight delays.
Cybersecurity
Steven Cooper returns to government
Steven Cooper, the Homeland Security Department's first chief information officer, has returned to the federal government after four years away.
People
5 pitfalls that derail EVM success
Earned value management is here to stay as a project management tool. But too many agencies still make common mistakes when using it.
Modernization
Adapting to cloud requires agility, flexibility
Speakers from the Transportation Department, FedEx and Manpower Inc. offer insights about cloud implementations.
Modernization
NextGen 911 shows versatility
A vendor today showed how the Next Generation 911 emergency calling system is expected to use Internet Protocols to process phone calls, text messages and video.
Modernization
Cyberattacks could have been mitigated
Agency responses to cyberattacks on U.S. government sites demonstrate a need for better coordination between agency security officials and the companies that provide Internet services, experts say.
People
White House moves on open government
Officials plan to use White House blogs to discuss recommendations on how to make government more open and transparent.
People
FAA's guide to dropping off the high-risk list
FAA explains how it eliminated its chronic management deficincies.
Cybersecurity
Federal 100 winner: Richard Boe
Boe, manager of the operations group in the Information Technology Directorate of the Federal Aviation Administration's Air Traffic Organization, led the consolidation of the organization’s IT infrastructure management functions.
Cybersecurity
FAA picks Raytheon for national airspace contract
A team led by Raytheon wins the contract to update situational awareness software for the national airspace system.
Modernization
IG: Transportation has hands full tracking stimulus funds
The attention required to distribute the funds quickly while providing significant oversight will force DOT to limit its focus on transportation safety issues, Calvin Scovel told Congress.
Modernization
Official: FAA shows progress on NextGen
Aircraft equipped with ADS-B technology can now get air traffic and weather information on cockpit displays, senior official says.
Modernization
New tech trends force government to rethink storage strategies
Regulatory compliance requirements, server virtualization, green IT and cloud computing are creating challenges and opportunities for holding the line on enterprise storage costs.
Modernization
Enterprise storage: New storage helpers
Regulatory compliance requirements, server virtualization, green IT and cloud computing are creating challenges and opportunities for holding down enterprise storage costs.
Modernization
Agencies have problems collecting Recovery.gov data
Agencies must post information that accounts for how they have used the funds on federal programs or distributed as grants to states and local governments.
Cybersecurity
FAA will use software to identify sensitive data
A recent data breach demonstrated how difficult it is for agencies with a large infrastructure to know where all their sensitive data is and to assure its security, an official says.
Modernization
Survey: Security is CIOs’ top challenge
Information security continues to be the leading priority and challenge for CIOs because threats have become more complex, according to a new survey.
Cybersecurity
Reader feedback: Agency managers to blame for data breaches
In response to our recent story on the FAA data breach, a reader comments that part of the blame must be placed on upper-level managers.
Cybersecurity
No one is 100 percent secure
The data breach at the Federal Aviation Administration, recently lauded for its cybersecurity practices, shows that how agencies respond to incidents is as important as their work to prevent them.
Modernization
Upgraded site offers information on research projects
An Energy Department site has added projects from the Defense Department, NASA and the Transportation Research Board to its federal R&D project summaries portal.
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