Digital Government

DOD, VA officials defend progress in rare joint hearing

Lawmakers remain skeptical of agencies' work on shared electronic health records.

Digital Government

Hagel warns senators of 2014 budget dangers

Defense secretary says Pentagon, private sector alike would suffer if sequester cuts are not reversed.

Acquisition

Army to streamline commercial IT purchases

CIO/G-6 office to handle all requests to buy outside CHESS contracts.

People

DOD furloughs begin as Pentagon looks to 2014

More than half a million DOD employees have begun taking mandatory time off that will cost them 11 days of pay through September.

Modernization

NGEN's risky choices

The Navy is confident that the successor to the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet is sound, but its short span and emphasis on cost worry some observers.

Cybersecurity

What's wrong with cyber training? Apparently, a lot.

Our recent story headlined “What’s wrong with cyber training?” provoked quite the reaction.

Cybersecurity

New defense cyber policies are in the works

DOD's two-year-old cyberspace strategy is due for an update, general says.

Digital Government

Can DIA become the Defense Innovation Agency?

The Defense Intelligence Agency wants to be an innovation leader in the government, and it is overcoming old habits to do so.

Digital Government

DOD announces long-awaited NGEN contract

The new network program, which will serve more than 800,000 users, will replace the aging Navy-Marine Corps Intranet.

People

Navy set to announce NGEN contract

As long-awaited announcement nears, the Navy removes the network's champion and project leader, citing a 'loss of confidence.'

Cybersecurity

What's wrong with cybersecurity training?

An emphasis on academic accomplishment rather than real-world skills might be part of the reason the government has so much trouble filling cybersecurity positions.

People

VA reports inroads on claims backlog

As processing speed improves, official expresses confidence of meeting the effort's 2015 target.

Digital Government

Surprise: Security not BYOD's biggest hurdle

In the Defense Department at least, there are barriers to personnel using their own devices that are thornier than security.

Cybersecurity

U.S. teams with unexpected new cyber ally

The United States and Russia put aside differences on some issues to join forces in cyberspace.

Cybersecurity

How far is too far in cyber defense?

The revelations of monitoring at the NSA are just part of the larger debate over appropriate measures against cyber attacks.

People

Rethinking whistleblowing in the digital age

As the data deluge grows, international guidelines suggest new standards, security and transparency tradeoffs, to account for technological advances.

Cybersecurity

NIST reports progress on cyber framework

Halfway to the executive order's deadline, best practices and clear standards are taking shape.

People

Could internal whistleblower platforms prevent public scandal?

New tools promise to protect employees making internal complaints -- and divert some away from public disclosure.

People

CyberCom chief receives TechAmerica's top honors

Gen. Keith Alexander praised for modernizing the way government responds to security threats.

Acquisition

The dangers of checklists

A reader warns that DOD may be losing the forest for the trees with Better Buying.