Digital Government
Senate Panel Backs More Money for VA Claims Hardware and Overtime
Maryland senator says vets shouldn’t have to face a ‘quagmire of bureaucracy.’
Digital Government
Pentagon Awards Microsoft and Oracle Software Contracts Valued at Nearly $700 Million
Agreements cover support for Defense and Navy licenses.
Digital Government
More Spectrum for Everyone -- Except Feds, Apparently
President Obama’s memo on sharing the airwaves puts agencies in a difficult position.
Digital Government
Goodbye Paper: VA Installs Automated Claims System in All Regional Offices
Program is key to addressing the claims backlog.
Digital Government
China Wins the Supercomputer Crown
New machine operates almost twice as fast as the top U.S. supercomputer.
Digital Government
Special Ops Command Extends Booz Allen’s IT Management Deal
The decision comes three days after employee claims responsibility for one of the largest intel leaks in history.
Digital Government
Forest Service Fights Massive Colorado Fire With its Largest Airtankers
Colorado Guard and Fort Carson units deploy firefighting helicopters.
Digital Government
VA Reaches ‘Tipping Point’ in Processing Backlogged Disability Claims
Department reduced pending claims by 74,000 since March.
Digital Government
Senator Slams Pentagon for Its Electronic Health Record Strategy
Patty Murray says the ‘best option’ would be an open source system with VA.
Digital Government
Pentagon Will Soon Count Contractors – At a Cost
Defense comptroller does not specify how high the price-tag will be.
Digital Government
Oops, VA Deletes 464,000 Home Loan Files
Sen. Ron Portman, R-Ohio, wants to know why.
Digital Government
Company Drops its Protest of Forest Service Airtanker Awards
Aircraft may not be ready before fire season winds down.
Digital Government
Family of Slain Navy Cryptologist Sues NSA, Verizon for Massive Snooping Operation
Class Action lawsuit seeks $12 billion in damages.
Modernization
Social Security Taps EMC for $210 Million Sole Source Storage Award
SSA sees EMC as more efficient and risk free than competitors.
Digital Government
NSA Should Start a 411 Service
The companies running it now don’t seem to have many phone numbers.
Digital Government
FAA One Year Behind on Key Air Traffic Control System
Agency has only installed 70 percent of ground stations to retransmit GPS data.
Digital Government
Families of Iraq and Afghanistan Vets: PBS Wants You
The Public Broadcasting Service is working on a documentary about veterans' return home.
Digital Government
VA Executives Face Big Pay Cuts if Claims Backlog Isn’t Fixed
Senior officials’ pay would be slashed by 25 percent under legislation passed by the House.
Cybersecurity
China’s PLA Among 8 State-Sponsored Groups to Hack VA, Ex Official Says
Attackers had ‘unchallenged and unfettered’ access to VA systems.
Digital Government
Defense Still Mulling Next Steps on Electronic Health Record
Progress on the project remains unclear.
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