People
Mike Butler wants to card you
Leader of GSA’s smart card program will use his vision to guide the HSPD-12 effort
People
DHS offers baseline for U.S. IT security skills
The department started working on the “IT Security Essential Body of Knowledge” in 2003 with input from DOD, academia and industry.
People
DARPA leads new AI research
Computer scientists have long sought to develop computers that can match the subject expertise that humans acquire during a career or a lifetime. Despite intensive work with expert systems and other forms of artificial intelligence, researchers have discovered that building a computer that can learn like a person is more difficult that they expected. Now, with a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) program called Bootstrapped Learning, the agency wants to generate renewed interest in achieving…
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FEMA tests a new alert system
Internet-based system reaches across different devices and jurisdictions
People
Love/hate relationship with NMCI
The Navy and Marine Corps have learned many lessons from the massive ' and controversial ' outsourcing project.
Cybersecurity
A new take on crowd control
Can virtual directories help managers impose order on unruly directories?
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DHS bills offer plenty for locals
State and local emergency managers are the clear winners in the approps process.
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DOD dangles $1M prize for wearable power system
The department seeks a portable power system that weighs about 8 pounds and can equip warfighters on foot with four days' electrical power.
People
NSPS moves off dead center, but not by much
DOD’s controversial National Security Personnel System faces continuing resistance from employee unions and an authorization time clock that is running out.
Digital Government
Google 911
The use of online search tools to find health information has spurred a debate about how to tap their power without sacrificing the precision required when lives are at stake.
Cybersecurity
DHS sets its cyber R&D goals
Growing cybersecurity threats prompt DHS to seek quick turnaround on cyber research.
Digital Government
Data explosion strains peer review
NIST steps in with a system for researchers to exchange and validate scientific data.
Digital Government
America Online for health care
Will Steve Case's pitch to create an electronic home for personal health information take off?
People
House bill sets higher bar for DHS
Legislation would require department’s contractors to disclose foreign ownership.
People
White House threatens to veto DHS bill
Officials said the bill would limit DHS' ability to bypass bargaining unit negotiations when national security is at stake.
Digital Government
Senators urge adoption of guidelines for sharing sensitive info
At least 50 sensitive but unclassified designations exist, leading to confusion about the rules for sharing such information, Sens. Joe Lieberman and Susan Collins said.
Digital Government
Group advocates data-driven policy-making
A report from the Center for American Progress argues that the government should rely more on IT to help it make better policy decisions.
Acquisition
NASA invites open-source partners
CosmosCode project will let open-source coders develop space exploration software.
People
NASA Web 2.0 effort to pay dividends for private sector
Once developed, the agency plans to release its online collaboration software to the open-source community.
People
Congress passes 9/11 bills
Lawmakers push for an exit system and other IT-based security measures.
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