Cybersecurity
No Such Thing As Secure?
Linda Cureton, chief information officer at NASA, has news for you: Believing that policies, programs and technologies create a secure cyber environment does not automatically make it so.
Digital Government
FAA continues to deploy new system in Gulf as air traffic nearly doubles
Pilots must rely on visual flight rules in the region, which has led to several near-miss events because they failed to follow procedures.
Modernization
Lawmakers worry about lack of cloud computing guidance
High costs, limited security standards top list of concerns.
Ideas
Your Archives, Through Social Media
The National Archives and Records Administration is going all-in with social media in hopes of assisting and expanding its audience. And the agency isn't approaching it haphazardly--look across Facebook, Flickr and Twitter and you'll find consistent names and information, as well as a centralized "one-stop shop" for social media on the <a href=http://archives.gov>Archives.gov</a> website.
Modernization
Give and Take
Agencies see the potential for savings with cloud computing, but jobs could be on the line.
Modernization
GSA inspector general dings e-travel system for high costs and poor design
Agency says E-Gov Travel Service 2.0 will address many concerns found in audit.
Digital Government
EHRs on the Run
E-health records may serve a valuable purpose outside hospitals and physicians' offices. The organizers of last year's Detroit Free Press Marathon, held in October, collected medical information from participants prior to the race and stored it on a secure server, <a href=http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=marathon-organizers-turn-to-electro-2010-05-03>reports</a> <em>Scientific American</em>.
Cybersecurity
Is It Enough?
The U.S. cyber craze recently celebrated its first birthday. Jim Garrettson over at The New New Internet <a href=http://www.thenewnewinternet.com/2010/06/01/cybersecurity-a-year-in-review>points out</a> that the nation -- and the Obama administration -- in the past year have come a long way in addressing cyber threats and boosting security across government.
Digital Government
Networx contract offers first certified product for securing Internet connections
Technology is better suited for agencies with basic security requirements rather than complex intelligence networks, observer says.
Digital Government
FAA: Aircraft must adopt new communications system by 2020
Satellite-based technology will improve accuracy and visibility of flight position information.
Digital Government
No Clouds in Future for Health Data
Health care data won't be moving to the cloud any time soon despite an expected increase in the volume of information, according to health IT managers.
Cybersecurity
Soundbytes: Undies, Bureaucrats and Blue Ribbons
A weekly roundup of comments from Nextgov.com. All comments are presented in their original, unedited form.
Digital Government
FAA awards $4.4 billion for development of NextGen technologies
Contracts will cover improved weather imaging system and 4-D flight tracking.
Digital Government
GAO: Multiple Award Schedules program suffers from dearth of data
Electronic purchasing tools provide limited information and hinder GSA's ability to meet customer needs, report says.
Ideas
You Too Can Explore Space
Just when you though there was an automated process for everything, one of the most forward-thinking areas of science decided to ditch computers for some good old-fashioned human problem-solving.
Digital Government
On Evaluating EHRs
There's an interesting discussion going on over at the <em>Journal of American Medicine</em> about the different types of monitoring and evaluation required to mitigate potential errors in e-health records.
Digital Government
History Detectives
The Library of Congress has been collecting public comments about unidentified photos in its collections. Here is a sample of what people have said about the images.
Digital Government
USAspending.gov makeover leaves room for improvement
New tools provide more flexibility, but accuracy and usability still not ideal, observers say.
Ideas
GSA Adds Tech Office
The General Services Administration is redesigning its Office of Citizen Services and Communications, the division responsible for the agency's public-facing websites and information, to include a technology-focused office.
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