Cybersecurity

GAO issues list of IT challenges for Obama administration

New Web site highlights problems haunting the 2010 census and troubled IT management at VA.

Digital Government

IG notes benefits of consolidating data centers

Energy Department could save millions annually by shifting to greener technologies, auditors find.

Digital Government

E-government still a mixed bag

Most agencies' received so-so ratings in latest White House score card, but DHS and Interior improve.

Digital Government

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Digital Government

Transportation launches Web site to track hazardous materials

Portal will help agencies share information and coordinate efforts to monitor carriers and improve public safety.

Digital Government

DISA chooses Verizon Business and AT&T as Networx providers

Defense Department selects Verizon and AT&T as vendors for voice and data services

Digital Government

Report says Federal Reserve has not saved money with electronic checks

The Fed continues to operate paper-based system while it invests in electronic check processing.

Digital Government

Federal Web sites see another modest rise in user satisfaction

Government still trails the private sector, which has more resources to devote to online innovations.

Digital Government

OMB backtracks on granting CIOs more authority

A final version of a memo gives agency heads, not chief information officers, primary responsibility for IT management.

Digital Government

Army intranet tops 1 billion log-ins

Defense Department is building on service's success to launch Web portal for entire department.

Cybersecurity

IT spending to remain flat for next two fiscal years

Technology association predicts presidential transition and rising deficits will prevent agencies from receiving money for new IT programs.

Digital Government

VA taps AT&T and Qwest for telecom services

Awards are part of an increase in activity on GSA's Networx contract, to which agencies have been slow to transition.

Digital Government

CIO guidance viewed as too little, too late

OMB fails to advise agencies to give chief information officers IT budget authority, and recommendations most likely will be ignored by the next administration, federal CIOs say.

Digital Government

OMB: CIOs must report to agency heads

Draft memo outlining role of chief information officers says no other individual should have authority over them.

Digital Government

Web 2.0 technologies are seen as vital to attracting younger employees

Social networking is here to stay and government must adapt, federal practitioners say.

Modernization

Homeland Security IG reports security gaps in portable storage devices

Auditors find unauthorized connections to the department's computer networks.

Modernization

Concerns swirl around transparency of Navy network contract

Officials gather comments on plan to break services into eight segments, but critics say time is short.

Digital Government

Navy plans to ask for NGEN proposals by spring

The service prepares to hold two industry days to discuss the network that will connect users on shore and at sea.

Digital Government

GSA oversight of contractor flawed

Inspector general says procurement agency failed to make sure the government received the best deal when it hired consultant to evaluate bids for a massive IT contract.

Digital Government

SEC chairman blames lack of transparency for market turmoil

Chris Cox calls for better reporting on financial disclosures.