Digital Government

Interior's business center enhances cloud offering

Cloud services provider gives users access to collaboration and social media software.

Digital Government

Prison computer recycling put staff, inmates at risk, NIOSH finds

Prisoners were exposed to toxins, but poor record-keeping makes it hard to know how extensively, according to a report from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.

Digital Government

Will 2010 bring a wake-up call for cybersecurity?

Protecting the nation’s networked systems from cyber threats is not going to get any easier in 2010.

Modernization

Adapting to cloud requires agility, flexibility

Speakers from the Transportation Department, FedEx and Manpower Inc. offer insights about cloud implementations.

Modernization

Microsoft, BNY Mellon to help states track stimulus spending

Agencies can use hosted or on-site software to track and manage projects via graphical dashboards, maps and analytics.

Digital Government

Congressman uses social media to collect health care reform feedback

Republican Rep. John Culberson of Texas is using technology from SharedBook to invite his constituents to participate in, comment on and debate a pending health care bill in the House of Representatives.

Digital Government

OMB architect identifies 'semantic harmonization' as key to effective enterprise architecture

The Federal Enterprise Architecture is moving toward a more shared architecture that looks across boundaries, according to Kshemendra Paul, chief architect with the Office of Management and Budget.

Modernization

Army Research selects NetBase intelligent search platform

The Army Research Lab (ARL) has selected advanced search technology from Netbase to better equip researchers to address warfighters’ requests for new technology, tools and gear.

Modernization

USPS takes open source route to upgrade mainframe app

Postal Service IT officials have upgraded the service's 15-year-old mainframe system to handle more transactions and lower the cost of operating the system.

Modernization

Dell introduces virtualization consulting services

Dell has expanded its virtualization technology portfolio to help organizations striving to make data centers and IT operations work more efficiently.

Modernization

Facebook allows State to connect to the world

The State Department is using Facebook to connect with people, nations around the globe.

Modernization

Power IT Down Day encourages government, industry to unplug

Microsoft Corp. will join Citrix, Hewlett-Packard and Intel to encourage government and industry to be responsible with energy consumption on the second annual Power IT Down Day.

Cybersecurity

ISIMC chooses candidates to co-chair subcommittees

The CIO Council’s new Information Security and Identity Management Committee has named co-chairmen to the subcommittees that will work to identify and recommend strategic IT security initiatives designed to strengthen agencies' data and network protection efforts.