Federal Computer Week (FCW)
GSA sets wireless purchase agreement
The General Services Administration's new blanket purchase agreement with the four major U.S. wireless carriers will not only allow the agency to consolidate service plans and centralize device management, it could save the government hundreds of millions of dollars.
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DOD looking for new health records system
After a month-long review to determine the way forward in a joint electronic health records program with the Veterans Affairs Department, DOD officials now say they will open their end of the system to competition.
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DATA bill introduced
The Digital Accountability and Transparency Act establishes standards for federal spending data published to the USASpending.gov portal.
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Getting government into high gear
The IBM Center for the Business of Government's look at the tools and strategies available for accelerating service quality and reducing costs.
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Kepler space telescope's mission may be over
While NASA engineers are still working on the problem that sidelined the scope, no solution is in sight.
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Is supply-chain risk overstated?
Software is at greater risk of cyber-attack than hardware, but foreign-made gear is still raising concerns.
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House working group to examine supply chain security
A bipartisan working group will look at the federal government's role in establishing best practices, among other things.
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Tangherlini picked to be permanent GSA administrator
After serving in an acting capacity for more than a year, Dan Tangherlini is the president's pick to take the role officially.
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Is government on the wrong road with cybersecurity?
NSA's Inglis: Security that depends upon compliance-based standards is a guarantee of heartbreak.
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NIST chief: Private sector cybersecurity standards could help feds
A recent executive order exempts commercial information technology products from falling under the scope of critical infrastructure.
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Slow IT procurement hinders security
NSA official provides some ideas for new approaches to cybersecurity.
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Nate Silver: Big data's value is not in the data
Without good analysis, data can lead people down wrong roads.
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VanRoekel takes on management in temporary OMB shift
Federal CIO will take over while a permanent replacement for Jeffrey Zients is found.
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ACT-IAC honors GSA's McClure with Franke Award
McClure earned the honor with his 'incredible track record of ... making good things happen.'
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Deputy federal CIO outlines future priorities
Security, procurement and management initiatives top the Obama administration's goals for federal IT.
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Amazon gets FedRAMP certification
Commercial cloud giant is the third provider approved to sell secure cloud products and services.
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Boston Marathon shows good and bad of info sharing
The response to the bombings at the Boston Marathon put agency collaboration ambitions to the test.
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DOD business systems under fire -- again
A GAO report, echoing longstanding criticisms, diagnoses the causes of DOD's sputtering modernization progress.
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Agencies address the 'people problems' of shared services
IT leaders discuss obstacles to buy-in, tactics for overcoming 'component-level resistance.'
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GSA seeks public comments on infrastructure protection
A new RFI is open for public input on ways to implement presidential orders issued earlier this year.
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