Technology

  • U.S. Navy awarded General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems a $17.9 million contract to produce Type-3 advanced mission computers (AMC) for the F/A-18E/F and E/A-18G Super Hornet aircraft.

    April 14, 2011
  • In a move to control the contollers, criminal servers have been swapped for government servers to intercept communications between infected systems and the servers controlling them.

    April 14, 2011
  • A senior Republican lawmaker is optimistic that the Obama administration\'s transparency websites can be kept online.

    April 13, 2011
  • The federal government will spend $79 billion on information technology this year. How can agencies prevent projects from cost overruns and poor management?

    April 13, 2011
  • The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board says nearly everyone who\'s taken stimulus money is filing reports about how they\'re using it.

    April 13, 2011
  • April 21st, 2011 at 11 AM In the midst of challenging economic circumstances, looming budget constraints, and compliance requirements with recent Executive Orders and policy directives, U.S. government agencies are under increased pressure to employ sustainability practices. Understanding the importance of sustainable efficiency in operations and the impact that the use of natural resources has on both our environment and our well-being as a society is paramount. Listen to \"Beyond Green: Making Sustainability Sustainable\" as part of the Booz Allen Hamilton Expert Voices panel series, featuring sustainability experts from across government to learn more.

    April 13, 2011
  • Now in its 150th year, the Government Printing Office has been on a digital tear for the last several years. We get an update from Mary Alice Baish, Superintendent of Documents at GPO.

    April 13, 2011
  • The United States is still \"hugely vulnerable\" to cyber attacks, but so are most other nations, a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Monday.

    April 13, 2011
  • The Air Traffic Organization is in the middle of one of the largest pilots in government testing mobile computing devices. ATO CIO Steve Cooper said business organizations must have a valid need to use the devices. Cooper said ATO will test other mobile devices this spring.

    April 12, 2011
  • The agreement between the White House and Congressional leaders to fund the government through the remainder of 2011 would strip the E-Government fund of more than three quarters of its dollars. The fund, managed by the General Services Administration, pays for several of the Obama Administration\'s government transparency websites.

    April 12, 2011
  • Trusted Cyber Solutions CEO Riley Repko talks about cloud computing and security threats to mobile technologies. April 12, 2011

    April 12, 2011
  • When it comes to using the cloud, Defense Department chief information officer Teri Takai says a private cloud will help her department achieve the highest level of security. But she didn’t rule out using commercial cloud services completely. During a House Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities hearing last week, NextGov reports Takai [...]

    April 12, 2011
  • Federal News Radio covered two big stories this week on cloud computing. Check them out! Cloud computing e-discovery risks a concern Federal lawyers and record managers are watching closely how the General Services Administration, the Agriculture Department and others move their email and collaboration services to private sector cloud computing providers. Federal News Radio’s Jason [...]

    April 12, 2011
  • April 11th and 13th, 2011 Deputy Mayor Goldsmith is focused on creating a City government for the 21st Century that is smaller, more efficient, and more cost effective; uses fewer vehicles; consolidates back office functions and reduces redundancies across agencies; shares data, and uses technology to better serve the public.

    April 12, 2011

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