State Department
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Lawmakers have urged President Obama to expand the State Department\'s cyber authority.
December 13, 2010 -
The New York Times, Daily Beast and other publications report on how agencies and contractors are responding to the WikiLeaks released of classified documents.
December 06, 2010 -
The BBC reports that the WikiLeaks cable reveal locations that are of national security interest.
December 06, 2010 -
One of the top IT officials at the State Department wants to push the boundaries of using biometrics to determine who gets visas and passports in the United States.
November 04, 2010 -
Lovisa Williams writes in her blog that Gov 2.0 is not in a slump but in metamorphosis.
November 01, 2010 -
Josh Goldstein, co-coordinator of the Apps 4 Africa contest, joined the DorobekINSIDER to describe how the contest taps into local talent and the widespread use of mobile devices to help solve the communities\' social and economic problems.
October 29, 2010 -
Adam Conner, the Washington DC associate manager for privacy and global public policy at Facebook, participated in the State Department\'s Panel on Social Media and Cybersecurity. He said State has done a great job of creating social media experts.
October 20, 2010 -
Lovisa Williams, the deputy director for State\'s International Information Programs Bureau of Innovative Engagement, said her office spends about 50 percent of their time educating feds on the risks of social networking tools.
October 20, 2010 -
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton encourages innovators to use technology to help the world\'s most pressing problems. The idea is already in practice with the Apps 4 Africa contest, which State helps fund.
October 19, 2010 -
Alec Ross is the Senior Advisor for Innovation in the Office of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said 21st century statecraft already has provided some short-term successes.
October 14, 2010 -
Agriculture plans to update its second version of its green IT strategy this year. State is implementing power management tools and could save almost $2 million. Both agencies are making headway to change the culture of how IT is used by their respective employees.
October 06, 2010 -
Hear more from Homeland Security Editor David Silverberg
October 04, 2010 -
Congressmen Skelton and Davis say legislation would apply the lessons learned from Goldwater-Nichols Act to more than 13 agencies to help promote collaboration and understanding of each other\'s roles. The bill calls for a two-year detail for each senior official to learn how other national security agencies work.
September 30, 2010 -
A congressionally chartered commission said the State Department does not have the training or expertise to take over security operation in Iraq when the military departs at the end of 2011.
September 24, 2010 -
Senators praise Lew for experience. Committee plans to vote on his nomination next week. Lew said technology, acquisition reform and performance management are among his top non-budget priorities.
September 17, 2010