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USA Needs Cyber Threat Clearinghouse Says Former CIA Director

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Former National Security Agency and CIA director Michael Hayden, in an open question to the nation, wonders: “The government warns Americans about health, pollution, weather and other threats. Why not cyber threats?”

In an opinion column published by Federal Computer Week Dec. 9, Hayden, and co-authors Samuel Visner and David Zolet, executives at CSC, suggest: “Washington should begin sharing cyber warnings with those responsible for America’s critical infrastructure, from hospitals to water systems to banks.” Keep reading →

 /  Published December 12, 2011 at 12:54 PM

DHS Ethics Rule Could Chill Communications With Industry

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Proposed changes to Homeland Security Department ethics rules could chill communications with the public and organizations, an executive of the Professional Services Council said in comments submitted yesterday.

The proposed rule could “hamper current efforts to foster greater communication with industry by characterizing as ‘outside employment’ any speaking engagement or any material written for publications by federal employees, regardless of whether the communications relate to their jobs and regardless of whether the employees are compensated,” a PSC spoke person explained. Keep reading →

 /  Published December 9, 2011 at 4:18 PM

White House Orders Commercial Spy Sat Study As Deep Cuts Rumored

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Worried that proposed cuts to the multi-billion commercial satellite imagery budget may be too deep, the White House has ordered a study to determine how much can or should be cut. The study is being led by Roger Mason, associate director for systems and resource analyses in the Office of Director of National Intelligence, and Kevin Meiners, acting deputy undersecretary of intelligence for portfolio, programs and resources. It should be done by April.

 /  Published December 9, 2011 at 11:57 AM

What GAO Security Investigators Plan To Examine In 2012

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What would happen if patients with implanted, wireless-controlled, medical devices suddenly learned the technology had been hacked?

And who’s really watching out for consumer privacy as location information from their mobile devices is getting swept by up a growing number of companies? Keep reading →

 /  Published December 5, 2011 at 4:26 PM

White House Launches Dashboard To Help Spur Infrastracture Projects

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The White House has unveiled a new government web site section designed to help accelerate the environmental review and permitting process for 14 high priority infrastructure projects.

The new Federal Infrastructure Projects Dashboard is also intended to bring greater public attention to the projects, and the promise of jobs associated with them, said Jeff Zients, deputy director for management and chief performance officer at the White House Office of Management and Budget in a blog post yesterday. Keep reading →

 /  Published December 1, 2011 at 10:14 AM

Obama Orders Agencies To Modernize Federal Record Keeping

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President Obama ordered federal agencies to begin creating records management systems designed for the 21st century, taking advantage of available digital technologies while protecting the public’s right to information about the actions and decisions of federal agencies.

The White House described the steps outlined in the order as the “most significant…since the Truman Administration to improve the management of federal records.” Keep reading →

 /  Published November 28, 2011 at 4:34 PM

Government Operating Data Hard To Find, Harder To Use: Deloitte Study

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One adage federal agencies will no doubt be admonished to keep in mind amid current budget reductions is to work smarter, not harder.

That should be easier in some ways, given the vast amounts of operating information available to agencies. With information serving as the new currency in a fiscally-tightened federal economy, there is an increasing demand to obtain and utilize government data. Keep reading →

 /  Published November 25, 2011 at 12:26 PM

Nine Factors Common To Successful Federal IT Acquisitions

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The federal government’s record for acquiring major information technology projects has rarely earned high marks.

However, a new report from the Government Accountability Office identified seven occasions were agency IT acquisition investments were deemed successful. Keep reading →

 /  Published November 23, 2011 at 8:48 AM

Engineering Team Finds Way To Increase Lithium Battery Life Ten-Fold

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A team of Northwestern University engineers has created a new type of electrode for lithium-ion batteries — the kind regularly used to power cellphones and other mobile devices — that allows the batteries to hold a charge up to 10 times greater and which can also be charged 10 times faster than current batteries.

“We have found a way to extend a new lithium-ion battery’s charge life by 10 times,” said Harold H. Kung, lead author of a paper describing the research, originally published by the journal Advanced Energy Materials. The team’s work was described in a Northwestern University news article and reported by Government Computer News. Keep reading →

 /  Published November 22, 2011 at 10:35 AM

Record Number Of Federal Agencies Earn Clean Financial Audits

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While planning at federal agencies is likely to remain in disarray as a result of Congress’ latest failure to resolve federal deficits, the actual financial statements at 23 out of 24 earned their best audit reviews yet, the Office of Management and Budget announced Friday.

The declaration meant that each agency, with the exception of the Pentagon, had satisfied independent auditors that their financial statements were accurate and reflected sound financial management practices. The results were the best record to date in the two decades since the passage of the 1990 Chief Financial Officers Act, when major agencies were required to produce audited financial statements comparable to what private corporations must produce. Keep reading →

 /  Published November 22, 2011 at 9:35 AM
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