Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: President Obama urged lawmakers to pass the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 that would create a public-private partnership to set cybersecurity standards for critical infrastructure. More here. The U.S. Census Bureau plans to la...
Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: The Department of Homeland Security has launched a new initiative to develop and recruit the national cybersecurity workforce. More here. A Washington Post poll finds that Americans are divided about what role, if any, the ...
Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: President Obama ordered to accelerate a campaign of cyberattacks against started by President Bush and code-named Olympic Games including the U.S. and Israeli developed Stuxnet. More here. The Department of Energy missed 50...
Today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: The digital government strategy, with quarterly deadlines over the next 12 month, aims to give citizens access to government data across devices, improve procurement for mobile, apps, and data, and encourage innovation by making ...
More than eight months after proposing a new website that aimed to make House of Representatives legislation and documents more readily available, the House Administration Committee launched a new website and iPad app to help do just that....
The National Weather Service has decided not to expend any internal resources to develop device-specific mobile application for iPhones, Androids, or iPads, and the federal agency’s union is not happy about it....
The Department of Defense (DOD) is looking to mobile application development to improve its development of sensors for drones and other military surveillance, reconnaissance, and intelligence vehicles. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the DOD’s research arm, is seeking s...
via Information Week Government The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has launched new mobile applications to help people prepare for emergencies just as Hurricane Irene is threatening the U.S. East Coast. The agency has launched a mobile app for Android-based devices so people can keep tra...