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Government Tech

November 2009

November 20, 2009

Report: Chinese Cyber Spying Increasing

The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission says the Chinese government seems increasingly to be hacking U.S. government and defense industry computer networks to get useful data for its... More >

November 19, 2009

Errors on Recovery.gov Creates Fodder for Critics

Criticism over the reporting on the Recovery.gov site continues .   The Dallas Morning News reports that the Web site lists more than 400 "phantom" districts across the United States. Such e... More >

November 18, 2009

National Cyber Incident Response Plan in the Works

In testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, some of the federal government's top cyber security authorities discussed plans to improve cyber defenses, including a new comprehensive National ... More >

November 13, 2009

Government Use of Windows 7 Delayed

It may be another six months before federal agencies move ahead with Windows 7 deployment. According to InformationWeek , the holdup is because a government-mandated security standard hasn't been f... More >

Lockheed Martin Opens Cyber Security Center in Maryland

According to this press release , Lockheed Martin has formed a new cyber security technology alliance with leading technology providers. The new research, development and collaboration center based ... More >

November 12, 2009

FBI's Sentinel System Delayed

An audit by the FBI's inspector general shows that the FBI's $451 million Sentinel case management system , which was expected by the end of the year, has been pushed back until September 2010, repo... More >

Government IT Fights Security Threats Daily, Survey Shows

According to a survey by CDW-G, the government arm of computer supply company CDW, 31 percent of federal IT pros say their agency experiences at least one cybersecurity incident each day .   In... More >

November 11, 2009

Cyber Security Audit Spanks Department of Interior

The Department of the Interior has failed an inspector general's assessment of the agency's IT security performance, reports InformationWeek .   The report sharply criticizes the agency's cyb... More >

Ann Arbor Named Nation's No. 5 Digital City

According to WWJ Newsradio , the City of Ann Arbor has been recognized as the No. 5 Best Digital City in the country in its population category (75,000 to 124,999) by e.Republic’s Center for Digit... More >

November 10, 2009

How Facebook Can Help Local Government

A Facebook page can help local government build a stronger social connection to its constituents, according to InsideFacebook.com . The article details 10 ways a Facebook presence can yield advant... More >

November 9, 2009

Louisville Web Site Gets Top Honors

According to Business First , the Center for Digital Government has recognized the Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government’s Web site , www.LouisvilleKy.gov , as one of the top municipal Web ... More >

Oniva: Stimulus Spending Creates About 8,000 Tech Jobs

Even though the Obama Administartion boasts that the stimulus program will help create or save about 650,000 jobs , many people are frustrated with the lack of detailed data.   So, Oniva which ... More >

November 6, 2009

Lockheed Awarded Pentagon Network Management Contract

According to InformationWeek , Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $293 million contract to support network operations for the Pentagon and other military networks in the Washington, D.C., area. Un... More >

November 5, 2009

Texas Pulls Voter Registration Systems from IBM Contract

The Texas Secretary of State's office has decided to pull the plug on its voter registration systems in ongoing $863 million data center IBM consolidation project, citing data security and disaster... More >

November 4, 2009

Stimulus Jobs May Have Been Overstated

The Wall Street Journal says the Obama Administration may have overstated the number of jobs created by federal stimulus money by 20,000. Last month, the administration predicted that the stimulus... More >

Senator Wants Cyber Security Chief in DHS, Not White House

The debate still continues on where the new cyber security czar should be housed.   Now Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, the ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs C... More >

November 2, 2009

Federal CIO Kundra to Introduce Cyber Security Dashboard

Federal CIO Vivek Kundra says the government will announce new tools and metrics for measuring and managing the federal government's cyber security efforts.   According to InformationWeek , t... More >

Lackland New Home of Air Force Cyber Warfare Operation

According to The New York Times , Lackland Air Force Base has been named the home for the new Air Force cyberwarfare operation . The operation is expected to require 5,500 to 7,000 jobs, including ... More >

National Cyber Security Center Open for Business

The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center based in Arlington, Va, is open, according to The Money Times . The $9 million facility will operate 24 hours a day and features 61 ... More >

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