CBP will begin new border protection strategy in Arizona
Mark Borkowski, assistant commissioner of Customs and Border Protection's Office of Technology Innovation and Acquisition, outlined procurement plans for the next phase of border security in the southwestern United States.
White House e-mail 'attacks' actually came from China, officials say
Reports last week of alleged White House e-mails involved in a cyberattack in the United Kingdom are receding, but even so, diplomats abroad are calling for more global protocols for cyber activity.
GSA selects VeriSign to manage .gov domain name registry
The General Services Administration has picked VeriSign to operate the .gov domain name registry, replacing Native Technologies Inc.
DHS' new approach to border surveillance looks similar to SBInet
The Homeland Security Department is seeking an open-systems approach for an Integrated Fixed Tower system at the border, which appears to have some similarities to the canceled SBInet system.
Secret Service goes virtual with 'Tiny Town' training
The Secret Service is giving up its tabletop modeling town for a "Virtual Tiny Town" with video and gaming technology.
Massachusetts legislators blocked from office Twitter use
Lawmakers and their staffs at the state capitol in Massachusetts are being blocked from using Twitter in their offices, according to a news report.
House websites moving to Drupal platform
The House is transitioning to the Drupal open-source content management platform for its 520 websites.
JFK Library to open largest converted digital archive
Listeners will be able to hear President John F. Kennedy's speeches in his own voice in online podcasts that will go live this month as part of the Kennedy presidential digital archive.
Facebook gets friendlier for state, local organizations
Facebook has agreed to bend its rules on indemnification and on solving legal disputes in California as a result of negotiations with organizations that represent state and local governments.
FCC launches net neutrality apps contest
The Federal Communications Commission wants researchers and developers to come up with tools to help measure Internet openness and determine when a broadband provider is interfering with access.
GSA pilots green, high-def video wall
The General Services Administration expects to save 14,000 kilowatt-hours per year with its new low-power video wall installation in the San Francisco federal building.
Federal shutdown a possibility
The federal government's money runs out at midnight Dec. 18 unless the Senate takes quick action.
Why electronic birth-to-death file is inevitable for SSA
An advisory panel to the Social Security Administration strongly recommends expanding the agency's electronic transactions.
XML the Rx for sharing health data, panel says
A White House panel is recommending widespread adoption and use of Extensible Markup Language in health care to make it easier to exchange data.
WikiLeaks impels White House to order classified data security review
The White House is ordering a governmentwide review of information security for classified data after WikiLeaks' release of diplomatic cables.
OMB to push for big changes in IT management
The federal government is doing a major rehab on how it oversees and manages the $70 billion in annual IT spending.
On Thanksgiving, fed IT leaders count their blessings
We asked your colleagues what they're thankful for this Thanksgiving.
SSA to create dozens of new datasets
Social Security Administration said it will be protecting against release of any personally identifiable information as it extracts new datasets for open government and transparency projects.
CDC publishes social media toolkit online
Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention share the lessons they have learned by using Facebook, Twitter, podcasts, blogs and other social media.
NIST late to start work after getting paid, GAO says
Auditors scold the National Institute of Standards and Technology for taking too long to deliver results on research studies paid for by federal agencies.
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