President Obama requested $78.9 billion in fiscal year 2013 funding for federal information technology, down 0.7 percent from fiscal 2012 funds, Computerworld reports. Federal Chief Information Officer Steven VanRoekel said in a
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The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to install patient wireless systems in all 152 of its hospitals, according to NextGov. Michael Lay, service delivery director for VA’s Southern and Midwest regionaoperations, told
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The FBI is holding firm to its standards for acquiring cloud computing services, an FBI spokesman told Computer World. Stephen Fischer Jr., a spokesman for the FBI’s criminal justice information systems division,
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released a new draft of its cybersecurity guidance for federal agencies. The newly released guidance is a second draft revision of the Computer Security
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The Defense Department and the Environmental Protection Agency are partnering to develop technologies that would create sustainable U.S. military bases, the Pentagon announced Wednesday. Dorothy Robyn, deputy defense undersecretary for installations and
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The General Services Administration released its step-by-step instruction guide on following FedRAMP procedures Tuesday. The 47-page concept of operations outlines how agencies and contractors should proceed in certifying services so a service
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Pentagon Press Secretary George Little took questions Monday; not from journalists, but from Twitter users. According to AFPS, Little answered questions from hundreds of users on topics ranging from Syria, Iran cybersecurity
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A House subcommittee cleared a bill last week that would create nonprofit organization to promote information sharing across the public and private sectors, Federal News Radio reports. Bill sponsor Rep. Dan Lungren (R-Calif.)
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A House subcommittee will review cyber threats in the U.S. during a Wednesday hearing, according to the The Hill newspaper. Rep. Greg Walden, (R-Ore.) chairman for the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on communications
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The General Services Administration‘s online library has saved the government tens of thousands of dollars in postage and printing costs, according to AOL Government. The agency launched publications.usa.gov late last year to give users
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