TOP HEADLINES

196 federal data centers to be shuttered in fiscal 2013

The federal government plans to close 196 data centers in fiscal 2013 according to newly-released figures posted May 11 to data.gov.

Most recent address data not necessarily the best for Census, say auditors

"We suspect shifting from a last-in model will likely encounter some resistance for fear that an address will be missed," auditors say.

Only vast majority of USCIS laptops updated and encrypted, say auditors

A random sampling of 287 laptops also found that only a vast majority of laptops currently in active use--93.5 percent--operated on the latest service pack of its operating system.

OIG: DHS CIO has little say over component IT budgets

Despite an ongoing and concerted effort to make the Homeland Security Department more cohesive, the DHS chief information officer is only viewing IT budget documents once they're submitted by components.

No accord on what 'cybersecurity' means in international affairs

Amid signs that cybersecurity increasingly is a matter for diplomacy as well as technology, the European Union information technology agency notes that there is no common international understanding of the term.

MORE NEWS

From Our Sister Sites

FierceGovernment

The Office of Personnel Management and the Chief Human Capital Officers Council are aggressively launching initiatives to enhance the skills of human resource professionals, says OPM Director John Berry.

FierceGovernment

The White House wants agencies and departments to cut back on travel, conferences, real estate, and fleet management expenses.