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SPOTLIGHT: Should Obama outsource the space program?
The proposed National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) budget seeks to end aspects of the current manned space flight program, with the prospect that private companies will design and... Read more...
Air Force contract with IBM to design cloud
The Air Force has tapped IBM for a big job--to create a cloud computing environment that will protect military and national security data. The 10-month contract will cover work involving the Air... Read more...
DHS plans cybersecurity, data center investments
The proposed federal budget released by the Obama administration last week calls for $900 billion in technology-related investment at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). It includes $192.2... Read more...
NSF, Microsoft join forces in the cloud
The National Science Foundation (NSF) and Microsoft have joined together in a partnership to allow some government-funded scientists to make use of the technology giant's cloud computing platform.... Read more...
Cybersecurity R&D bill gets traction
There has been a great deal of talk about the grave cybersecurity threat facing the government and the nation, but there has been little attention from Congress, considering it has been tied up with... Read more...
Google gets help from superspy agency
Facing serious threats to its computer networks from Chinese cyber attacks, Google has turned to the super secret National Security Agency (NSA) for help. There is probably is no better expert on the... Read more...
Government uses social media for public health
The government has begun to apply Web 2.0 technology to public health, providing information and advice about everything from AIDS and the H1N1 influenza to cholesterol levels and childhood... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Melissa Hathaway gets a new job
Melissa Hathaway, the former White House acting senior director for cybersecurity, is joining Cisco to work on cybersecurity policy and on tightening partnerships between the private and public... Read more...
Also Noted
> Obama pulls the plug on space travel. Article
> Social media's part in Haiti's recovery. Article
> Digitizing Civil War records. Article
> Howard Schmidt's first address as cybersecurity coordinator. Article
> Redefining homeland security. Article
And Finally... Cloud summit comes to DC in May. Article






There's nothing like a really bad snowstorm to bring home the importance of allowing federal employees to telework. As the Washington, D.C., area recovers from an unprecedented snowfall over the past weekend that dumped as much as 32 inches of snow in the region, it's clear that government work will be grinding to a halt, or at least slowing to a crawl.