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Google privacy change sparks concern

Compulsory changes in Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) privacy policy for consumers, announced by the company Jan. 24, got a quick reaction from government experts, who warned their application in Google Apps Read more...

Data.gov, USA.gov moving to the cloud; FBI: Insider stole Federal Reserve code;

> Data.gov, USA.gov moving to the cloud. Press release> Former Federal CIO Vivek Kundra publishes academic paper. Announcement and paper (.pdf)> State Department launches customized site "My Read more...

VA caps iOS device deployment, eyes BYOD

iOS device deployment at the Veterans Affairs Department remains limited even though the department has allowed iPads and iPhones since October 2011, said VA Chief Information Officer Roger Baker Read more...

VA reviews FOIA process after veteran record breach on Ancestry.com

The Veterans Affairs Department mistakenly exposed more than 2,200 veteran records containing names, birthdates and social security numbers when it responded to a Freedom of Information Act request Read more...

Smart Grid grantees' cybersecurity plans lacked elements, says IG

More than a third of the cybersecurity plans submitted by recipients of Energy Department grants for smart grid development lacked some required elements, says the DOE inspector general. In a report Read more...

Audio: VA CIO Roger Baker's January IT report

Veterans Affairs Department Chief Information Officer Roger Baker spoke with reporters Jan. 25 about the department's recent data breach reports to Congress. Scroll down to the media player to listen Read more...

DOE research award process under fire

Since its creation in 2007, the Energy Department's advanced research projects agency-energy has funded energy technology research and development that by and large would not have been funded by the Read more...

NIST issues security, privacy guidance for public cloud

Many of the features that make public cloud-computing services attractive run up against government's traditional security models and controls, according to the National Institute of Standards and Read more...

Also Noted

> White House releases strategy for global supply chain security. Press release (WhiteHouse.gov)
> States permit Internet voting for overseas citizens. Article (InfoWeek)
> Newt Gingrich calls for cyber war against China and Russia. Article (Danger Room)
> DoD must slim network infrastructure, says Rob Carey. Article (GCN)
> NIST unveils continuous monitoring draft guidance. Article (GovInfoSecurity)

And Finally... What your favorite blog says about you. Blog post (Slackstory)