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NewsAudio: VA CIO Roger Baker's April IT report
Veterans Affairs Department Chief Information Officer Roger Baker spoke with reporters April 28 about the department's monthly data breach report (.pdf)--scroll down to listen to a full recording of Read more...
Baker questions staying power of VA accountability system
Information technology projects at the Veterans Affairs Department are reviewed under the Program Management Accountability System, and have been since July 2009. But VA Chief Information Officer Read more...
Audio: VA CIO Roger Baker's March IT report
Veterans Affairs Department Chief Information Officer Roger Baker spoke with reporters March 30 about the department's monthly data breach report (.pdf)--scroll down to listen to a full recording of Read more...
New Army CIO undertakes IT consolidation, cleaning
The current budget environment and Defense Secretary Robert Gates' efficiency drive are forcing the Army be smarter when it comes to information technology, said the new Army chief information Read more...
On counting chickens and riding donkeys--it's budget season
A farmer's daughter was going to market, carrying a pail of milk on her head. As she walked, she thought, "When I sell this milk, I'll have enough money to buy dozens of eggs. When the eggs hatch, Read more...
Audio: VA CIO Roger Baker's January IT report
Veterans Affairs Department Chief Information Officer Roger Baker spoke with reporters Jan. 28 about the department's monthly data breach report (.pdf)--scroll down to listen to a full recording of Read more...
Audio: VA CIO Roger Baker's December IT report
Veterans Affairs Department Chief Information Officer Roger Baker talked with reporters Dec. 22 about the department's monthly data breach report (.pdf)--scroll down to listen to a full recording of Read more...
VA wants more secretaries
The Veterans Affairs Department wants more changes in the way it manages information technology. The department's fiscal 2011 request includes a legislative request to create five new deputy Read more...
Linda Cureton named NASA CIO
Linda Cureton has been named the new chief information officer of NASA, Federal Computer Week reported Tuesday. Cureton is currently the CIO for NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and will replace Read more...
VA IT shop a mess
The never-ending saga of the troubled Department of Veterans Affairs' IT shop continues. Last week, it was a story of outlandish bonuses to favorite employees, widespread nepotism and abuse of Read more...
| Press ReleasesU.S. Department of State Office of the CIO Wins 2011 National Cybersecurity Innovation AwardAchieving drastic risk reductions and rapid threat mitigation through continuous security monitoring and mitigation WASHINGTON, Oct. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The SANS Institute announced Read more >> U.S. Central Command J-6; U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, and Department of Defense, Chief Information Officers and their teams; andBaking Security into the Configurations of Department of Defense Systems: Radical security improvements while lowering costs WASHINGTON, Oct. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The SANS Institute Read more >> Former GSA and VA Executive Frank E. Lalley to Lead Veterans Affairs Operations at Engineering Services NetworkARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Engineering Services Network Inc. (ESN), an engineering and technology solutions company that provides services to DoD and other federal agencies, Read more >> Two Pennsylvania IT Efforts Selected as Finalists for National AwardsHARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Office of Administration's server virtualization efforts and the Department of Public Welfare's child support enforcement data exchanges Read more >> NASA IT Summit Highlights Cutting-Edge Technology and InnovationsWASHINGTON, Aug. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than 1,700 people have signed up to attend NASA's second annual IT Summit. It will feature technology leaders from government, the private Read more >> |

