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Audio: Federal CIOs discuss the fiscal 2013 budget proposal

Federal Chief Information Officer Steven VanRoekel and other federal CIOs spoke Jan. 24 during an event hosted in Maryland by AFCEA Bethesda. The event began with almost an hour of remarks from

Agriculture fails to prioritize IT security fixes, says IG

The Agriculture Department is "struggling" to prioritize how it will address numerous IT security weaknesses, according to an oversight official. In the course of 3 years the Agriculture Department's

Federal CIO pay report

As private-sector executives eagerly await bonus season, the debate has once again arisen around contractor and public-sector pay. But as organizations--such as the Project on Government Oversight,

Human trafficking grant oversight increased, says Leary

Oversight of grants to combat human trafficking has increased significantly in the wake of audits critical of Office of Justice Program grant administration, said Mary Lou Leary, Justice Department

Security, budgets, integration stir cloud apprehension among federal CIOs

Despite efforts to allay agency CIOs' fears around cloud computing , many cite security as a barrier to transitioning information technology to a cloud environment. The Department of Housing and Urban

USDA moves messaging to Microsoft cloud

Another day, and another federal agency announces a move of its email and messaging services to "the cloud." In this case, it's the Agriculture Department, which said Dec. 8 that it awarded a