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DoD relents on social media
The Department of Defense (DoD) isn't an easy place to change, that's for sure. While it's hip to the latest technology and newest war-fighting systems, 21st century cultural and social changes are... Read more...
Pentagon lifts thumb drive ban
Thumb drives had been banned on U.S. military networks, but no longer. The concern about using memory sticks, CD's and removable flash media was obvious--the potential for loss or theft of data and... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Profile: Teri Taki - California CIO
California CIO Teri Taki has been mentioned as a possible CIO at the Department of Defense. We're not surprised. There are plenty of similarities between the size and breadth of California's IT... Read more...
DoD primer on web behavior
The military is all about order, rules and procedures, so it should come as no surprise it has issued a primer for service members, civilian employees and military family members on how to act... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: What's your favorite social network?
The Department of Defense has conducted a poll to find what social networking sites are used by its employees. The poll found that Facebook was the clear winner, with 84.6 percent of those responding... Read more...
Four agencies flunk stimulus reporting
The Departments of Agriculture, Defense and Homeland Security, as well as the Small Business Administration gave out plenty of stimulus money, but failed to monitor data quality for economic stimulus... Read more...
Two indicted for redirecting DoD paychecks
It's just not safe anymore in cyberland. In the latest case highlighting how easy it is to crack government sites, a federal grand jury indicted two Southern California men, accusing them of using... Read more...
DoD social-media policy in limbo
The Pentagon is still studying whether to allow social networking on its websites, a tough problem for an agency that often deals with classified information. It was expected to release a report... Read more...
$220 million in grants for health IT network
The Obama administration is moving quickly to develop a national network of electronic patient records. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced plans to award... Read more...
Release of secret documents delayed
President Obama is pledging an unprecedented age of transparency, but the spy agencies are holding him up. There are a number of documents--all more than 25 years old--that the administration has not... Read more...
