http://www.govexec.com GovExec.com is government's business news daily and the premier Web site for federal managers and executives. en-us Copyright 2009 by National Journal Group Inc. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:25:48 GMT klunney@govexec.com (Kellie Lunney) webmaster@govexec.com (webmaster) http://www.govexec.com/img/GovExecLogo_red_RSS.jpg http://www.govexec.com 144 22 1440 http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0709/070109mag1.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss President Obama's technology-focused policies stand to infuse chief information officers with more authority and influence. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0709/070109mag1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=43082 anoyes@nationaljournal.com (Andrew Noyes) Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:03:45 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0509/052909kp1.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Centerpiece of Coast Guard's modernization program is deemed fully operational following rigorous inspection program. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0509/052909kp1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=42846 kpeters@govexec.com (Katherine McIntire Peters) Fri, 29 May 2009 18:36:15 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0509/050409cdpm2.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Several agencies and congressional committees can claim oversight of cybersecurity. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0509/050409cdpm2.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=42652 webmaster@govexec.com (Chris Strohm, CongressDaily) Mon, 04 May 2009 21:51:43 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0409/041609cdpm2.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Newspaper report says agency went overboard collecting private e-mails and phone calls. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0409/041609cdpm2.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=42506 webmaster@govexec.com (From CongressDaily) Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:44:46 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0309/032709cdam3.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Two key GOP lawmakers are warning that the intelligence community is being overtaxed under Obama administration. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0309/032709cdam3.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=42361 webmaster@govexec.com (Chris Strohm, CongressDaily) Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:57:23 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1208/121008cdam1.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Current leaders should stay on for at least six months, chairman of intelligence panel says. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1208/121008cdam1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=41595 webmaster@govexec.com (Chris Strohm, CongressDaily) Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:57:10 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1108/110708bb1.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Award-winning device looks like commercial PDAs, but provides access to classified and unclassified networks, and operates on worldwide mobile networks. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1108/110708bb1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=41378 bbrewin@govexec.com (Bob Brewin) Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:39:29 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1008/102908ar3.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss From computer programs that magnify text to ergonomic keyboards, the National Security Agency offers a variety of devices to help employees do their job. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1008/102908ar3.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=41292 arosenberg@govexec.com (Alyssa Rosenberg) Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:32:41 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1008/102908ar2.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Government attempts to reverse an embarrassing decline in the portion of the federal workforce that is disabled. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1008/102908ar2.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=41282 arosenberg@govexec.com (Alyssa Rosenberg) Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:15:16 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1008/102808cdpm2.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Amount is $4 billion more than spending for the previous fiscal year. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1008/102808cdpm2.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=41279 webmaster@govexec.com (From CongressDaily) Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:56:10 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0908/091208cdam2.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Panel could have budget authority for all agencies that fall under the national intelligence program. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0908/091208cdam2.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=40945 webmaster@govexec.com (Chris Strohm, CongressDaily) Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:49:26 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0808/081108j2.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Chief information security officers would like to serve and protect computers, but without the authority, budget and time, federal systems remain open to attack. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0808/081108j2.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=40700 jaitoro@govexec.com (Jill R. Aitoro ) Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:33:21 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0708/073008kp1.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Panelists say dozens of committees give conflicting direction to beleaguered agency. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0708/073008kp1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=40599 kpeters@govexec.com (Katherine McIntire Peters) Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:02:05 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0708/072108nj1.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss The government's new surveillance law is a dense patchwork of new authorities that has puzzled even those most familiar with it. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0708/072108nj1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=40517 webmaster@govexec.com (Shane Harris, National Journal) Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:05:19 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0708/070908cdpm2.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Legislation gives the administration long-sought spying powers and legal protections for telecom companies that have helped conduct electronic surveillance on U.S. residents without warrants. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0708/070908cdpm2.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=40425 webmaster@govexec.com (Chris Strohm, CongressDaily) Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:40:37 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0608/060608cdpm1.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Legislation is among several government accountability bills that have passed easily in both chambers but which lawmakers have struggled for months to reconcile. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0608/060608cdpm1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=40181 webmaster@govexec.com (Dan Friedman, CongressDaily) Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:40:20 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0508/053008nj1.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Hackers may be responsible for two major U.S. power blackouts. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0508/053008nj1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=40112 webmaster@govexec.com (Shane Harris, National Journal) Thu, 29 May 2008 22:49:04 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0408/042208nj1.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Today's fights over government surveillance of the communications network go back much further than the Sept. 11 attacks. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0408/042208nj1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=39830 webmaster@govexec.com (Shane Harris, National Journal) Wed, 21 May 2008 13:09:44 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0308/031908bb1.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Operations at various intelligence agencies also must be centralized to improve information sharing, says Dale Meyerrose. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0308/031908bb1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=39568 bbrewin@govexec.com (Bob Brewin) Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:45:45 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0308/031808bb1.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Head of the Information Sharing Environment says all agencies should follow intelligence community's lead to create a culture based not on "need to know" but "need to share." http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0308/031808bb1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=39552 bbrewin@govexec.com (Bob Brewin) Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:04:31 GMT