Following a high-profile pick for a new chief information officer at the Defense Department earlier this week, DoD officials named this year’s winners of the DoD Chief Information Officer awards. At a Pentagon ceremony Oct. 28, Deputy Chief Management Officer David Wennergren, who works in the office of the deputy secretary of defense, said the [...]

The Army’s use of smartphones has a high-level champion in Vice Chief of Staff Peter Chiarelli. In an interview with Nextgov, Chiarelli, an avid smartphone user, said he wanted the Army to harness the power of smartphones. Chiarelli’s said his support of smartphones only makes sense. Most younger personnel are already proficient in their use, [...]

In likely the most complete disclosure of the intelligence budget ever released, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence revealed the annual cost of U.S. intelligence for 2010: $53.1 billion. Federal News Radio also reported an additional $27 billion for military intelligence in addition to the amount for the CIA and some of the [...]

A majority of Americans believe the president should have the authority to shut down parts of the Internet in the event of a coordinated cyber attack, according to a report by the Unisys Corporation. The results come as a cybersecurity bill, which would give the president broader authority to handle cyber threats, remains stalled in [...]

The average time to hire a federal worker is lower than it was before, but still not low enough, the Office of Personnel Management says. OPM is set to start reviewing the federal hiring process by Nov. 1. The time it currently takes to hire a new federal worker is 110 days, The Federal Times [...]

The Army is changing the way it does green, according to a new memo from one of the Army’s top energy and environment chiefs. Katherine Hammack, assistant secretary of the Army for installations, energy and the environment, released an updated memo containing guidelines for improving green-building standards. It will revise the Army’s all-around green-building approach, [...]

The Department of Homeland Security wants to increase collaboration on its IT projects, said DHS Chief Information Officer Richard Spires, continuing an ongoing theme of agency coordination Speaking before the American Council for Technology-Industry Advisory Council, Spires said this new approach, known as enterprise governance, would bring together those who work in disparate agencies but [...]

Calling it an essential step in energy efficiency and cost savings for federal travel, the General Services Administration announced it would establish virtual meeting centers in federal buildings across the United States. The video-conferencing system will be available at GSA’s 11 regional headquarters, in cities such Boston, New York City, Atlanta and four locations in [...]

National Coordinator for Health IT David Blumenthal sought to create new standards to recognize healthcare providers who have gone above and beyond in implementing electronic medical records, according to HealthSystemCIO.com. But the new classifications may create unnecessary complications, critics say. Speaking before the health IT policy subcommittee of the Department of Health and Human Services, [...]

Federal agencies are eagerly uploading data sets to the government’s online data repository, data.gov, but now they need guidance on what to send next and how to prioritize information, according to FederalNewsRadio.com. Next month, the General Services Administration will host a data.gov conference centered on making better use of data sets. “It’s bringing together best [...]