By PHILIP ELLIOTT Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans sparred with President Barack Obama in their Saturday media addresses over proposals to create jobs, further evidence of the difficulty of bipartisan solutions to the nation's pressing problems...

"The new budget now being trotted out for the Pentagon is a tired old document, bereft of the many significant changes needed to revive our decaying defenses. Worse, the Pentagon's masters and its peanut galleries in Congress, the press, and think tanks opine delusions that anything significant is changing."

The much respected California CIO Teri Takai will be named the Defense Department CIO, insiders confirm. She told her staff yesterday. The Takai appointment was first reported by NextGov’s Bob Brewin, but the official announcement could come very soon, insiders say...

By ANNE FLAHERTY Associated Press Writer ISTANBUL (AP) - The top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan said Thursday the security conditions thereare no longer "deteriorating," in contrast to assessments from other nations that the Taliban is expanding in the region and the situation has turned explosive...

The Defense Department has released its Quadrennial Defense Review to Congress, which is due every four years.

Sen. Feinstein calls for an international treaty on cyberspace to create mutual assurances of protection. Experts say the difficulty is determining the threshold of what constitutes an attack worthy of war. Delayed DoD cyber command would play key role in coming up with strategy for offensive and defensive cyber actions.

Listen February 3rd at 2pm Program will discuss: Progress Report on CyberSecurity with DHS-DoD & ODNI Top CyberSecurity Priorities Update onthe DoD Cyber Command Initiative Key Challenges to still overcome in IT Security Lessons Learned A Vision for The Future-how can we be proactive and prevent attacks Panelists: Greg Schaffer- Assistant Secretary for CyberSecurity & Communications, DHS Dave Wennergren- DCIO, OSD Priscilla Guthrie- CIO, ODNI Lee Holcomb- Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Services Robert Dix- Vice President, Government Affairs & Critical Infrastructure Protection, Juniper Networks Mike Carpenter- Senior Vice President for Public Sector, McAfee Moderator: Jim Flyzik -Flyzik Group About the Panel Jim Flyzik President The Flyzik Group..

Accenture-sponsored Federal News Radio Roundtable on Cyber Security: Achieving Cyber ResilienceListen February 16th at 2:00 pm Faced with rapid technological advancements and increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks, organizations must act now to acquire or improve cyber resilience to protect their agencies or departments from theft, fraud and sabotage...

The role of the chief information officer continues to evolve under the Obama administration. Today's federal CIOs are expected not only to drive efficiency, transparency and strengthen information and network security, but also to implement the best technologies and practices to establish and maintain relationships with citizens...

Defense Secretary Robert Gates is urging Congress to approve the Obama administration's $768.2 billion Pentagon budget request, saying America needs "a broad portfolio of military capabilities."

We told you last week about Operation Jump Start, the marvelous program that helps soldiers of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedomtransition to civilian careers...

The administration proposes to decrease the governmentwide technology budget by 1.6 percent over the 2010 enacted funding. White House also zeroes out funding for OPM's Retirement Systems Modernization program in 2011. OMB also plans to create centralized IT services around data centers, cloud computing and other areas.

Brian Lepore, director of Defense Infrastructure Issues at GAO, explains.

It’s just a few days away — and it is one of the most marvelous events of the year if you’re looking to help other people and have adramatic impact on somebody’s life — it is called Operation Jump Start...

Agency hires Stanley Inc. under a $18 million deal. Stanley will provide document processing services.