Federal News Radio Archives
BlackBerry Protect backs up lost data
The makers of BlackBerry are giving you some help, if you lost that smart phone.
DoD considers building cyber defenses
The idea is to treat cyberspace as a domain within DoD and employ active cyber defenses and other new defense approaches.
Reporters' Roundup: Mobile cybersecurity not up to par
These are the stories Federal News Radio reporters are working on today.
Tips for investing in TSP's L Fund
Tom Trabucco of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board says choose an L Fund that reflects your draw down date, not necessarily your retirement date.
Updated GPRA to define government-wide priorities
The Partnership for Public Service's Tim McManus describes how an overhaul of the current performance review system might look like.
Pentagon Labyrinth: DoD not doing enough to sort good from bad weapons
Pierre Sprey, who co-authored the Pentagon Labyrinth: Ten Short Essays to Help You Through It, says the Pentagon is not doing enough to sort through the bad weapons from the good ones.
Excellence.gov Awards: TSA app alerts for security, weather, wait times
For the first time ever, the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council added a best mobile app category to its annual Excellence.gov Awards.
Sexual assaults in military have fallen
DoD received a little more than 3,000 reports in fiscal 2010.
Tech standards to change for accessing buildings, computers
Hildy Ferraiolo, a NIST computer scientist, explains how the standard is changing to access federal buildings and computer systems.
Libya's Gadhafi has history of terrorism
The ongoing situation in Libya continues to worry both the United States and its international allies.
Best of DorobekINSIDER: Children's Inn Gala, conflict of interest in contracts
Pentagon Labyrinth: Richards on gaps in DoD planning
Retired Air Force Colonel Chet Richards says DoD has missed the mark in several of its big decisions during recent years. He says defense leaders are making choices that leave people scratching their heads.
GAO: How to enhance agency performance under GPRA
Berniece Steinhardt, GAO's Director of Governmentwide Management Issues, explains how agencies can adopt more coordinated approaches to achieve meaningful results.
Reporters' Roundup: CIO budget authority, DoD procurement policy
These are the stories Federal News Radio reporters are working on today.
West Point cadets train for cyber frontlines
Cadets at West Point are on the cyber-front lines. How are they preparing for these new roles?
Excellence.gov Awards: VA's Baker on IT in the budget battle
VA's Roger Baker discussed how to advance IT projects amidst uncertain budget times.
March Madness begins for cyber defense contest
It's that time of year again when you have to fill out your March Madness brackets. But not for the basketball tournament -- for the cyber defense contest.




