Acquisition
Proposal reveals blurry industry lines
Some are concerned about losing existing federal contracts for mapping and surveying if SmartBuy becomes the acquisition vehicle of choice.
People
Doing dashboards right
Experts say that a dashboard’s success or failure boils down to a few key elements.
People
Positive outlook for dashboards
Improved reporting features renew interest in use of electronic dashboards as a management tool.
People
GAO urges standardization of biometric data
The Government Accountability Office says the lack of standards and the use of proprietary formats has inhibited information sharing.
People
Standards needed for first-responder ID cards, industry group says
The Smart Card Alliance recommends adopting FIPS 201, which is already the security standard for federal ID cards.
People
GAO criticizes HSIN Next Gen management
GAO says DHS needs to address management deficiencies in its next-generation platform for sharing homeland security information with state and local authorities.
People
HSPD-12 card may promote information sharing
Use of the common process for identity management and authentication should increase trust among agencies.
People
Intell CIO to make standards the standard
The intelligence community is taking a new standards-based approach to information security.
People
GSA adds schedules oversight office
Divided among several offices, schedules program could go in different directions.
People
N-Dex: Strong growth potential in info-sharing
Some reports are now included in the FBI’s National Data Exchange (N-Dex) law enforcement information-sharing system.
People
Feds take counterterrorism local
New systems now undergoing trial runs could help resolve longstanding policy debates about information sharing.
People
Certified for security
Agencies should know how many employees at managed-security service providers carry certifications.
Digital Government
OMB to verify desktop configuration work
The Office of Management and Budget wants to make sure agencies are properly measuring their progress toward complying with the Federal Desktop Core Configuration.
People
Web research turns new page
Group readies protocol to improve sharing of Web-based research information.
People
DHS plans new TWIC rule
The program is on track to enroll 1.2 million workers by April 2009, according to the TWIC program manager.
People
Cybersecurity initiative seen as good first step
Agency officials addressed cyber issues, including counterintelligence and supply chain security at ITAA conference.
People
DOD tests contractors’ ID cards
The pilot program’s future could hinge on the question of who conducts background checks.
Acquisition
What’s going on?
Congress and the Bush administration introduce ways to measure contractor performance.
People
Editorial: The search mandate
Agencies have an obligation to keep up with the latest search standards.
Modernization
FEMA nears emergency alert standard
Goal is to create a national infrastructure so digital messages can be sent to TVs, radios and desktop computers.
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