Digital Government
Security pieces come together
Deadlines for several federal cybersecurity initiatives are coming due this summer.
People
Bush leads biometric push
A new presidential directive requires agencies to create standards for sharing biometric data.
People
Are small-biz counts too good to be true?
Committee rebukes DHS for over-counting to meet small-business contracting goals.
People
CXO Lessons Learned: A new workforce paradigm
The seamless mixing of feds and contractors complicates workforce management.
Modernization
NASA CIO doubles as teacher, coach
Jonathan Pettus seeks to bring NASA’s centers together with a single focus.
People
Agencies seek data exchange standards
Working group collaborates and shares documents in a wiki as they develop standards for formulating federal agency budgets.
Modernization
Bill targets messy e-records
A measure introduced by House Democrats would set minimum standards for agencies’ records management systems.
People
Homeland security's cyber eyes
Security experts roll out new techniques to try to keep up with today’s stealthy, transnational cyberattacks.
People
Agencies to employ card alerts
Like credit card companies, GSA will use data mining to detect improper spending.
People
Counterterrorism goes local
Feds look to local police department standards for suspicious activity reporting.
Acquisition
Lawmaker: Score cards don't work without penalties
House member says score cards need penalties to go with the grades. Meanwhile, agencies say publicly announcing failings makes them work harder for good grades.
Digital Government
Put SOA to the test
4 steps to developing effective service-level agreements for SOA-based applications.
People
GAO: OMB should move on HSPD-12
None of the federal agencies surveyed had met the October 2007 deadline, auditors found.
Digital Government
Wagner: Look for opportunities
If we want to reduce our footprint on the planet, we must rely on technology and intervention
People
Agencies expect to invest in new financial systems
Input report highlights the importance of the Financial Management Line of Business initiative to OMB
People
Chertoff grants S.C. Real ID extension
South Carolina's governor said he did not plan to seek an extension because the state legislature opposed the ID card program.
People
South Carolina defiant on Real ID
On the deadline for requesting an extension for implementing the program, the governor says the state has no plans to ask for one and hopes the standard driver's licenses will continue to be accepted as ID.
People
DHS, State publish final travel documents rule
Final travel document requirements for the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative will take effect June 1, 2009.
People
Passport snooping raises alarm
Lawmakers consider whether additional legislation is needed to safeguard data.
Digital Government
Letter: Know what the IG wants to get a good grade
Anyone who has been through the FISMA reporting cycle more than once has figured out that the key to a good "grade" is to figureout what the IG is going to use to measure compliance and work like hell on that.
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