People
Web extra: Bartock, Bird, Heitkamp: The value of collaboration
This team of experts views IT challenges in three dimensions.
People
IG: Energy's Web sites lack security
Department Web sites have suffered 60 security incidents in the past year, a new report states.
People
Letter: Performance monitoring is critical for efficient government teleworking programs
In the private sector, if employees don't produce, they are canned. If the workforce doesn't produce, management gets canned or the company goes under. With feds there is no such accountability.
People
CIO Council starts wiki on architecture guidance
The draft of the "Practical Guide to Service-Oriented Architecture" is available for government and industry to comment on.
People
Navy to focus only on open systems
A senior official says the service can no longer afford to buy proprietary systems.
People
Stolen VA laptop caught in safety net
Department’s mobile data security policies and practices prevented information breach.
Digital Government
OMB: Nonstandard isn’t OK
A new memo brings the government a step closer to having uniform financial standards.
People
Lawmakers want quality, not quantity, in security clearances
OMB's Clay Johnson defended the security clearance process by saying the important issue is it has not led to any security breaches.
People
New tech improves communication for employees with loss of hearing
The Library of Congress has begun a new video relay service to improve how deaf and hard-of-hearing employees can communicate with each other and with hearing employees.
People
Bridging the divide
Agencies must resolve difficult cultural and policy challenges to get homeland security and law enforcement information flowing freely.
People
Section 508 remains a high hurdle
GSA pursues a carrot-and-stick strategy for improving compliance with the law.
People
Improve your visibility
Agency practices often hinder information access, but search engine optimization helps.
Modernization
Google's Dave Girouard on Google-ization
Google executives now want to be players in what they believe will be the next game-changing event in technology: the transition to software as a service.
People
A new threat, a new institution: The fusion center
Rich Kelly, head of New Jersey’s Regional Operations Intelligence Center, is building a new type of facility to improve threat information-sharing and coordination.
People
Audit criticizes DOD’s IT contingency plans
Inspector general's office warns that the apparent lack of a comprehensive IT systems contingency planning policy at DOD could hinder warfighting operations.
Digital Government
Make good data great
Flashy it's not, but a well-oiled data architecture project can pay dividends.
Modernization
The IPv6 elevator speech
FAA's Mark Powell says transition managers must be ready to deliver a short, memorable speech about IPv6.
People
ODNI releases standards for suspicious-activity reporting
They place fusion centers at the center of how information moves among local, state and federal law enforcement officials.
People
OMB to agencies: Use business standards in new financial software
In a new memo, OMB requires agencies to use governmentwide business standards when they upgrade their financial systems software and move to a shared-services provider.
Modernization
NIST releases a draft compliance guide for IPv6
The draft profile describes initial plans for testing whether products can integrate with other products built to NIST’s specifications.
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