Modernization
Companies join forces to bring software management to feds
Palamida and Merlin International specialize in compliance and risk mitigation solutions.
People
Sprehe: Embracing data
New Air Force information management policy is a step toward preserving institutional memory.
Digital Government
Rep. Holt reintroduces bill to require paper trails for voting
The legislation would set a national standard to forbid paperless voting.
Acquisition
SBA reassessing small-business IT size standards
A proposed new rule could raise the revenue limits on information technology companies to qualify as small businesses.
Digital Government
Adobe pushes PDF specification for ISO adoption
Specialized subsets are already ISO standards, but this will take the full PDF specification into the open standards process for the first time.
Acquisition
European group chooses UBL for cross-border procurement standard
The Northern European Subset said UBL is the only specification that fits the need for an XML-based standard that covers the entire range of online procurement needs.
Cybersecurity
DOD seeks contractor training requirement rule change
Amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement’s training requirements would apply to contractors who perform information assurance work for DOD.
Cybersecurity
NIST stages competition to improve cryptographic standard
Researchers have proven the vulnerability of the widely used Secure Hash Algorithm-1 standard, which is the basis for Secure Sockets Layer technology.
Cybersecurity
TWIC card, management costs rise as program gears up
Final TWIC rule indicates that authorities will issue worker ID cards before most maritime facilities have card readers installed.
Modernization
Policy-makers weigh alternatives to GPS
The government must decide whether to shut down a ground-based navigation system operated by the Coast Guard or enhance it to serve as a backup for the critical Global Positioning System.
Modernization
Section 508: Reconstruction in progress
Web technologies outpace accessibility law and require a major rewrite of 508 standards.
People
DOD learns transport logistics the Toyota way
Transcom imports Japanese automaker’s practices to manage its supply chain.
Digital Government
ITAA, Va. tech council combine forces for legislative lobbying
The two independent advocacy groups will focus their lobbying skills on public policy issues, programs and events of concern to both organizations.
Cybersecurity
The digital big bang
In FCW’s 20 years, nothing has changed government IT more than the Internet. Here are five ways the Web changed our world.
Digital Government
IAC announces Excellence.Gov award finalists
A panel of 23 judges, representing government and industry, selected 20 projects that demonstrate how technology can enhance collaboration.
Cybersecurity
Industry wants unified set of security standards
The impetus for the group's formation was members’ belief that the government should have a consistent set of security standards that it expects contractors to comply with.
People
GSA announces settlement in liability case
GovConnection paid $2.55 million to settle the claim it had overcharged federal agencies, but it did not admit liability.
People
Postal accountability bill will modernize service
The legislation, the first major overhaul of USPS since 1970, solves the structural, legal and financial constraints that have brought the service to what Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) called "the brink of utter breakdown."
Cybersecurity
CIO: VA is working toward gold standard in IT security
Assistant Secretary and CIO Bob Howard outlines the VA’s plans to reorganize its IT structure following computer thefts.
Digital Government
Ecma International approves Office Open XML standard
The standard will join the Open Document Format as approved file standards for documents.
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