Cybersecurity
Lawmakers berate NOAA's satellite program
Two House Science Committee Democrats called for the removal of agency leaders Conrad Lautenbacher Jr. and John Kelly Jr.
Modernization
House committee wants report on access control system standards for DOD facilities
House Armed Services Committee also asks comptroller general to determine if system can ensure legitimacy of cards.
People
ISO approves information security credential
The latest accreditation of an (ISC)2 credential will let more DOD employees meet a department information assurance requirement.
Digital Government
Mass. relaxes open-format mandate
The CIO says state policy was never intended to be anti-Microsoft.
Modernization
USPTO proposes pilot of Peer to Patent program
The Patent and Trademark Office has partnered with the New York Law School to adopt a program, which uses a volunteer peer review process to evaluate patents.
Modernization
Customs agents are seizing record amounts of pirated IT hardware
But counterfeit technology is finding its way into government agencies.
Modernization
UPDATED: White hats don Red Hat
U.S. Marshals’ move to Linux OS saves money, adds security
People
Property of the U.S. government
As attitudes about property management shift, agencies and IT rush to catch up
Cybersecurity
Wanted: Information assurance-savvy people
DOD is poised to push a new training and certification program to all military services and civilian departments.
Modernization
Nels Olson’s new lab is in the library
The materials researcher has given up a biotech career to work with books at Library of Congress.
Modernization
NIST releases standards for security logs
The National Institute of Standards and Technology guidelines cover log generation, transmission, storage, analysis and disposal.
People
No more pass/fail
The Labor Department learned the value of fair and consistent employee performance evaluations
People
UPDATED: GAO: Feds must standardize info-sharing policies
The 26 agencies it reviewed have 56 different sensitive-but-classified designations.
People
Kelman: Google still rules
For Harvard students, Google is the default option for finding even government information.
Digital Government
Center unveils online XML toolkit
A New York applied research center released its first version of an online toolkit designed to help government agencies use XML for managing Web sites.
Cybersecurity
CSC unit achieves CMMI Level 3 rating
The ratings signify the degree to which an organization has linked its management and engineering practices to its business objectives.
Cybersecurity
Love it or hate it, it’s the law
Experts are predicting a struggle for agencies trying to meet the minimum security requirements under FIPS 200.
Modernization
NGA: States make interoperability a top priority
Coordination of state and local efforts, protection of critical infrastructure and creation of intelligence "fusion centers" are also on the list.
Cybersecurity
Time for a new look at security
Intelligence community experts plan to streamline their security procedures.
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