People
Gregory Giddens: Leading under scrutiny
Giddens, put in charge of SBInet six months before the award, had to contend with investigations by various congressional committees, GAO and the DHS IG.
People
GAO, DHS disagree on need for privacy study
DHS officials say an emerging data-mining program does not require such a privacy assessment because the software itself contains no personal data.
People
GAO: DHS still behind on US-VISIT program
Fundamental questions persist about the program’s direction, how it fits into the larger context of other homeland security programs, and what the ultimate return on investment will be.
Cybersecurity
DHS launches national center for computer forensics training
The curriculum will include basic electronic crimes investigation, network-intrusion investigation and computer forensics.
People
GAO urges DOD to better regulate inventory lead times
Defense Department agencies regularly miss estimates on the lead times needed for acquiring spare parts, needlessly tying up billions of dollars, GAO found.
People
Unattended hazards
Homeland security officials want better status and tracking information about hazardous rail freight.
People
GAO: DHS fails to deliver plan for Congress' oversight of US-VISIT
Despite improvements in compliance with the DHS Appropriations Act of 2006, the department has not yet provided a sufficient spending plan and supporting data, GAO said.
People
Outsourcing will grow, Input predicts
The research firm cites the impending federal information technology workforce shortage as workers retire, the demands of the war in Iraq and a slowdown in federal contract spending as reasons for the increase.
People
GPO requests enhanced technology information for FDsys project
GPO intends to create a system to allow government content to be created and managed in perpetuity, using technologies that are independent of specific hardware and software platforms.
Digital Government
Bush budget would fund high-tech solutions for traffic woes
The $175-million proposal includes grants to state and local authorities for testing the use of innovative intelligent transportation technologies.
People
DHS to test comms strategy in TopOff 4
DHS wants to know the extent to which the public will trust the information it receives in two formats: a live video feed and a Web site.
Digital Government
Senators introduce sweeping data protection bill
The Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007 puts a heavy onus on government to ensure the protection of the the commercial data it collects.
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
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.
People
Immigration service sets rules for online system
Workers outside DHS must still appear in person to access immigration files, according to a new rule.
People
IGs fault Interior for handling of DOD business
Two Interior contracting centers have failed in their responsibilities to act as “good stewards” of federal resources, according to a joint report of the DOD, DOI inspectors general.
People
EU aims to link members' police databases
The goal is for countries to more closely collaborate on anti-terrorism measures and tackle burgeoning cross-border crime.
Cybersecurity
IG: Coast Guard IT controls leave TSA data vulnerable
The Coast Guard, which hosts key TSA applications, needs to address continuing weaknesses in access controls, according to a new report.
People
U.K. streamlines e-gov access
The British government plans to radically reduce the number of government Web sites and to broadly expand information sharing between departments.
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