People
Booze, cigarette tax forms to go online
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau will be implementing electronic forms gradually.
People
Food imports require electronic notice
Beginning Dec. 12, companies importing food into the United States will have to electronically notify the Food and Drug Administration beforehand.
People
Froelich to lead IRS unit
And the Treasury Department appointed Jesus Delgado-Jenkins to be Froelich's boss.
Digital Government
Software group has security framework
It's supposed to help companies comply with federal laws and alleviate increased consumer security concerns.
Digital Government
House passes P2P security bill
The Government Network Security Act orders agencies to protect sensitive data on government computers from security threats posed by peer-to-peer file swapping.
People
Starting date set for federal grant site
Federal agencies must post synopses of grant announcements on the Grants.gov portal starting Nov. 7.
People
Survey: Feds overwhelmed by OMB's management agenda
If your daily work leaves you no time to focus on OMB's management agenda, you're not alone
People
Common Criteria: Ready for prime time?
Experts question if security requirements should be mandated across government
People
Memo to OMB: Don't be a lame duck
Washington, D.C., observers offer advice for sustaining progress on IT management and related concerns
Digital Government
NIST issues security drafts
The National Institute of Standards and Technology's latest publications define the security necessary for IT systems and establish processes for handling incidents.
People
OMB releases performance reference for IT
The Performance Reference Model tells agencies how to ensure their information systems help the performance of their missions.
Digital Government
In worm war, feds fight the clock
Worms coming faster; patching pace not keeping up
People
Feds' sites boost public service
Gauging whether federal agencies have improved their use of the Web to interact with citizens is not easy, but a user satisfaction survey says they are improving.
People
DHS names federal worm hunter
Department appoints security czar, creates central response center
People
NSA, DOD push Common Criteria for civilians
The security and defense community wants civilian agencies to require that all their IT products pass Common Criteria tests.
People
Cybersecurity forum planned
DHS will have a summit in the fall to figure out how to execute the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace..
People
DHS creates emergency response team
The U.S. Computer Emergency Response Team will lead all incident prevention, warnings and response efforts across the country.
People
Yoran named head of national cybersecurity
Homeland Security officials named Amit Yoran as director of the National Cyber Security Division.
Digital Government
Users more satisfied with Fed sites
User satisfaction with federal Web sites ranges from midrange to higher than several top commercial sites, according to a new study.
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