People
Senate slashes NARA's archiving plans
If the Senate successfully defers funding for the National Archives and Records Administration's Electronic Records Archives (ERA) for a year, the agency will have to ask for almost twice as much money for the program in fiscal 2005, officials said last week
People
OMB to release architecture models soon
The Office of Management and Budget plans to have all five of its federal enterprise architecture models available by October.
Digital Government
IT honchos call for better patching systems
Federal officials told Congress that agencies must improve the way they patch their systems because exploits are getting faster.
People
Archives officials: Pay for ERA now, or pay more later
If funding for electronic records is deferred for a year, NARA says it will ask for almost twice as much money in fiscal 2005.
People
Industry groups urge support of competitive sourcing
Twenty organizations asked House members to vote against amendments that would block White House plans to open government functions to competition.
People
Bush threatens veto in competitive sourcing fight
OMB says the president should veto the Transportation and Treasury spending bill if it specifically prohibits percentage goals for competitive sourcing.
Digital Government
GPO renames Congress unit
The Office of Congressional Publishing Services is the new name for the agency formerly known as the Congressional Printing Management Division.
People
OMB tips hat to Mac and Linux
Latest release of the federal technical framework expands support for operating systems
Digital Government
Bids sought for asset sale program
The GSA has started the search for a way to let agencies easily and efficiently dispose of property.
People
OMB sees IT efficiency from E-Gov Act
The E-Gov Act should add teeth to OMB's efforts to tie tech spending to program performance, a top IT official said
People
Groups want input on DHS data sharing
A group of 75 advocacy groups urged DHS Secretary Tom Ridge to let the public comment on securing information-sharing processes among agencies and first responders
Digital Government
OMB adds Mac, Linux to reference model
The latest TRM adds more operating systems as 'supporting platforms'
Digital Government
Solutions architects: The picture gets clearer
What exactly is a solutions architect? That is the question officials discussed during a forum this month
People
Attack of the worms: Feds get wake-up call
Latest round of attacks prompt call for more aggressive patch programs
Digital Government
IRS hires former OMB official as privacy czar
The Internal Revenue Service hired a former Office of Management and Budget privacy analyst to serve as taxpayers' privacy advocate
Digital Government
Close-up: Worms
Microsoft Corp., the Federal Computer Incident Response Center and many other organizations first put out alerts back in mid-July for the vulnerability used by the Blaster worm and the Welchia variant
Digital Government
Cybersecurity agency to improve patching
National Cyber Security Division officials want to improve the governmentwide computer patching service so more agencies use it, a senior official said this week
People
GAO sees electronic archive problems
The National Archives and Records Administration's long-term program to store and retrieve electronic records lacks several key elements, according to a GAO report
People
IRS Digital Dispatch goes weekly
The Internal Revenue Service this week doubled the frequency of one of its Digital Dispatch e-mail newsletters
Acquisition
VA to adopt outside security solutions
The Veterans Affairs Department's largest security project to date will rely heavily on solutions developed by other agencies
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