Acquisition

Policy changes 'clean house'

OFPP wants to ensure competition

People

IT freeze or thaw?

Homeland security agencies' most pressing IT needs are moving quickly through a review process set up by the Bush administration

Digital Government

Sharing called key to cyber plan

Experts say that public/private sharing of information and responsibility is key to cyberstrategy success

People

TSA tech work races ahead of plan

At TSA, the lack of legacy systems and cultures has been as much a disadvantage as an advantage

Digital Government

Cybersecurity plan on the lite side

The long-awaited plan for protecting the nation's critical computer systems is too weak, IT experts say

Acquisition

Procurement changes 'clean house'

Draft revisions to Circular A-76 should be issued around the first week of October and could alter IT buys

Digital Government

Cyber strategy slow in arriving

Experts attribute the long development cycle to matters ranging from the complexity of the task to the politics involved

People

Homeland's 1st goal: Be different

The day-one IT goal for the proposed Homeland Security Department is to provide new capabilities

People

Cyber strategy: A starting point

The National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace released today will become more detailed as comments are returned

People

New strategy to expand focus

Strategy due Sept. 18 will detail strategic goals for sectors ranging from home users to global issues

Acquisition

GSA ponders cuts in schedule fees

GSA may reduce the fees agencies pay to buy products and services through the FSS multiple-award contracts

People

Info-sharing models under development

The Office of Homeland Security's enterprise architecture team is rapidly developing several models for information sharing

People

Feds to reach out

The Office of Homeland Security's information technology office soon will begin an outreach effort

People

Enterprise architecture expanding

Enterprise architecture approach could spread past IT and into such areas as workforce management

People

Homeland IT office reaching out

The Office of Homeland Security's IT office soon will begin a big outreach push to more public- and private-sector entities

Digital Government

Architecture models advancing

OMB is developing several 'reference models' to support the Federal Enterprise Architecture

People

Homeland debate heats up

Personnel flexibility at heart of Bush, Senate dispute

Digital Government

PKI bridge milestone approaches

technology, technews, security

People

Homeland bill veto threatened

White House threatens to veto Senate homeland security bill unless management flexibilities are restored

People

Proposed office on shaky ground

Congress may be thinking about cutting a key information- sharing technology initiative out of the fiscal 2003 budget