People

FAIR Act instructions detailed

OMB released a memo with new detailed instructions for agencies' fiscal 2002 inventories

Digital Government

The starting point

OMB's security report could set the stage for long-awaited fixes

People

Champions sought for e-gov fight

Mark Forman is working with Congress to name e-government champions on the appropriations committees to ensure that projects are properly funded

People

OMB releases e-gov strategy

E-Government Strategy report includes the first details on the implementation milestones for the 24 e-gov initiatives

Acquisition

GSA spotlights procurement tracker

FAMIS, the new system to track all federal procurements, will be the focus of agency forum

People

Officials fit IT into homeland goals

Officials work on laying the foundation for how IT can help achieve Bush's homeland security goals

Digital Government

Security shifting to enterprise

OMB requirements that show how agencies are securing systems are also highlighting an enterprisewide emphasis

People

Dorn confirmed as OMB deputy

The Senate confirmed Nancy Dorn as the lead official for the administration's management initiatives

Acquisition

Reform still needs work, feds say

Officials warn agencies must comply with acquisition regulations to forestall Congressional action that could take away reform's benefits

Digital Government

Security weaknesses abound

OMB analysis of information security at federal agencies show familiar vulnerabilities still exist governmentwide

Digital Government

Cybersecurity center takes shape

The Bush administration last week announced plans to establish a central office to coordinate the government's response to cybersecurity attacks

Digital Government

Score card sets performance baseline

The Bush administration's fiscal 2003 budget sets a baseline for managing federal agencies' performance

Digital Government

IT budget takes on e-gov

President Bush last year highlighted e-government initiatives as a way to transform government and deliver services more effectively

Digital Government

Center Stage

The Bush administration last week announced plans to establish a central office to coordinate the government's response to cybersecurity attacks

Digital Government

Security board makes progress

Improving products and education are at the top of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Board's agenda

Acquisition

Agencies warned on acquisition rules

Agencies called upon to comply with acquisition regulations to forestall congressional action

People

White House to form cybersecurity center

New organization based on office created to manage Y2K response

People

CIAO poised for homeland role

The fiscal 2003 budget includes a request for $20 million for the CIAO to form an Information Integration Office

Digital Government

NIST guide gets into security routine

Document aims to help administrators and managers start a program for testing systems security on a routine basis

Digital Government

Government missing business case

Forman calls on industry to help agencies struggling to build business cases for IT programs