Digital Government

New OMB deputy nominated

Nancy Dorn has been nominated to replace Sean O'Keefe as deputy director of OMB

People

FirstGov searching for ideas

GSA asks federal Webmasters for suggestions on how to improve the FirstGov portal

Acquisition

Education, Accenture to share

Education Department expands financial aid systems modernization and use of share-in-savings contracts

People

CIO Council spreads out security

Council names security leader to committees and creates teams to address homeland security weaknesses

Digital Government

Locals seek help for homeland

Mayors' report supports testimony that local governments bear much of the burden in securing the home front

Digital Government

Identifying a better driver's license

An association representing motor vehicle departments wants to enhance the credibility of the license as an ID

Acquisition

Contract designed for HUBZone

GSA is creating a contract specifically for IT vendors certified under SBA's HUBZone program

People

Latest FAIR lists set up battle lines

The latest list of federal jobs that are potential candidates for outsourcing has drawn stark battle lines between the private sector and government workers

Digital Government

Managing an information crisis

A bill approved last week by the House Science Committee includes a provision to set up a research center to investigate ways technology could help government agencies respond to crises

Digital Government

Sifting through crisis info

Provision in bill would set up research center to investigate ways technology could help agencies respond to crises

Digital Government

Bills funnel $8B into IT research

The House Science Committee last week approved two bills that would pump almost $8 billion into academia and industry to support research and development in cyber

Digital Government

GovNet's fate hangs on policy

Policy -- not technology -- will decide whether GovNet is actually built, experts say

People

Tech research boost advances

Committee approves R&D bills, with amendment for research into handling information during crises

Digital Government

SBA debuts BusinessLaw.gov

Site will be the basis for one of the Bush administration's 23 cross-agency e-government initiatives

Digital Government

Bills aim at cyber R&D

Legislation is aimed at increasing funding and attention for cybersecurity and IT research and development

People

Clarke presses industry on security

The White House is calling on industry for help in strengthening the state of cybersecurity

Digital Government

Cyber weaknesses take the national spotlight

Critical Infrastructure Protection Board wants big picture of vulnerabilities

Modernization

GSA's unclear Connections

Proposed mega-contract leaves vendors confused about what they should bid

Modernization

To be redundant

Reliable phone service during a crisis is a basic need, and agencies are learning the real meaning of redundancy

Modernization

GSA hurries to make Connections

GSA is moving quickly to put a national telecommunications and networking contract in place