Digital Government

GAO asked to assess staffing

To get funding, agency must satisfy Senate concerns that the jobs could not be better performed by the private sector

Digital Government

CIAO funding carries concerns

House panel supports critical systems protection office, but wants study investigating duplicative efforts

Digital Government

Feds missing out on tech, ideas

Training in intellectual property rights is needed to encourage companies, colleges to take federal R?#038; Amp;D funds

Digital Government

OMB pushing competition

Daniels pledges careful oversight of the winner to ensure that the promised efficiencies appear

Digital Government

OMB sets up audit option

Agency components with proven financial management track records may be able to skip a mandated audit

People

Davis revives cyberthreat legislation

Rep. Tom Davis has reintroduced a bill aimed at encouraging the private sector to share cybersecurity incidents with federal agencies

People

Forman makes case for reforms

Agencies must measure up on egov and think together

People

IT investing Don'ts

Mark Forman says the way agencies invest in information technology is problematic

Digital Government

U.K. lays out online privacy standard

The United Kingdom is poised to release a standard for collecting, storing and using its citizens' information online

People

Forman: Get value from $45 billion

He will be pushed to bring together agencies' IT resources to connect services to citizens

People

Memo details Bush reform agenda

President's government reform includes creating a chief operating officer at every agency

Acquisition

OMB seeks budget system upgrade

OMB calls for proposals to improve the systems that handle the government's budget process

Digital Government

Davis revives cyberthreat bill

Bill encourages the private sector to share cybersecurity incidents with federal agencies

People

UK readies privacy charter

Charter will tell citizens how their information is used when they interact with the government online

People

DOD to use GSA digital certificates

The Defense Department intends by the end of this year to use the General Services Administration's governmentwide digital certificates to authenticate electronic transactions with many of its contractors and outside partners.

People

OMB raises goal for fed outsourcing in 2003

The Office of Management and Budget for fiscal 2003 is raising by 10 percent the number of federal jobs to be put out for bid by the private sector, adding 85,000 positions to the 5 percent already required in 2002.

Digital Government

Agencies get GISRA instructions

OMB tells agencies what their Government Information Security Reform Act reports should include

People

New standard set for security

FIPS 1402 is the new standard for the minimum level of cryptography in federal security products

Digital Government

Bush lines up science adviser

President intends to nominate John Marburger III, a DOE lab director, as national science adviser

Digital Government

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