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
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
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