Digital Government
DLA eyes seat management
The Defense Logistics Agency plans t o outsource desktops and a broad range of support services for at least 2,400 users at its headquarters, with the possibility of expanding the program to more than 41,000 agency users nationwide. That would make the deal the largest seat management effort in the
Digital Government
DOE site makes research easier
The Energy Department last week unveiled a new World Wide Web site that will enable visitors to search through more than 500 scientific and technical research publications. The new site, PubScience (pubsci.osti.gov), was developed through an ongoing partnership between DOE's Office of Science and T
Digital Government
NARA fees miff feds
A new National Archives and Records Administration program that requires agencies to pay for storage and retrieval of paper records has angered some agencies, threatening NARA's upgrade to its storage and retrieval system. Under the federal records center reimbursable program, which began Oct. 1, N
Digital Government
GAO: IT security law needed
Agencies have improved the security of many information systems, but the lack of clearly defined roles among agencies coordinating security has hindered federal security experts' ability to protect systems from intrusion, according to the General Accounting Office. Agencies have spent the past two
Digital Government
NIH inaugurates e-services contract
The National Institutes of Health last week became the first agency to turn to a General Services Administration contract for digital certificates as a way to secure electronic transactions with the public, giving the GSA security contract a needed boost. The NIH issued a task order under the Acces
Digital Government
Software lets agencies limit use of data
Infraworks Corp. this month released a new product that will enable agencies to control how their information is used, even once it leaves their networks. While it has become commonplace for federal agencies to control the use of information within their networks with encryption, passwords or other
Digital Government
NIH is first to move on ACES
The General Services Administration today announced that the National Institutes of Health has started development work on a task order under a governmentwide contract covering publickey infrastructure and security services.
Digital Government
OFPP upholds GSA policy
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy today overruled a protest by an association of government contractors that sought to abolish the General Services Administration's policy of allowing agencies to conduct audits after a contract is awarded and demand price adjustments.
Digital Government
DOE Web-enables scientific research
As part of its latest effort to advance science research, the Energy Department today unveiled a World Wide Web site offering government scientists and the general public a onestop shop for searching hundreds of scientific journals.
Digital Government
GAO issues Y2K planning guide
The General Accounting Office this week released a planning and operations guide for federal agencies to use in the critical days surrounding the Year 2000 rollover.
Digital Government
Senate to feds: Move quicker on infrastructure protection
Faced with a growing number of threats to the nation's critical infrastructure, Senate leaders on Wednesday said they would start demanding results from government and privatesector attempts to protect critical information systems, including urging the Clinton administration to make funding such initiatives a high priority.
Digital Government
Security weaknesses prevalent at Treasury's FMS
Systematic security weaknesses at the Treasury Department's Financial Management Service could leave the billions of dollars collected and paid out by the organization open to fraud, according to the General Accounting Office.
Digital Government
DOD: 300,000 jobs possible for outsourcing
The Defense Department will have more than 300,000 jobs listed as potentially available for outsourcing to the private sector in its inventory under review at the Office of Management and Budget this month.
Digital Government
Y2K lessons apply to information security
The federal government must apply the lessons it has learned from addressing the Year 2000 problem to its efforts to protect its critical infrastructure from information security threats, according to a General Accounting Office report issued this week.
Digital Government
DLA plans to release RFQ for outsourcing
The Defense Logistics Agency next week plans to release a request for quotations on a desktop outsourcing solution for the agency.
Digital Government
DOE office reviews, tightens security
The Energy Department, which suffered some of the most damaging computer security breaches in government, has begun to tighten security through a newly established office, according to government auditors and DOE security experts.
Digital Government
IT jobs duck outsource lists
Agencies last week released lists of thousands of jobs that could be outsourced to private companies, including some of information technologyrelated jobs. But critics say the way agencies released the lists could hurt vendors and federal employees who may want to challenge them. The initial group
Digital Government
GSA selects second digital certificate vendor
The General Services Administration on Wednesday announced the second award for digital certificate technology under its governmentwide publickey infrastructure program.
Digital Government
Law is only part of better computer security, Congress told
Federal agencies would benefit greatly from a proposed enhancement to a 12yearold computer security law, but legislation alone cannot solve some underlying information security problems, federal and industry experts told Congress today.
Digital Government
Public/private groups work on security metrics
Organizations across the public and private sectors are working together to establish tools that agencies can use to measure the effectiveness of their information security programs.
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