Cybersecurity
NIST invites comment on draft standard
Minimum security requirements for information systems will become mandatory once signed by Commerce Department secretary.
People
Pay won't fix everything
NIST finds pay-for-performance system helps hire and retain good employees, but does not motivate poor performers.
Cybersecurity
No surprise: Security problems persist
Government Accountability Office auditors also criticize the Office of Management and Budget's security reporting guidance.
People
House explores workforce transformation
Two House lawmakers will introduce legislation Thursday that would create a results commission to examine federal agencies’ effectiveness.
Modernization
Input: IT security spending to catch its breath
Input market analysts expect modest spending increases of 4 percent on average for the next five years.
Modernization
OPM awards 50 contracts for e-training
Office of Personnel Management officials created the GoLearn program to offer federal employees a wide range of Web-based courses.
Cybersecurity
USPTO weighs options for work at home
USPTO's chief information officer has notified vendors of the agency’s interest in PC blade technology.
Digital Government
Voinovich hot on clearance backlog
Senator says size of problem tests officials' management skills
Cybersecurity
IAPP will certify government privacy officials
The association has developed educational and testing standards for the first time for federal, state and local employees.
People
GAO reports on "poor performers"
A new government report gives a mixed picture of underperforming federal employees.
Modernization
NIST pledges staff time for health IT
Agency will expand involvement in the electronic health records initiative as a partner of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Modernization
Tech groups want treaty ratified
Industry officials push for a treaty that they say could be helpful in investigating and prosecuting computer network crimes.
People
Voinovich hot about security clearance delays
A backlog of 185,000 cases forces prospective FBI and CIA employees and others “to sit idly by for months," the senator says.
Digital Government
Auditors highlight patent automation problems
PTO director disputes GAO findings and says he has no plans to reassess strategy.
Digital Government
OMB modifies security reporting
The Office of Management and Budget has issued new security reporting guidelines that emphasize contractor oversight and data privacy protections.
Cybersecurity
Feds face mandatory security controls
Federal officials will soon be required to become experts in triage as they try to make their agencies comply with the Federal Information Security Management Act.
People
Hite keeps investigations humming
Accountability and performance are key measures for streamlined GAO.
Modernization
Telos patents certification process
The company has been awarded a process patent for its automated security certification and accreditation techniques.
People
NIST issues draft of ID guides
Guidelines for certifying and accrediting organizations that will issue ID verification cards under a new credentialing program are available in draft form.
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