Cybersecurity
NIST completes biometric specs
The new document describes the procedures and formats for storing fingerprints and facial images required for compliance with the FIPS 201 standard.
People
OPM: A bigger federal government
Between October 2002 and October 2004, the number of federal civilian employees increased by 38,302, or 2.1 percent.
Modernization
USPS to update automated forms
The U.S. Postal Service wants to convert its automated forms into intelligent documents that can accept digital signatures.
People
USPS opposes reform bill
Despite an eleventh-hour amendment, the pending legislation still fails to give USPS the pricing flexibility it needs, a senior USPS official said today.
Cybersecurity
NIST fellowship open to undergrads
Undergraduate students will receive a $4,000 stipend to work for 12 weeks in the Information Technology Laboratory with NIST scientists as their advisers.
People
NSA outsources hiring support
SI International will supply HR employees under a contract with a potential value of $6.9 million.
Cybersecurity
Identity card specs still in play
The Office of Management and Budget is reviewing a policy guideline it issued in August 2005.
Cybersecurity
FCC to investigate phone record sales
The Federal Communications Commission's Enforcement Bureau has launched an investigation into data brokering practices.
Cybersecurity
McNulty named to advisory board
NIST has chosen the director of government affairs for an international security certification consortium to fill a long-standing vacancy.
People
Commission struggles to define 'postal service'
Ruling asserts panel's authority to regulate electronic services
People
Aspiring CIO leaders urged to hone social awareness
A road map to help top IT execs do a better job
Cybersecurity
DOD calls time out to simplify NSPS
Program executives temporarily halted training classes designed to teach the basics of the Defense Department's new personnel system.
Modernization
DOD sets real-world test of HSPD-12
An exercise to uncover operational problems with issuing and using uniform federal identity cards is set to begin in April.
Cybersecurity
NIST updates cryptographic guidelines
The revised edition contains all cryptographic standards and recommendations that are binding on federal agencies.
People
Fed job notices earn poor marks
Agencies still don’t have it right when it comes to creating effective job vacancy announcements, according to a new study.
Cybersecurity
SANS survey shows security salaries
With median salary and bonus income of $106,326, chief information security officers ended the year well-compensated, according to the SANS Institute.
Modernization
USPTO to modify patent reviews
The open-source community has criticized USPTO for not reviewing software in the public domain before issuing patents.
Digital Government
Time management in a BlackBerry world
Public CIOs run big agencies between a thumb and the palm of their hand
Modernization
Postal commission rule defines a 'postal service'
The Postal Rate Commission will decide which of the new electronic services that USPS now offers fits that definition.
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