People
Sen. Grassley presses GSA's Williams on Sun deal
Sen. Charles Grassley has asked Jim Williams how much Williams knew about the agency's decision to renew Sun Microsystems' schedule contract despite IG concerns.
People
GSA, OPM delay HR business line solicitation, awards
A large number of questions from vendors is forcing the agencies to push back the awards for the Human Resources Line of Business to August.
Modernization
OMB faces the metrics challenge
Infrastructure optimization could mean better IT performance and lower costs.
Cybersecurity
Security officials get a case of nerves about LOB
Reprogramming existing training money is not an easy option for many agencies.
People
GPO’s budget request may come down to priorities
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz told William Turri, acting public printer, that GPO's request for $182 million more money next year may be hard to meet.
People
Waxman asks White House about e-mail, political briefings
In letters to Karl Rove and Fred Fielding, counsel to the Bush adminstration, Waxman asks for more specific information on the White House’s e-mail policies and the Jan. 26 presentation by Rove’s deputy, J. Scott Jennings.
Cybersecurity
HSPD-12 group said to be close on fingerprint exchange standard
A working group is deciding on a standard way for agencies to submit requests for fingerprint checks and how they will receive the information back.
People
DOD to set information-sharing strategy
The Defense Department has been focusing on making data accessible from anywhere, at any time, but now it is figuring out the best ways to share that information.
Cybersecurity
ODNI, DOD detail 7 areas of IT security to make standard
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Defense Department today released the seven areas of certification and accreditation for information technology systems that they will standardize.
People
Joseph Hagin: Leading by setting expectations
Asked to oversee an upgrade of White House communications, Hagin remained personally engaged in the project despite his busy role as a key adviser to President Bush.
Digital Government
OMB: Vista is an opportunity to set desktop standards
Policies at the Air Force, Army serve as a governmentwide model.
Acquisition
House approves contracting reforms in supplemental spending bill
The House passed the Accountability in Contracting Act for a second time today as a part of the fiscal 2007 emergency appropriations supplemental bill.
People
DOD close to e-records software standard
The revised records management standard will address how to deal with additional metadata, such as e-mail, and workflow requirements, alerts and timing issues.
People
GSA back on track, Doan says
GSA’s accomplishments include obtaining a clean audit from the agency's IG and earning six green scores on OMB's financial-management score card.
People
OMB to ask agencies for metrics on EA effectiveness
The Office of Management and Budget is preparing guidance to help agencies develop metrics to measure the value of their modernization blueprints.
People
CIO Council honors Schlarman, Andreessen with Azimuth Awards
The CIO Council picked two winners of the 2007 Azimuth Award that couldn’t be more different.
People
NIST to decide on standards for e-records
NIST will determine whether to make standards developed by the E-Records Management e-government project a governmentwide requirement, or just a guidance.
People
OMB looking for vendor to develop infrastructure metrics
OMB will work through GSA to hire a contractor to establish baseline metrics for three areas of the Infrastructure Optimization Initiative Line of Business.
People
OMB to require standard Windows desktop configuration
In a memo going out to CIOs as early as today, OMB will require agencies to move to a standard Windows desktop configuration developed by NIST and the Air Force by Feb. 1, 2008.
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