Modernization
Cisco product connects first responders via Web
It overcomes interoperability issues by using the Internet to connect walkie-talkies, voice-over-IP phones, push-to-talk cell phones and computer voice messaging programs, a company official said.
People
Inside OPM’s new telework guidelines
Detailed guidance focuses on pandemic emergencies, information security.
People
Census Bureau seeks consulting support
It wants to observe best practices from the 2010 census to apply to the 2020 one.
People
DHS awards EAGLE contracts
A department spokesman could not confirm who the winners are or how many have been awarded contracts.
People
Union criticizes OPM's telework guidelines
NTEU says new pandemic telework rules lack employee negotiation, equipment supply rights
People
Census director raises a red flag about the upcoming e-census
Officials warn that several factors threaten to spoil their plans for an electronic census.
People
DHS: No appeals court rehearing for MaxHR
Despite repeated rebuffs in the courts, the Homeland Security Department said it still supports MaxHR's labor-relations provisions.
Acquisition
Census Bureau awards IT contract to CNSI
The company will help support the Regional Office Survey Control system.
People
OPM chooses retirement system director
Tom O'Keefe will oversee the Retirement Systems Modernization program.
People
Brandewie joins ActivIdentity
The former director of the Defense Manpower Data Center will lead the company's new Public Sector Solutions Group.
People
OPM updates telework guidelines
It provides detailed information covering everything from establishing an agency policy to stressing that safety requirements apply to teleworkers.
Cybersecurity
IG flags TWIC for security holes
The worker ID program finds security flaws in systems, documentation and program management, according to a new DHS inspector general's report.
People
Survey: Feds planning well for retirement
More than half of federal employees said they expect to retire before the age of 62, according to a study by the Office of Personnel Management.
Cybersecurity
Hackers show MacBook vulnerability
Laptop computers running Microsoft Windows and Intel Centrino device drivers also have exploitable flaws.
Cybersecurity
NIST releases open-source kit for biometrics
The Multimodal Biometric Application Resource Kit is intended to support interoperability for personal identity verification cards, readers and software.
Digital Government
NIST releases PIV card-related special publications
One provides guidelines for testing data on the cards, while the other is a draft of guidelines for interoperability between cards and readers.
Modernization
DOD report urges adoption of open technology
Sharing programming codes and standards with the open-source community could speed development and lower costs, the report states.
People
Springer wants OPM to lead by example
Director says an employee-developed strategic plan now guides the agency.
Modernization
Panel: ATF not required to pay teleworkers' broadband costs
The Federal Services Impasses Panel rejected NTEU arguments that the costs of teleworkers’ broadband could be offset by potential savings in office space.
People
House committee examines rehiring retired feds
With a large percentage of the federal workforce close to retirement age, lawmakers and HR officials debated ways to keep performance at peak levels.
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