People
Mark Chait walks in industry exec’s shoes
ATF agent, McAfee vice president discover they share similar management challenges
People
OPM: Paying college loans a big draw in government
The Student Loan Repayment Program has been paying off for agencies in recruiting and retaining government employees.
Cybersecurity
NIST offers ID card, reader guidelines
Draft guidelines focus on establishing interoperability between personal identity verification cards and readers.
People
OPM tells agencies how to report training data
OPM said its goal is to ensure that agencies have properly documented and reported records of their training programs.
Modernization
Bankrupt SGI seeks better management
Analysts attribute company’s woes to leadership failures
People
ATF, unions agree on telework plan
The final agreement will cover about 750 agency employees.
People
Pension system to benefit from makeover
OPM has awarded a $290M contract to improve the quality and timeliness of retirement services.
Acquisition
GAO: Census Bureau running out of time for 2010
Changes in contract milestones could affect the ability to develop systems by 2008 dress rehearsal.
People
Government disability site earns Web award
DisabilityInfo.gov has earned a Gold Award from the American Association of Webmasters for outstanding design and quality of content.
Modernization
NIST releases standards for securing domain names
The National Institute of Standards and Technology recommends enforcing content control of DNS name resolution using integrity constraints.
People
Agencies struggle to hire technical talent
Survey finds negative fed image hampers recruitment efforts to fill tech jobs
Modernization
USPTO proposes pilot of Peer to Patent program
The Patent and Trademark Office has partnered with the New York Law School to adopt a program, which uses a volunteer peer review process to evaluate patents.
People
GAO: Agencies need better telework plans
The Government Accountability Office laid much of the blame for agencies' lack of telework planning on the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Cybersecurity
Feds consider smart card options
Different choices for implementation balance security, cost and privacy
Digital Government
SGI files for Chapter 11
Company has suffered falling revenues, mounting debt and plummeting stock value.
Modernization
Soldiers find alternatives to DOD’s Internet cafs
Self-run ISPs keep troops in Iraq connected to loved ones back home.
Cybersecurity
Monster uses e-Authentication to make USAJobs more secure
It will help secure the site and allow recruiters easier access to the features through a secure log-in.
Cybersecurity
NIST issues performance metrics draft
The metrics would allow agencies to measure vulnerabilities and strengths in their information security.
People
West to return to Commerce as CIO
Barry West will become the chief information officer at the Commerce Department. He has served as CIO at the Federal Emergency Management Agency since October 2003.
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