Acquisition

OPM awards retirement systems modernization contract

Systems modernization will eliminate multiple interim annuity payments and deliver retiring federal employees their payment on the day it is due.

People

Training goes paperless at Air Force school

The Squadron Officers College converted materials into an electronic book format.

People

Survey seeks feedback on SES pay for performance

The Senior Executives Association plans to present the survey results to Congress and the Bush administration.

People

State tries viral marketing

Jobster search engine gives recruiters a social networking tool.

People

DOD rolls out new personnel system to the first 11K people

System seeks to emphasize pay for performance

People

Border-crossing advocates call for a PASS

Others offer alternatives to the passport replacements, which they feel are too costly and time consuming.

Cybersecurity

Intruders breach TMA server

DOD announced today that someone broke into a Tricare Management Activity public server and gained access to information.

Modernization

NIST releases standards for security logs

The National Institute of Standards and Technology guidelines cover log generation, transmission, storage, analysis and disposal.

Cybersecurity

NIST announces FISMA Phase II

Establishing qualifications for those who conduct security assessments marks a new phase in the implementation of the Federal Information Security Management Act.

People

OPM puts out welcome sign for young feds

A rule change makes it easier for student interns to become federal employees.

Modernization

Apptis wins $16M IT contract with FTC

The company will provide support services, including a managed call center and on-site support.

Modernization

Intel enterprise platform debuts

VPro will include Active Management Technology, virtualization, the upcoming Conroe microprocessor and the Intel Core 64-bit processor.

Digital Government

Entrust’s TruePass approved for use in federal PKI projects

Company becomes one of only five to be approved by the Federal PKI Policy Authority.

People

NIH issues RFI for data solutions

The agency hopes to supplement its current software to improve information transfer between its databases.

People

OPM makes it easier to hire young employees

Changes to the Student Career Experience Program would put participants on the fast track to government jobs.

Cybersecurity

Love it or hate it, it’s the law

Experts are predicting a struggle for agencies trying to meet the minimum security requirements under FIPS 200.

People

OPM wins A-76 competition

It will process Federal Erroneous Retirement Coverage Corrections Act cases.

People

Judges scold DHS at appeals hearing

A three-judge panel heard Homeland Security Department lawyers defend the department’s new labor-relations rules as necessary for unifying its workforce.