People
New handhelds keep Census on paperless track
Census takers will use about 1,400 of the new mobile computers in this spring’s address-collection dress rehearsal.
People
FirstGov gets chatty
The popular government information Web portal has unveiled an online chat to provide users with live assistance from GSA representatives.
People
DHS publishes final rules on smart credentials
The department will begin enrolling some port workers in March, but says more testing is needed on card reader technology.
People
Thomas search engine gets a tune up
In the beta version now online, users can search the entire database -- including the Congressional Record, committee reports and treaties -- in a single search bar.
People
Gardner to become National Weather Service CIO
His first priority will be security measures, said Adrian Gardner, who was deputy associate CIO for cybersecurity at the Energy Department.
Digital Government
Software raises hopes of finding sunken ship
Modeling and simulation software from Applied Science Associates could help locate the USS Bonhomme Richard, which sank in the North Sea in 1779.
Cybersecurity
IG flags Commerce security problems
The department must improve its handling of sensitive data and revisit key systems previously certified as secure, according to the inspector general.
Modernization
Military, agencies to phish their workers
The government-sanctioned attacks will test how well federal workers know their agency's e-mail security policies.
Digital Government
Former feds protest agency defunding provision
Research and competitiveness advocate labels the bill “a non-starter."
People
DHS clarifies its controversial MATRIX pilot
Report attributes MATRIX's demise to a lack privacy safeguards at its first launch, which led to a loss of public trust and funding.
Cybersecurity
Security relies on policy, HUD CIO says
The biggest problem with securing personally identifiable information is knowing where the information is going and who's accountable for it, CIO Lisa Schlosser said.
Cybersecurity
GPO makes millionth e-passport
The passports contain controversial RFID tags that contain a document holder's personal information and can be scanned remotely.
Digital Government
Former feds decry cuts to Tech Administration
By getting rid of the Technology Administration, “we are in effect disarming the United States [while] every other country is making innovation...one of their top priority issues,” one official said.
People
DHS wants software for purchase card training
The department is looking for commercial software for delivering training through its portal and for tracking the results.
People
DHS taps Aviel Systems for services contracts
The contracts for work with the department's Office of Procurement Operations and Immigration and Customs Enforcement divisions are worth $4.1 million.
People
FBI system to check gun buyers misfires
The National Instant Criminal Background Check System crashed several times earlier this week.
Modernization
Copy protection can sometimes be bypassed
The Copyright Office has ruled on six exemptions to digital copyright protection.
Cybersecurity
GAO: Create policies for testing IT security
Government Accountability Office chides federal agencies for failing to write policies that require periodic IT security testing.
Cybersecurity
Image spam: Not a pretty picture
This variant on traditional spam, which can evade common anti-spam solutions, is on the rise and causing problems, according to government and industry security experts.
Digital Government
Advisory Committee faces major hurdles with Section 508 revision
Interoperability and emerging technologies challenge policy-makers, and some say the language of the provision is out of date.
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