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TSA will miss cargo screening deadline
Official says the United States should recognize international programs that meet its standards.
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Medicare anti-fraud program helps vets and cash-strapped states
Database allows states to identify Medicare beneficiaries also eligible for VA benefits.
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House appropriators rescind broadband funding
Lawmakers want to take back the money to help make up for emergency wartime spending.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Bill's Partnership
It was good to see the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee unanimously pass <a href="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&docid=f:s3480is.txt.pdf">Senate bill 3480</a> out of committee on Tuesday. There were some <a href="http://cybersecurityreport.nextgov.com/2010/06/mccains_dirty_cyber_politics.php">concerns</a> raised at the initial hearing by Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Roland Burris, D-Ill., about creating a National Center for Cybersecurity and Communications within the <a href="http://topics.nextgov.com/Homeland+Security+Department/">Homeland Security Department</a> (DHS) to implement cybersecurity policies. However, the provision remained in the bill.
Digital Government
Outsourcing Cyber Expertise
A California lawmaker is questioning whether the Homeland Security Department and other agencies should have more cybersecurity responsibilities, particularly given the shortage of qualified workers, FederalNewsRadio.com <a href="http://www.federalnewsradio.com/?nid=35&sid=1992366">reports</a>. Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., said during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing that it may make more sense for the government to outsource some cybersecurity functions to contractors, despite a current trend in government to move more functions in-house.
People
Procurement office to agencies: Business cases, interagency contracts go hand-in-hand
Agencies would be required to develop a business case before launching a multi-agency contract under a guidance from the Office of Federal Procurement Policy expected later this summer.
People
Access granted: DOD makes OpenGov site more accessible
Feedback prompts department to make a Web site more accessible and detailed.
Digital Government
Twitter lands State Department staffers in spotlight
Two State Department employees' innocous tweets while on a visit to Syria raise eyebrows back in Foggy Bottom.
Digital Government
'Encryption on a chip' raises hopes for better security
New technology could make it easier to encrypt data on smaller high-tech devices, writes blogger Brian Robinson.
Digital Government
For privacy protection, survey says this agency delivers
Research from Ponemon Institute released today suggests that people have less confidence in the federal government's privacy commitments than they did a year ago.
Digital Government
Social network just for feds to debut in late summer
The General Services Administration is preparing to launch the first phase of its FedSpace social media platform for federal agencies and contractors in late summer.
Digital Government
Navy CIO assuming new cyber role
Rob Carey takes on the new post as director of strategy and policy at Navy Fleet Cyber Command, working directly under Commander Vice Adm. Bernard McCullough.
Modernization
How have NASA's Mars robots lasted 24 times longer than expected (so far)?
NASA's two Mars Rover vehicles were designed to last only 90 days but, six years later, they're still operating.
People
Army reviews cemetery's IT systems, overhauls management
The Army has restructured management and launched reviews into the number of its employees, IT capabilities and contracting operations, the service's secretary said today.
Ideas
Fighting Federal Popups
Any federal employee or vendor who regularly visits .gov websites should be familiar with a popup message that reads something like this:
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