Digital Government
Improving IT Managers
Legislation introduced in the House on Tuesday would require federal managers and supervisors to undergo more extensive leadership and mentorship training.
Digital Government
GSA plans e-mail system revamp
GSA plans to revamp its enterprise e-mail system, and the RFP details some major changes in the works.
Cybersecurity
Internet gatekeepers strengthen security at the root
The Commerce Department and global Internet authorities are installing a change to the root system of the Internet to improve security for domain names.
Digital Government
Setting Standards for Cyber Pros
A forthcoming report that will <a href="http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2010/06/boosting_cyber_skills.php">recommend new standards for testing cybersecurity skills</a> and create cyber career paths in the federal government is a positive step for securing the talent necessary to ensure computer networks and systems are protected, an expert on cybersecurity issues said last week.
People
Most transitioned NSPS workers got pay hike. How about you?
A large majority of civilian DOD employees who have been moved out of the National Security Personnel System so far have received a pay hike when they transitioned to the General Schedule pay system.
Digital Government
Software supply chain security is target of industry group best practices
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SSA teleworkers may be putting personal data at risk, IG says
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Digital Government
Executives say government needs online clearinghouse for food program
Website would provide information to companies interested in helping nonprofit organizations that work with developing countries on agricultural investments.
Modernization
GSA to move e-mail to the cloud
Plan represents major effort to increase government efficiency, analyst says.
Cybersecurity
A governmentwide cybersecurity purchasing contract gains converts
Experts say the expanding security threat calls for a program that allows agencies to buy cyber equipment and services within days off a vehicle designed after the massive Networx telecommunications contract.
Modernization
Could the smart phone be standard issue for every soldier?
The Army integration directorate plans to test how the devices, a ubiquitous tool among young troops, can be used on the battlefield.
Digital Government
Senators push back against Republican opposition to reclassification
The FCC is set to vote on Thursday to seek comment on this "third way" proposal from FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski and other approaches.
Digital Government
White House plans to get more from agency IT spending
Guidance for IT spending the fiscal 2012 budget emphasizes accountability, performance and security, federal CIO Vivek Kundra tells a Washington audience.
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Another strategy—workforce reduction
There are just too many feds out there, according to some lawmakers. Rep. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., last month joined with like-minded colleagues to introduce a bill that proposes to freeze federal hiring in years the country runs a federal deficit. This now appears be every year into the distant future.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Tips Primer
As if we needed any more reminders that, indeed, wireless networks can be vulnerable to hackers or inappropriate use, Joel Gurin, chief of the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at the Federal Communications Commission wrote on June 11:
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