Cybersecurity
GAO: Fake IDs yield passports
GAO investigators had no problems getting genuine United States passports by using false documents.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: Should Kundra stay or go?
So far, we see no consensus among our readers about the future of Vivek Kundra as the federal government's first chief information officer.
People
DOD to review NSPS pay system
The Defense Department will delay further conversions while it and OPM evaluate the pay-for-performance system, official says.
Modernization
NARA wants new catalog
The National Archives and Records Administration wants information on how to replace the centralized system used to share and manage its holdings.
Modernization
Auditors: IRS should scan servers weekly
The IRS should scan all servers often to protect against malicious code and software attacks, IG recommends.
Acquisition
Law halts regulations for woman-owned businesses
The fiscal 2009 spending law prohibits the Small Business Administration from using Bush administration regulations.
Modernization
Auditors: FEMA acquisition files are a mess
Private auditors could locate only eight of the 24 contracting files they requested in a recent review at the agency's headquarters.
Modernization
House again considers electronic records bill
A new House bill would expand the National Archives and Records Administration's ability to dictate how agencies and the White House maintain electronic records.
Digital Government
GSA awards two more contracts for secure Internet service
AT&T and Qwest join Trusted Internet Connection initiative under Networx contract.
Digital Government
IRS improves cybersecurity, but still vulnerable to malware
Employees introduce risk by failing to comply with security policies, IG reports.
Digital Government
Army Bites GAO Back On FCS
The Government Accountability Office added another $21 billion to the price tag of the Army's Future Combat Systems program, which currently stands at $159 billion, in a <a href=http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09288.pdf>report</a> released on Thursday. The Army fired back in press call on Friday with a squad of two and three star generals.
Ideas