Digital Government
FCW Insider: What your ethics officer needs to know about the Fed 100
Don't worry, the value of the Federal 100 award is not in the trophy.
Digital Government
Letter: Kudos to consolidating recruitment systems
A reader praises the Department of Homeland Security for consolidating more than 50 separate recruitment systems.
Modernization
DHS will use new privacy protection principles in research
The principles for implementing privacy protections will be used in all new DHS Science and Technology Directorate research projects, including those that involve data mining.
Cybersecurity
Group urges White House to lead on cybersecurity
The next president should deal with the growing cybersecurity threat by creating a new White House cybersecurity office and National Security Council directorate, commission says.
People
Experts: Changes will come fast for government IT
Executives say a new administration and new generation of workers will force government information technology to evolve quickly.
Acquisition
GSA bumps $50B Alliant awards to 2009
The agency has completed re-evaluations of Alliant Small Business bids and expects to announce awards in December.
Cybersecurity
Audit finds DHS weak in balance sheet reporting
The weaknesses cover financial reporting, general financial and application controls, and budget accounting, the audit states.
Cybersecurity
Letter: Article should have mentioned FFRDCs
A reader says the Homeland Security Institute will be replaced with the Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute.
People
Report: Administration has mixed record on clearances
The administration has made some gains in managing security clearances, but the process is still cumbersome, according to a new report by a House committee chairman.
Cybersecurity
Panel says White House should oversee cybersecurity efforts
Much of the responsibility for cybersecurity should be taken from OMB, which would focus on the budget, according to a report.
People
Report from Croatia: Facebook causes political firestorm
A 22-year-old Facebook member created the controversy by starting a group for people who do not like the country's prime minister.
Digital Government
Confusion hinders use of GSA schedule contracts
Federal security officials often look for simpler means of buying products and services, survey finds.
People
Letter: Lack of experienced auditors, inspectors leads to high acquisition workforce turnover
A reader writes to say inexperienced auditors and inspectors leads to high turnover rates in the acquisition workforce.
Digital Government
DHS to deliver data-mining report to lawmakers today
Paper comes on the heels of National Research Council recommendation that some data from phone and medical records not valuable to counterterrorism efforts.
Digital Government
Defense launches personal health record application test
Soldiers and their families use Google and Microsoft health-records software to manage their medical files online.
Cybersecurity
Experts: Enterprise architecture key to IT security
The availability of malware on the Web is creating new security challenges, they say.
People
FedTracker: Obama site lists transition teams
Change.gov has a very helpful list of the Obama-Biden transition team leaders, broken down by topic area. The main page lists them all; clicking a particular category, such as "Government Operations Team Leads," brings up detailed biographies of the individuals on the team.
People