Cybersecurity
IRS rolls out tax processing systems despite known security risks
Inspector general identifies several weaknesses that could expose taxpayer information.
Digital Government
OPM terminates contract for electronic retirement calculator
Agency will continue its retirement modernization project without the assistance of Hewitt Associates.
Digital Government
Report warns of voting glitches
Several states not prepared to handle voting-machine problems on Election Day.
Digital Government
Homeland security and traffic concerns drive telework expansion
Agencies must make the work arrangement part of their culture for it to succeed, advocates say.
People
Cyber threats on the rise, FBI official says
The country's commercial and national security interests are increasingly the target of of cyberattacks, an FBI assistant director said today.
People
E-Verify extended to March 2009
The recent continuing resolution delays the decision on reauthorizing DHS' employment verification program and provides $100 million in new funding for it.
People
Letter: Government has failed in post 9/11 improvement efforts
One reader finds the efforts to improve first-responder equipment poor.
People
IG: Effectiveness of DOT IT security practices declines
The Transportation Department hasn’t fully implemented recommendations from last year when management had to divert resources to deal with other programs.
Digital Government
Pointers: Recommended reading 10-20-08
Women in IT: A midcareer barrier?; A quick fix for boring meetings; How to do how-to Web sites; Health hazards for IT workers
People
Buzz of the Week: Hopes for cybersecurity
As part of the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative, the government plans to provide the industry with an infusion of cash for research and development into new and emerging security technology and services.
People
Schlarman: New FISMA is the wrong solution
Revised legislation should sink and not resurface until the next administration and Congress take office.
People
Burton: Past performance, future results
Agencies should make better use of information on contractors’ previous work, but it starts with better records.
People
Light: Five tips for the next president
The next president should be careful of what he does during the transition period, one expert says.
People
IG: More control needed over some DOD security cards
Report finds that some background checks are done without oversight by the Army.
People
Avue debuts transition job site
The site www.transitionjobs.us will list the approximately 7,000 politically-appointed positions that will open up after President Bush leaves the White House to make way for a new administration.
Modernization
Feds are more mobile, but dissatisfied with agencies' wireless support
Survey says latest technology could boost employees' productivity outside the office.
Cybersecurity
FBI warns of sweeping global threat to U.S. cybersecurity
New Cyber Division Chief Shawn Henry says certain countries, terrorist organizations engaged in aggressive campaigns to steal sensitive data from U.S. Internet assets.
Cybersecurity
DHS secretary pushes industry to invest in cybersecurity
Plans to beef up protection hinge on private sector — which owns most of the nation's infrastructure.
Modernization