People

IBM Center publishes presidential transition guides

One handbook is aimed at senior management, while another is billed as a guide for government executives.

People

OMB expects 5 million HSPD-12 cards by month’s end

Final deadline moves federal government to common process for identity management and authentication.

People

New report offers recommendations for ID management

The Identity Management Task Force notes challenges government agencies face in collecting and using personally identifiable information.

Digital Government

FCW Insider: Culture change via performance reviews

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People

Get a Life!: Survey shows change

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People

Rising Star: Jeremy Warren

Jeremy Warren, chief technology officer for the Justice Department, is not afraid to pick up a hammer and get to work.

Digital Government

Short-term extension of E-Verify sets up big 2009 battle

Provision in continuing resolution extends program to March 6, only 45 days after the new president takes office.

Digital Government

SEC chairman blames lack of transparency for market turmoil

Chris Cox calls for better reporting on financial disclosures.

Digital Government

Air Force to place cyber operations under Space Command

The service's neglect of its nuclear mission led to the demise of a grand plan for a Cyber Command.

Digital Government

Homeland Security communications network project at risk of delays

The department should have developed stronger controls before hiring a contractor to work on the project, GAO says.

Ideas

Time to Reassess Data Mining

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People

Panel: Government data-mining programs need more scrutiny

Proposed homeland security-related programs need systematic review before deployment, according a report by a National Research Council committee.

People

DISA seeks state-of-the-art security assessment services

DOD is open to buying a solution through a software-as-a-service or managed services approach.

People

DOD, private sector team up on ID management research

The Defense Department and two other agencies will work with Indiana University and other organizations to tackle identity theft, document fraud and other challenges.

People

Letter: New GSA office will create more problems than it solves

A reader writes that GSA's MAS Program Office creates another level of bureaucracy.

People

Letter: No such thing as 'no-bid contract'

A reader writes to say there is no such thing as a no-bid contract.

Digital Government

Also in the News: IT key to kids' health data project

Ambitious government study to track health of 100,000 U.S. children from before birth to age 21 starts in January, InformationWeek reports.

Digital Government

Also in the News: Council to revisit criteria for locality pay

Some members of the Federal Salary Council want to revisit standards for making locality pay decisions, Federal Times reports.