People
Kempf named acting deputy FAS commissioner
The General Services Administration's leadership continues to be in flux.
Cybersecurity
Feds, industry announce center for identity management research
Agencies, academia and corporations form coalition to find ways to better protect personal data and privacy, but offer few details.
Digital Government
Army awards RFID contracts to six vendors
Vendors view $75 million deal as solidifying the service’s use of tracking technology for its global supply chain.
Digital Government
Air Force pursues Cyber Command again
Decision comes despite a Pentagon directive to give cyber responsibilities to STRATCOM.
Cybersecurity
Experts: Expect slow progress on IT overhaul next year
Campaign officials from both parties say financial crisis will force transition teams to focus first on economic positions.
Digital Government
E-prescribing effort turns to e-media for faster results
The American Academy of Family Physicians has launched an e-prescribing campaign that includes Internet discussion groups and a Flash presentation on e-prescribing.
Acquisition
Panel to recommend rolling back pricing clause
MAS panel said other forms of pricing checks make the price reduction clause obsolete.
Modernization
SEC plans to modernize how it discloses financial data
The agency wants to move to a more interactive process and replace the current forms-based system.
People
New rules let Congress use Web sites such as YouTube
Web 2.0 sites cannot be used for commercial or campaign-related purposes.
People
Congress sets conditions on DHS spending
Homeland Security Department must make improvements before Congress releases hold on funding.
People
Info sharing to be part of performance reviews
New guidance released to help federal agencies that participate in the Information Sharing Environment hold employees accountable for their efforts to share terrorism-related information.
Digital Government
DuPont, German company win lightweight battery contest
Defense held yearlong competition to reduce by as much as 75 percent the weight of batteries needed to power high-tech devices in battle.
Digital Government
Army touts ability to adjust FCS to changing threats
Recent adjustments, including a new focus on infantry brigades, have helped assuage some congressional concerns.
People