Digital Government
Congressional panels blast oversight of Navy network project
Armed Services committees ask for regular updates on the acquisition strategy and schedule for the Next-Generation Enterprise Networks program.
Digital Government
FBI CIO to leave next month
Announcement comes on the heels of GAO report citing FBI's headway on Sentinel, the 6-year, $451 million project to replace its paper-based legacy system for supporting intelligence analysis and case management.
People
OMB to verify agency work on security settings
The Policy Utilization Assessment program will determine how well agencies have implemented the Federal Desktop Core Configuration, an OMB official said today.
People
FBI CIO Azmi will retire in October
Zalmai Azmi, the FBI's chief information officer since 2004, announced today that he will retire from the government Oct. 17. His successor has not been selected.
Digital Government
Also in the News: Navy delivers more Internet bandwidth to small ships in trial
The Navy has been performing a high-speed satellite networking trial that gives smaller ships up to 10 times more satellite bandwidth than previously available, according to Defense Systems.
People
GAO: DHS needs data on acquisition authority
The Homeland Security Department’s special acquisition authority appears to be working, but better data would help it assess that success, the Government Accountability Office says.
Digital Government
Hurricane Ike photos available online
The U.S. Geological Survey has posted before-and-after images of the Texas and Louisiana coastal areas damaged by Hurricane Ike.
People
Senate committee approves FISMA bill
The legislation would require agencies to continuously monitor and measure security controls, its sponsors say.
Digital Government
Also in the News: Virtual travel for San Jose employees?
Councilman proposes to shrink city's budget deficit by using Internet teleconferencing for city employees, San Jose Mercury News reports.
Digital Government
GAO: Sentinel is procurement model for FBI
FBI officials working on a $451 million investigative case management system have used effective practices for acquiring commercial information technology that the bureau incorporate into policy, the GAO says.
Digital Government
Defense to re-engineer electronic health record system
After complaints that a $6 billion proprietary system is slow and unreliable, officials plan new architecture based on commercial software and open standards.
Digital Government
Treasury fails to apply best IT management practices
Without proper earned value management policies, the department “may not be able to manage its programs effectively,” GAO reports.
Digital Government
Defense health record database growing too big
Pentagon mulls breaking up rapidly expanding repository of military patient files among regional data centers.
Digital Government
States, localities slam U.S. government for not sharing info
Law enforcement officials say feds should build a national counterterrorism network to make information exchange easier.
Cybersecurity
Homeland Security committee approves key federal IT legislation
Measure would require agencies to install chief information security officers.
Digital Government
Homeland Security authorization bill falls by the wayside
This year is the first the committee has not passed such a bill since 2004.
Digital Government