People
Letter: TWIC card delayed by technology
Reader writes about not getting a Transportation Workers Identification Credential when fingerprinting technology malfunctions.
Modernization
Letter: TWIC troubles are greater than at first glance
Implementation of Transportation Workers Identification Credential standard at port is not a smooth process, as one reader notes that being enrolled and having a card are two different things.
People
Letter: Terrorism database problems don't add up
A reader writes, "There are mathematical problems in the terrorism database that need to be considered along with the possible administrative ones."
People
GSA chooses acting FAS commissioner
Tyree Varnado, the assistant regional Federal Acquisition Service commissioner for GSA's southwest region, will take over the national post Sept. 21.
People
Panel: GSA should kill price reduction clause
The best prices come from competition on specific task orders, advisory group concludes.
People
Report urges better information sharing
The next administration should focus more on building preparedness, resiliency and professionalism to improve homeland security, a study recommends.
Cybersecurity
Energy's unclassified networks still open to cyberattack
Inspector general reports that while progress has been made, systems remain vulnerable.
Digital Government
Presidential campaigns urged to prepare for DHS transition
McCain, Obama should name potential Homeland Security appointees before the November election, say witnesses at a congressional hearing.
Modernization
Ike recovery keeps VA technology staff busy
A team will head out to recover computers from a medical clinic demolished in the storm.
People
States expect perks from the plan
Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative will eventually involve the private sector and state and local governments.
Digital Government
Upcoming transition creates uncertainty
The next few months are critical to CNCI as the government transitions to a new administration.
Modernization
Goddard Center official seeks to transform IT
The NASA facility's chief information officer plans to improve information technology security.
People
New York issues hybrid driver's licenses
New York has begun issuing driver’s licenses that also serve as official identification cards at the country's land borders.
People
GAO official: Delay won't derail SBInet
The Homeland Security Department’s troubled SBInet border surveillance project will survive despite a forced delay, a Government Accountability Office official said.
Digital Government