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FCW's The Week

Find links to articles in the Sept. 22, 2008, issue and related items.

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Breul: CMO idea could stick around

Chief management officers could provide the governance and management disciplines many programs lack.

Modernization

Letter: Politicians are people, too

A reader writes that politicians should be able to use private e-mail accounts.

Ideas

New Acting CIO for U.S. Attorneys Office

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Transition milestones

The transition timeline agencies should follow.

People

Management in transition

OMB, GAO wanted to ensure the new administration is on top of management issues.

Digital Government

ITAA ponders response to DOD RFI

The industry trade group is concerned that the Defense Department's efforts to protect controlled unclassified information could lead to costly requirements for contractors.

People

Army focuses on network-centric systems

Officials want to protect the service's investment in systems used by combat troops and commanders.

People

Experts urge overhaul of cybersecurity

An independent commission has recommended that the coordination of the government's cybersecurity efforts be handled in the White House, rather than by the Homeland Security Department.

People

New DHS deputy CIO named

Margie Graves is the Homeland Security Department’s new deputy chief information officer, a career position that will help the department's information technology office through its first presidential transition.

Cybersecurity

Watchdog agency cites flaws in DHS cybersecurity program

More energy should go into predicting and preventing future attacks, GAO says.

Digital Government

Panel gets static on how to develop first responder system

Some local jurisdictions worry nationwide communications network would interfere with their systems.

Digital Government

GSA boasts improvements in small business contracting

Agency says it surpassed congressional goals in all but one area; a governmentwide report is still pending.

Digital Government

House panel probes failed Homeland Security contracts

Democrats say taxpayers footed a $15 billion bill for poorly managed acquisitions.

Ideas

Gore's Internet is McCain's BlackBerry

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IG: GSA should check its HR system

Officials need to make sure access controls minimize the risks to employee data, a report concludes.

People

FBI director cites progress in IT

FBI Director Robert Mueller today told a House committee the bureau had made progress in improving upgrades to its information technology system

People

Audit reveals new IT security weaknesses

The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center has received 20 reissued notices of weaknesses in information technology systems and nine notices of new IT weaknesses, an audit reports.

People

OPM will soon decide RetireEZ's future

The agency had issued stop-work order in May against contractor Hewitt Associates.