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
New certification aims to improve security of computer applications
ISC2 to begin offering in 2009 training in the seven stages of software development and use to reduce vulnerabilities in software code.
People
DHS seeks model telework demonstration program
The department’s chief administrative officer is seeking a consultant with experience in developing telework policies, guidelines and training to help workers do their jobs from remote locations.
People
Treasury's IT management said to need work
The Government Accountability Office found that the Treasury Department's implementation of the required Earned Value Management approach for project oversight should be improved.
People
GAO: Plans for VA's system need details
The VA's FLITE program replaces a system the department ended in 2004 after it had spent $342 million on it.
Digital Government
Also in the News: Border searches raise privacy concerns
New guidelines make it easier for federal agents to copy travelers' personal material, including information on cell phones and laptops, at border crossings, according to The Washington Post.
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$20M Northern Border tech project kept alive
A House subcommittee chairman has rejected a request to cancel a $20 million high-tech program at the border of the United States and Canada.
Digital Government
Science.gov launches a new version
The site hosted by the Energy Department is a gateway for science and technology information.
People
Panel wants larger DHS acquisition workforce
A House committee has proposed spending $6.7 million for new DHS staff members who would check high-risk contracts.
Digital Government
Also in the News: Judge puts federal wreck registry in fast lane
Ruling gives insurance companies, salvage yards, junkyards until next March to provide information on vehicles so badly damaged they're written off, The New York Times reports.
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Maj. Gen. Pollett nominated to be DISA chief
Pollett is currently serving as chief of staff for U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska.
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Bush nominates Pollett for head of DISA
Congress unlikely to act on pick before its fall recess.
Digital Government
Homeland Security replaces head of troubled border program
Mark Borkowski, a veteran government manager, will now lead the multibillion-dollar virtual fence project.
Digital Government
Obama's transparency proposals seen as ambitious
Cost and culture could make adoption of Web 2.0 technologies a tough sell, industry sources say.
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