Digital Government
GSA's Williams named to head agency
Current head of Federal Acquisition Service earns nod from White House to take over.
Cybersecurity
Phishing attacks becoming more sophisticated
Targeted attacks, usually through e-mail messages, are “getting scarier and scarier,” former FBI computer crime investigator says.
Modernization
NOAA awards contract to manage huge stores of environmental data
Goal is to make it easier for researchers to search the petabytes of weather information the agency collects.
Digital Government
Health IT bill advances in House subcommittee
The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee on Wednesday took a step toward modernizing the nation's health care system by approving legislation intended to speed the adoption of electronic medical records.
Digital Government
Senate hears arguments over laptop searches at border
Searches without suspicion are legal, but seizure of data is problematic, analysts say.
People
TSA set to examine TWIC card readers
The Transportation Security Administration has issued a notification to vendors asking for information on products that could meet the standards for biometric card readers.
People
Report: IRS should create more electronic help
The tax agency does not provide adequate information to transmitters about why it rejects some electronically filed returns, a report by the Treasury Department's inspector general concludes.
People
Editorial: The importance of IT
A governmentwide CIO could help the next administration tap into innovation at the grass-roots level.
Modernization
Edgerton: June 30: The deadline is here
The latest IPv6 milestone ought to generate more discussion than it has.
People
MAS panel wants more feedback
Advisory group is asking more GSA customers to share thoughts on schedule pricing and practices.
People
Bill would defer award fees from DHS
Rep. Thompson's measure would direct the Homeland Security Department to ensure contractors do their work before they get extra money in award fees.
People
Letter: Clearances: The problem is in the technology managing the process
A reader writes, "In technology, any agency can go only as fast as your oldest technological processing system."
People