People
DOE to help centers collect data
The Energy Department will release new software to help data centers collect energy efficiency information.
People
Bill to rehire retirees gets qualified support
Lawmakers and panel members who testified at a House subcommittee hearing examined a bill that would make it easier for agencies to re-employ retirees.
People
GSA considers data-center optimization
GSA is partnering with EPA and DOE on a possible initiative to help agencies to make their data centers more energy efficient.
Digital Government
LOB said to promote services sharing
The Information Technology Infrastructure Line of Business initiative is said to promote the consolidation of agency hardware and software, sharing of infrastructure services and environmentally friendly systems.
People
Bill would create redress for some travelers
The House Homeland Security Committee approved legislation today that would require DHS to refine and expand its redress program for individuals who contend they have been wrongly identified as being on a terrorist watch list.
Digital Government
Interior allowed to reconnect to Internet
Judge rules six-year disconnect order not valid, but still worries that the department’s computer security practices are inadequate.
Digital Government
IT firms, groups craft report on guarding online speech
Subcommittee chairman pushes group to complete the 18-month-old collaboration establishing guidelines for corporations that deal with foreign governments that repress online speech.
Digital Government
Funding bill nudges military to unify systems
House Armed Services report also targets Future Combat Systems delays and IT staff shortage.
Digital Government
Bill restricts access to contractor misconduct database
Lacking support, Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., agrees to make proposed database available only to government officials.
Digital Government
BIA begins phased reconnection to the Internet
A federal judge has ruled that FISMA effectively cancels a 2001 court order that prohibited the Bureau of Indian Affairs from connecting to the Internet without the court’s consent.
People
Outside IG disputes Doan's interference claims
Former GSA Administrator Lurita Doan's claims that GSA's IG interfered with contracting negotiations don't hold up, according to the Postal Service's inspector general.
Digital Government
Input opens contract library to the public
The research firm claims to have more than 3,000 contracts acquired through the Freedom of Information Act available for public access.
People
EPA needs data center energy data
Officials of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star program want to define energy use measurements for data centers, but they need more information.
People
Computer security grades improve slightly
The government rises from a C-minus average to a C in FISMA's score card.
People
Letter: Real ID is leading to a global ID
A reader questions whether Real ID is good for U.S. citizens.
People