Digital Government
Estimate shrinks for Census' handheld contract
An independent evaluation found the estimated cost of the Census Bureau's contract with Harris may be hundreds of millions less than previously estimated.
People
Treasury promotes Taylor to FinCEN CIO
Ann Taylor moves from an assistant director position at the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to its chief information officer.
Cybersecurity
Federal computer security grade improves slightly in '07
But some say the report card’s finding means little in light of its shortcomings.
Digital Government
Cisco grilled for allegedly helping Chinese surveillance
A company PowerPoint presentation offering an overview of China's law enforcement objectives focus of Senate subcommittee's questioning.
Digital Government
Prospects fading fast for FISA deal by recess, aides say
Looming in the background is a threat from moderate-to-conservative Blue Dog Democrats in the House to force a vote on a Senate-passed electronic surveillance bill.
Digital Government
Report: No intimidation of GSA contracting officer found in Sun Microsystems negotiations
Postal Service IG exonerates auditors; former administrator calls findings a "travesty."
Digital Government
YouTube refuses Lieberman request
Sen. Joseph Lieberman today asked Google to screen and remove any content on YouTube produced by Islamist terrrorist organizations. However, Google, YouTube's parent company, said it would not pre-screen videos or change its community guidelines.
People
Letter: A fearless, qualified Doan worked for change
A reader writes about Doan's effort to promote change with Democrats in Congress.
People
GSA systems seen needing more protection
An audit by GSA's inspector general's office found problems in several areas that could lead to access by unauthorized people to personally identifiable information.
People
Taylor is new FinCEN CIO
As CIO, Amy Taylor oversees the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's technical infrastructure the agency uses to collect and analyze data and disseminates it to select law enforcement under the Bank Secrecy Act.
People
Student loan repayment benefits hit $42M
The federal government used student loan repayments to substantially increase its criminal investigator workforce and hire or retain 219 information technology management specialists and 143 contract specialists.
Acquisition
HP/EDS merger could simplify contracting
Hewlett-Packard’s planned purchase of Electronic Data Systems for $13.5 billion will likely help better position HP as a performance-based services provider.
People
President orders agencies to simplify data labeling
Directive puts NARA in charge of efforts to improve the handling of controlled unclassified information.
Modernization