People

Should NARA be the e-archiving cop?

IG says the agency needs to become more active in enforcing records law compliance.

Digital Government

Tennessee advances legislation requiring paper voting record

If signed into law, federal election funds will pay for all counties to use optical scanners where ballots are filled out by hand, then put into a machine to be tallied.

Cybersecurity

Cost of cybersecurity initiative to triple, panel reports

The development of the National Cybersecurity Initiative also is too secretive, removing a deterrence to attack U.S. networks, Senate committee charges.

People

Senate appropriators look to boost telework

The Senate Appropriations Committee approved an amendment to its Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill that would boost federal teleworking requirements.

People

Buzz of the Week: Competition among industry Goliaths

Hewlett-Packard, one of the biggest sellers of information technology products, announced it will purchase EDS, a big integrator.

Ideas

Needed: Leaders Who Know IT

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Digital Government

DOT to expand IT security services

The FAA provides protection to all Transportation Department agencies through CyberSecurity Management Center and anticipates a role in Information Systems Security Line of Business.mm

Digital Government

FCW Download and Table of Contents

Find links to articles in the May 19, 2008, issue and related items.

People

FlipSide: BLM: In search of history

A team of Bureau of Land Management employees has digitized about 4.2 million records so far with a goal of posting another 200,000 this year.

People

Balutis: Finding a new administrator

The post of GSA administrator is a ‘prune’ job — a plum job that needs an experienced hand.

People

Waldron: Time for a schedule focus

The schedule contracts are the government’s most successful procurement vehicle. Invest in them.

People

Grkavac: Focus on Doan’s record

Lurita Doan was a controversial figure, and yet she managed to steer GSA in the right direction.

Acquisition

Editorial: Schedule panel’s omission

Schedule advisory panel should GSA Federal Acquisition Service commissioner and OFPP representative.

People

Qwest hires government business development manager

Deidre Murray leaves Sprint Nextel for Qwest

Digital Government

Mac laptops present encryption challenge

Information technology officials must take different approach with Macs.

People

ArcMail's CTO becomes sales vice president

Dean Richardson has taken over the company's sales team.

People

Clipping the wings of indulgent travelers

VA and other agencies turn to new e-travel systems to trim excessive costs.

People

Emulex taps IBM vice president as COO

Jeff Benck moves from Big Blue to Emulex

People

Smart phones, smart leadership?

Management becomes a 24/7 job when executives,managers and supervisors get BlackBerrys.