Digital Government
House panel to take up bill requiring electronic e-mail storage
The measure, which would apply to all federal agencies, responds to loss of hundreds of days worth of White House e-mails.
Cybersecurity
VA issues final rule on handling lost personal data
Prompt notification of security breach and free credit monitoring are part of rule.
Digital Government
Benchmarks needed for green IT
Promoting energy-efficient hardware is a start, but strategies to direct system and software development are called for, industry official says.
Digital Government
NRC to expand radioactive materials tracking system
Proposed rule would make it harder to amass materials for building a dirty bomb.
Digital Government
OMB to issue guidance on purchase cards
Memo follows report exposing widespread abuse across agencies.
People
GAO: HSPD-12 program needs clear goals
OMB and auditors differ on priorities for achieving identity verification goals.
People
NIH to crack down on encryption
Further investigation reveals stolen laptop contained SSNs of 1,200 research participants
People
IBM case: A question of due process
Agencies were unaware of the suspension while investigators followed procedures.
People
Letter: Taxpayers lose under many agency-oriented contracts
The fed should be unifying, consolidating, and integrating its sprawling acquisition enterprise to save resources.
Acquisition
Letter: Vets GWAC could be used more
With well-qualified teams of companies bound together to meet IT mission requirements, one may have to look beyond his or her agency's specific mission needs to meet socioeconomic mandates.
People
Letter: Set a DOD PowerPoint standard
One reader, who is not fond of PowerPoint's bullets, writes: "The use of bullets within the Department of Defense should be limited to weapons."
People
OMB wants trusted access plans
Deadlines are fast approaching to reduce Internet connections for greater security.
People
Agencies tackle backlog of citizenship applications
CIS and the FBI process time-consuming name checks.
People
Census, Congress spar on funds
Cost overruns lead to brinksmanship that threatens other department program funds.
Modernization