People
Chertoff names director of cybersecurity center
Entrepreneur and author Rod Beckstrom will be the first director of the National Cyber Security Center.
People
Letter: Limiting trading in Thrift Savings Plan is the right choice
By increasing costs, unlimited trading decreases the value of the funds.
People
House members seek information on proposed regulations
Lawmakers question exemption for reporting fraud and abuse.
People
Letter: Thrift Savings Plan should cap number of traders per month
Some restriction is fair. However, it should be based on a year not a month.
People
Letter: Thrift Savings Plan is not a stock market account
The people that are protesting forget that TSP is a savings account, not a stock market account. If they want to play the stocks, by all means, they can take their money and go there.
People
Letter: Employees wishing to trade frequenty under Thrifty Savings Plan should pay
I think that those employees who want to trade frequently should be allowed to do so only if they agree to bear both the additional expense to the TSP of their trades and the cost of reprogramming TSP to bill them for those trades.
Digital Government
Duplicate systems viewed as challenge to sharing intelligence information
End users at San Diego conference say policies and practices stand in the way of effective collaboration.
Cybersecurity
What's Brewin Column: Avoid the Britney results
Intelligence needs advanced Internet search tools to find the most relevant data while bypassing the irrelevant.
Digital Government
Contract award protests charging conflicts of interest on the rise
As agencies rely more on outside contractors to evaluate bids, GAO sees more complaints about bias.
Digital Government
Passport system breach shows privacy practice shortcomings
House chairman seeks names of State Department contractors fired for inappropriately accessing presidential candidates’ files.
Digital Government
TIGTA: IRS needs to better monitor security compliance
For example, IRS did not adequately analyze security incidents for underlying causes, a new report states.
People
Lawmaker to DHS: Step it up with fusion centers
Rep. Jane Harman told state, local and federal homeland security officials that DHS was at risk for losing her support for funding if it didn't improve information sharing.
People
Agencies find keys to FISMA
Best practices include risk management and automated security awareness tips.
People
Editorial: Seeking the bright lights
Nominations are now open for the 2008 Rising Star awards, which recognize the work done by younger people in government and industry.
People
Some participants protest new Thrift Savings Plan policy
The proposed regulation would limit interfund trades by TSP participants to two per month.
People
26,000 move to RetireEZ
Federal employees who are ready to retire will no longer wait months for their first pension payment or wonder if their personnel file is complete and accurate.
Digital Government
Letter: Mobile pharmacies aren’t enough
A reader who managed logistics for an emergency pharmacy response system after Hurricane Katrina says the government needs to do more to prepare for future disasters.
People