Digital Government
GAO: Military gear for sale on Web poses security risk
A team of undercover GAO agents found parts for the fighter plane, body armor, night vision goggles and other military items for sale to the highest bidder on eBay, Craigslist.org and other Web sites.
People
GAO: OMB should move on HSPD-12
None of the federal agencies surveyed had met the October 2007 deadline, auditors found.
Digital Government
TIGTA: IRS should safeguard taxpayers from identity theft
The service says it lacks jurisdiction, and disclosure rules limit its ability to share information with employers and other agencies.
People
Air Force pushing ahead on cyberspace
The service is close to finalizing a doctrine designed to guide its major cyberspace offensive and defensive capabilities.
People
GAO report outlines purchase card abuses
A Government Accountability Office report finds that weaknesses of internal controls allowed almost half of government purchase card transactions to skirt the rules.
Cybersecurity
DHS: Agencies must monitor networks around the clock
Department, with OMB, working to raise security standards, but silent on how requirements may change.
Digital Government
Mismanagement, not technology, caused Census handheld trouble, auditors say
The Census Bureau’s mismanagement is primarily to blame for scrapping a plan to use handheld devices to help count Americans for the 2010 census, technology auditors told a House panel on Wednesday.
People
OFPP's Burton to retire in July
During more than seven years at OFPP, Robert Burton played a major role in directing and developing governmentwide acquisition policies.
People
Hughes to provide distance-learning network
The company will provide a satellite-based distance-learning network for agencies in the Government Education and Training Network.
People
Davis: Census didn't heed warnings
Rep. Tom Davis says the Census Bureau ignored multiple warnings about the expanding requirements for its Field Data Collection Automation program.
People
OMB seeks agency plans for fewer gateways
OMB wants to know how agencies plan to reduce their Internet connections and which of them might be able to serve as shared-service providers.
People
TIGTA: IRS routers need stronger security
A disgruntled employee, contractor or hacker could reconfigure routers and switches to disrupt operations or steal taxpayer data, a report warns.
People
Letter: Census should have kept Internet option on the table
A reader says that if the bureau had pursued a Web-based response system for the 2010 census, the decision to abandon handheld devices wouldn’t be so disappointing.
Cybersecurity