Digital Government
Agencies still resist outsourcing financial management, expert says
Some Cabinet-level agencies have resisted outsourcing to a shared service center because they already are consolidating many IT operations and because of the common fear that they will lose control of their financial operations.
Digital Government
Most Hill Panels Refrain From Launching Passport Probes
Barring unexpected revelations from an investigation by the State Department's inspector general, an agency official believes department managers "have seen the end of this."
Modernization
Krieger preaches SOA gospel
Defense Department official favors providing some IT services at no cost for a period of five years.
People
Croom, Lee, Morea win top honors at Federal 100 awards banquet
Deidre Lee received the first-ever President’s Award, and Lt. Gen. Charles Croom and Donna Morea received Eagle Awards.
People
Letter: Add variety of experience to acquisition workforce
It is interesting that the DOD IG is actively seeking acquisition employees. I suggest he check the existing roster forcertified acquisition types that are literally in the wrong jobs.
Digital Government
Letter: Know what the IG wants to get a good grade
Anyone who has been through the FISMA reporting cycle more than once has figured out that the key to a good "grade" is to figureout what the IG is going to use to measure compliance and work like hell on that.
People
Commerce's acting CIO now official
Suzanne Hilding replaces Barry West, who left the department about five months ago.
People
Arizona lawmakers take issue with hybrid driver's licenses
The new license would contain an RFID tag that can be scanned at a distance, raising concerns about privacy and cost.
Digital Government
HHS awards network contract to share medical records
Harris Corp. will borrow components from other federal health systems to build the National Health Information Exchange Gateway so clinicians at four agencies can share medical records with the hopes of improving health care.
Digital Government
Virtual job fair aimed at attracting disabled workers
With the percentage of disabled federal workers dropping, a recruitment agency offers feds a chance to interview workers with disabilities in Second Life.
Digital Government
Number of bogus IRS e-mails spikes
Internet security vendor reports a 3,000 percent increase in the number of phishing attempts to trick taxpayers to give up personal information.
People
VA has made progress in data security
An agency official says VA has established information security controls and is creating a culture of vigilance.
People
Disaster action plan inspires hope
Framework outlines roles for authorities in responding to large-scale incidents.
People
White House: Don't look on new computers for old e-mail
Bush administration officials say they cannot justify the time and money necessary to make forensic copies of hard drives when they likely don't contain the e-mail messages being sought in ongoing litigation.
People
EPA may have lost data in hasty library closures
Poor planning is seen as the cause of possible losses that librarians now decry.
Modernization
DOD refines architecture strategy
Business transformation office links EA to Global Information Grid strategy
People
Library of Congress tests Web 2.0 photo archive
A pilot project is allowing the public to comment on photographs from older news and wire services.
People