Modernization
Google's Dave Girouard on Google-ization
Google executives now want to be players in what they believe will be the next game-changing event in technology: the transition to software as a service.
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A new threat, a new institution: The fusion center
Rich Kelly, head of New Jersey’s Regional Operations Intelligence Center, is building a new type of facility to improve threat information-sharing and coordination.
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Chertoff: DHS likely to accept Project 28 within days
DHS' secretary told lawmakers that after months of delays the department would likely accept the first task order of the department's multiyear, multibillion-dollar SBInet program to secure the U.S. southern border.
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Letter: Vigilance is the key to stopping espionage
One reader expresses concerns about foreign nationals working at government agencies and says feds should have ongoing training in all aspects of security.
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Letter: DOD workers lose out under NSPS
A reader says employees at civilian agencies are guaranteed annual pay increases, unlike their DOD counterparts.
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DHS' IG: Legacy IT systems pose a major challenge
Problems could happen after a major disaster.
Digital Government
USDA wants to make geospatial data easier to share
The Farm Service Agency's systems are outdated, allow only limited access and make it difficult to share information, according to USDA's RFI.
Digital Government
Experts: Use a vision of the future to sell IPv6
The technology's benefits won't be obvious in the first year, so advocates should encourage agency executives to focus on the future, according to panelists at an IPv6 conference.
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Pay for performance hammered at House hearing
Witnesses at a federal workforce subcommittee hearing voiced a variety of complaints about performance-based pay initiatives.
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Letter: NSPS will never work
A reader says that if the government wants an evaluation system that works, it should adapt the Army’s approach.
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DEA to upgrade IT infrastructure
The agency has awarded SRA a contract worth $78 million to do the work.
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Judge to let group explore Office of Administration's workings
A federal District Court judge has agreed to allow "very limited discovery" to answer whether the OA should be considered an agency and thus subject to FOIA requests.
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FAA wants help becoming cybersecurity shared-services provider
The agency is looking to offer incident response reporting services for other departments.
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General Dynamics' IT unit gets new president
Daniel Johnson replaces the retiring Michael Chandler.
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DHS directorate elusive, CRS report states
Industry executives have a hard time reaching officials at the Science and Technology Directorate, according to the Congressional Research Service.
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Letter: How much are contractors paid to overlook the obvious?
A reader says DHS and Boeing ignored basic tenets of IT development when working on SBInet.
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