Digital Government

The Lectern: Boomers rule?

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People

Letter: Determining official business use of Internet will create more red tape

One of my concerns is: I'm able to obtain information from the Internet that's relevant to the support I provide today and the support I will likely be providing in the future. Web sites like this one keep us all informed of today's and tomorrow's needs.

People

Are White House e-mails gone for good?

Major differences between COOP and e-mail archiving systems are center stage.

People

DHS to promote Charbo

Scott Charbo, the department's CIO, will become deputy undersecretary for the National Planning and Programs Directorate, multiple sources confirmed.

People

DHS 2009 budget request seeks $12B for border security, immigration

President Bush will be asking for a $775 million for the department's Secure Border Initiative.

People

IG: DHS suffers from poor management

Integrating IT systems at DHS remains one of the greatest challenges, IG Richard Skinner wrote.

People

Army CIO talks transformation

Organizational strategy would restructure functions to improve warfighter support.

People

EPA, SSA get all greens on score card

On the latest President's Management Agenda score card, 82 percent of all grades are yellow or green.

Ideas

An IT Budget Guess for Border Security

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Modernization

GSA ensuring offerings are IPv6-compliant

The agency sets up teams to focus on emerging technology, communications and contract portfolios.

People

New TSA blog takes off

Officials launched the Evolution of Security blog to increase understanding and calm tempers.

Modernization

IPv6 in Japan

Japan is regarded as the leader in IPv6 development.

Modernization

IPv6 in France

Despite high-profile research efforts and government involvement, IPv6 observers say France, although a standout among European countries, lags behind the Asian leaders in actual deployments.

Modernization

IPv6 in Canada

Canada is moving less aggressively toward IPv6 than the United States is, according to experts.

Modernization

IPv6: How the rest of the world lives

Federal Computer Week looks at developments in three countries -- Canada, France and Japan -- representing a wide range of IPv6 development and deployment.

Ideas

Long Way to Enterprise Risk Management

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People

OMB: Give CFOs more responsibility

Chief financial officers are ready to go beyond data collection, said Danny Werfel, acting controller at the Office of Management and Budget.

People

Letter: Restricting network use is a disservice to our troops

A reader says DOD has the tools to protect sensitive data without sacrificing the sanity of deployed troops by taking away their access to the outside world.

People

Letter: Maybe DOD should ban Internet Explorer instead

A reader wonders how much of DOD’s security problem could be solved by using the Firefox browser rather than potentially blocking access to other agencies’ sites.

People

Letter: Bans don’t work

A reader argues that rather than creating an environment that discourages legitimate work, DOD should educate employees on the importance of adhering to a security policy and punish those who violate it.