People

Congress endorses GSA's assisted services

Relying on GSA for non-defense buys will let DOD specialists focus on military buys

Digital Government

Bush pumps money into cyberdefenses

Security experts say a confluence of events led the White House to act on growing concerns about cybersecurity

People

DHS gets HSPD-12 extension

Department officials say they are committed to making smart card ID program operational

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Acquisition

Buzz of the Week: Ramifications of GSA schedule woes

GSA's problems with the schedule program could discourage new and innovative technology companies from entering the market -- and feds will never know what they lost.

People

Senators introduce E-Government Act extension

The bill would extend nine provisions in the 2002 law until 2012.

People

IRS plans online taxpayer accounts

Through My IRS Account, users will be able to review three years' worth of their tax data history and eventually do transactions.

People

Army CIO thinks strategically about integrated networking

A new plan details service actions between 2008 to 2015 with a heavy focus on large programs.

People

Web extra: Improving software security by shrinking its attack surface

Researchers have worked on the problem for four years and are close to creating a prototype.

Acquisition

Canon, EMC drop out of GSA schedules

They join Sun Microsystems in failing to reach an agreement with the General Services Administration.

Digital Government

White House plans to knock out tax relief extension

But if it does pass, IRS will have to update its systems, causing delays in tax return and refund processing.

Digital Government

FlipSide

Clinger-Cohen redux

Digital Government

Circuit

Barry, the heroine; NVTC honors Warner; Eyeing private equity; Smart reading

People

Editorial: Looking for leadership

Leadership seems so simple, yet we all know how difficult it is.

People

DARPA finds creativity

Agency to expand YFA research to include military training technologies

People

IGs, CIOs team on IT security

Collaboration — instead of antagonism — improves outcome for FISMA compliance.

People

Letters to the editor

Cut Waxman some slack; Cybersecurity actions speak louder than words; Background checks have been required for years

People

Budget holdups could keep air travelers playing name game

Top DHS official says that funding for Secure Flight is key to fixing no-fly list problems.

People

Welles: Getting ready to retire?

Richard Fidler’s retirement story illustrates the possibilities in store after a career in IT.

Digital Government

No break in appropriations logjam

With Bush and Congress at loggerheads, agencies face an extended budget freeze.