People
DHS offers baseline for U.S. IT security skills
The department started working on the “IT Security Essential Body of Knowledge” in 2003 with input from DOD, academia and industry.
People
DHS exploring integration of ID card standards
Officials want TWIC standards to work with the border-crossing card requirements.
People
Tapella becomes Public Printer
He has been involved with GPO's digital transformation for the past five years.
Acquisition
Letter: Give service-disabled veteran-owned businesses a break
Put those businesses into the same category as Alaska native-owned companies.
Digital Government
FISMA forces business leaders to pay attention
A cyberattack on the State Department in 2006 highlights the impact of the five-year-old law.
People
Letter: Local responders need access to online database
Local organizations are the ones in charge of dealing with emergencies, so they should have access to FEMA's planned National Emergency Management Information System.
People
Justice's Paul becomes acting OMB chief architect
Kshemendra Paul temporarily replaces Dick Burk.
People
New wiki targets federal IT community
The GovITwiki aims to be a one-stop shop for questions about the often complex government IT arena.
People
SSA cuts disability claims backlog
The agency plans to go nationwide with a process that uses a predictive model to analyze selected data elements in electronic files and identify claims that can be handled quickly.
People
Justice's Paul becomes acting OMB chief architect
Kshemendra Paul is on a three-month detail, temporarily replacing Dick Burk, who retired last month.
People
Letter: Bush to nominate new DHS general counsel
Gus Coldebella has worked at the department for two years.
People
Air Force to expand radio over IP
CIO Lt. Gen. Peterson called improving tactical communications one of his highest priorities.
Acquisition
GSA offers risk analysis services for breaches
The agency signed BPAs with Identity Theft Guard Solutions and SRA International to provide the services.
Digital Government
Letter: Last-minute spending not new but a fix would be
A reader wants to know what solutions could help the problem.
Digital Government
Letter: Better communication needed on grants issue
Reauthorization of the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999 would at least make the federal government continue some communication.
Acquisition