People
Letter: Idea of cyberwarriors is scary
A reader envisions someone misinterpreting a "flashing button on some automated control panel as a target and launching a cyber photon torpedo, making a direct hit on [my] Internet service provider."
People
Bush to nominate Sturgell as new FAA chief
Robert Sturgell is currently deputy and acting administrator at the agency.
Digital Government
Senate passes 2008 spending bill for Labor, Education, HHS
The $606 billion appropriations bill would provide funding for the Labor, Education and Health and Human Services departments. President Bush promised to veto the bill.
People
Bush to nominate new FAA chief
Robert Sturgell is currently deputy and acting administrator at the agency.
People
Lawmakers push border security
The House Science and Technology Committee wants more funding for technologies to protect against drug traffickers, terrorists and illegal immigrants.
People
Letter: Military pay differences explained
A retired Air Force colonel points out inconsistencies in a blog post.
People
NARA to digitize Civil War-era documents
The Genealogical Society of Utah will help the agency digitize more than 1 million case files of approved pension applications filed by Union soldiers' widows.
People
DOD announces new high-level Navy advisory panel
The Secretary of the Navy Advisory Panel's topics topics will include acquisition reform, the shipbuilding industrial base and intelligence organization in the Navy.
People
CIO Council turns focus on privacy
The new Privacy Committee formalizes interagency efforts to meet new, ongoing demands.
Modernization
Companies push for DHS ID card work
Representatives of the laser card and smart card industries told lawmakers their products offer unique benefits and avoid shortcomings of the formats proposed for WHTI and Real ID cards.
People
OMB, DHS take various steps to secure networks
Secure desktop configuration, training and a software acquisition guide should make federal systems more secure, officials say.
People
Academic programs in homeland security make gains, report states
More academic institutions are offering degree and certificate programs in homeland security, but the field lacks standard coursework and core teaching areas, according to a new report.
People
OMB adds to High Risk list
The agency credits better management oversight for the growing number of projects needing special attention.
Acquisition