People

DOD, intell community to collaborate on network access control

They are preparing a memo to formalize collaboration on an authentication mechanism named attribute-based access control, a DOD official said.

Ideas

Way Under Budget, Way Ahead of Schedule

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Ideas

Where the Real Power Is

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Ideas

The Buzz in Tech Insider

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Digital Government

FCW: What do you think of Federal Computer Week?

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Digital Government

The National Park Service and public service

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People

OPM updates regs to reflect modernized retirement system

The Office of Personnel Management addresses electronic signatures, online benefit decisions and electronic records.

People

GAO: NASA needs a plan for management modernization

The space agency must show how all its systems will work together before it can begin integrating them, GAO said.

Digital Government

Setting the e-discovery record straight

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People

GAO releases guide to monitor program costs

The agency has released a draft of its GAO Cost Assessment Guide, intended to establish a consistent approach to managing program costs governmentwide.

People

ITS names Alliant team

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Acquisition

Are reverse auctions paying off?

Government officials plan to gauge the auctions' success through two surveys.

People

State CIOs' priority: Consolidating data centers

They seek to to improve their service delivery, reinforce their ability to protect systems and the data they contain, reduce costs, and streamline IT functions, according to a NASCIO report.

People

IT public relations firm names new execs

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People

Forest Service wants internal IT call center

The agency is seeking proposals for a center that would resolve common and simple problems for agency employees.

Ideas

More Calls for Cameras

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Can't Get IT Right for Vulnerable Kids

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Acquisition

GSA opens competition for federal funding database

The agency decides against a sole-source award and competes contract with small businesses.

Modernization

Editorial: Praising experimentation

Web 2.0 technologies may be difficult to assess in terms of ROI, but there is potential in those technologies.