People

Editorial: Census and the Internet

There is a role for the Internet in the census collection process.

People

Are we on the e-record?

Debate heats up about how much control employees should have over e-records.

Ideas

DHS Officer Convicted of Illegal Computer Use

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Acquisition

SBA proposes changes to determining companies' size

Under a new proposal, a small business' size could be calculated using a three-year average number of employees instead of using an annual average.

People

E-gov survey ranks Delaware, Michigan as best

A team of researchers at Brown University evaluated Web sites for the presence of a wide variety of features, including online publications, privacy and security policies, and digital signatures and credit card payments.

People

DOD eyes new wartime acquisition shop

It would manage the military's acquisition of goods and services during and after war operations.

Digital Government

Human services spending on the rise

The major programs examined in the report provide a variety of opportunities in terms of impact and contract value, ranging from major integration, case management, eligibility determination, and child support processing and disbursement projects.

Cybersecurity

Davis urges Waxman to advance data breach bill

A provision in the bill would require agencies to ensure that computing and storage devices containing potentially sensitive information is accounted for and secure.

People

Lawmaker: Commitment crucial to meeting set-aside goals

The Army is able to meet small-business contracting goals because its leaders support the effort, a service official said.

People

State fusion centers struggle to produce useful info, study finds

The report, by the Congressional Research Service, cited problems with the centers’ lack of connectivity with existing law enforcement databases and poor compliance with federally backed technical data-sharing standards.

Ideas

Military Health Needs to KISS

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Ideas

Missing Laptop? Try the "Lost in Space" Excuse

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Digital Government

OK -- one more thing on the Census

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Ideas

Brits' Fear of DHS

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People

Bush threatens veto of DHS appropriations bill

The administration says the legislation exceeds the president's fiscal 2008 budget request by $2.2 billion.

People

Chertoff names deputy assistant secretary for policy

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People

GSA goes to Eagle Eye for contract, grant data

The agency is working to put federal contract and grant information into an easily searchable public database.

People

Survey: Most managers link telework, COOP

In a survey by Juniper Networks, 62 percent of respondents said telework should be a critical part of an agency's continuity-of-operations program.

People

ODNI to issue 500-day plan

Director Mike McConnell says the office's initial 100-day plan to transform federal intelligence collaboration has paid dividends.