People

Baxter joins telecom firm as VP for federal sales

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Cybersecurity

GAO: VA must tighten lax inventory controls

By not enforcing policies, the department continues to put IT equipment and sensitive data at risk.

Ideas

DHS Favors RFID

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Digital Government

Love that dirty water redux

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Digital Government

Go, Opportunity, Go!

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Ideas

The Network is the Battlefield

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People

GAO and union reach accord

GAO, IFPTE agree to union-representation election for agency analysts.

Acquisition

Petrillo: Contracting goes global

Changes in WTO trade agreement could affect federal procurement practices in this country.

People

DHS starts down new financial path

Agency to consolidate financial operations by expanding use of two existing systems

People

States could get Real ID money

DHS sends plan to Hill to reinvigorate flow of grant funding to establish the program.

People

Taxpayer advocate: IRS may shortcut taxpayer rights to reduce tax gap

The IRS Automated Collection System is a better investment than private debt collection initiatives now under consideration, according to a report by the National Taxpayer Advocate.

People

Army urges service growth

Recruiting enough people to field more combat teams could prove difficult.

Digital Government

Concept of safeguards in IT is not new

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Modernization

Software that stops data breaches

Content monitoring prevents data leaks that let sensitive information leave the premises.

People

DOD takes aim at jihadist Web sites

The number of such sites is now estimated to be in the thousands.

Digital Government

New bills focus on making contractors accountable

Senate committee to mark up accountability legislation.

Digital Government

Buzz of the Week

E-census: A cost/benefit analysis

People

A 21st-century head count

The Census Bureau prepares to conduct a decennial census like no other it has performed in its 220-year history.