Ideas

French Fear U.S. Spying on 'Le Blackberry'

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Ideas

6 Months and 'Critical' OMB Post Still Unfilled

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Digital Government

Lots of pings coming from GSA

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Digital Government

The best president for feds

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Ideas

FTC Used as a Spear Phisher

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People

AFFIRM recognizes IT leaders

OMB's Tim Young and HUD's Lisa Schlosser were among those honored at the organization's annual ceremony.

People

Harris names president of DOD Programs unit

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People

Bush to nominate new DOD acquisition chief

He wants John Young, director of Defense research and engineering, to replace Kenneth Krieg.

People

Moran: GSA is contracting's short-term fix

He plans to recommend that language be added to the Defense appropriations bill to guide the Defense Department back to GSA.

Cybersecurity

SSA wants stronger safeguards for SSNs

The agency's IG urged lawmakers to pass legislation limiting the use and collection of Social Security numbers.

People

Bush to nominate new DOD undersecretary for acquisition

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People

Davis: Report on unsaved e-mail 'prejudges'

He says the House oversight committee's interim report alleging that the White House broke the law by not preserving official communications is premature and partisan.

Cybersecurity

Lawmakers grill Charbo on DHS cybersecurity breaches

Members of a House subcommittee accused DHS' CIO of not taking his job seriously and the agency of failing to set an example of good information technology security.

People

Coast Guard names new procurement executive

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People

Lawmakers want IGs to have greater independence

The House has introduced a bill to improve the ability of inspectors general to do their jobs.

Digital Government

Bo, Bo and more Bo

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Digital Government

Kudos to WFCW's Adam Tuss

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People

VA climbs out of a hornet's nest

Data security became a top priority at VA in the past year, but officials acknowledge that more work — much more — remains to be done.

People

GSA showcases agencies' blogs

A new Web site is a one-stop shop for joining government conversations.