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AFFIRM recognizes IT leaders
OMB's Tim Young and HUD's Lisa Schlosser were among those honored at the organization's annual ceremony.
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Bush to nominate new DOD acquisition chief
He wants John Young, director of Defense research and engineering, to replace Kenneth Krieg.
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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.
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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.
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Lawmakers want IGs to have greater independence
The House has introduced a bill to improve the ability of inspectors general to do their jobs.
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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.
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