Cybersecurity
House committee keeps pressing DHS on cybersecurity
Homeland Security Committee Chairman Thompson has asked DHS CIO Charbo for more information on the status of the department's networks.
Cybersecurity
Missing soldiers' CACs remained valid for weeks, data shows
Officials are trying to determine whether insurgents could have used the security cards to access DOD data.
Acquisition
New contract oversight proposal raises old feelings
Rep. Waxman tells GSA its proposal to give contract oversight to private companies could erode federal responsibilities.
Digital Government
Senate committee approves $37.6B for DHS
The spending package the Senate Appropriations Committee approved increases money for ports and mass transit, maintains Deepwater support and fully funds SBInet.
People
GSA lowers price of HSPD-12 cards to $82
Under its Managed Service Office contract, GSA announced agencies will pay almost $20 less for HSPD-12 cards than previously estimated.
Digital Government
FAA funding battle threatens to ground NextGen
The agency's new plan is based in part on a user fee system, which the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association says would unduly benefit large commercial airlines.
People
CIA to improve management of contractor workforce
The agency will reduce its contractor workforce by 10 percent by the end of fiscal 2008.
Modernization
Treasury office ready for enterprise approach to IT
The department issued an RFP on integrating disparate systems and examining approaches for business system development at its Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
People