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.

Ideas

The Hortatory Subjunctive Defense

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Peeking Under the NCTC's Tent

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Major IT Companies, EPA Form Green Group

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Digital Government

Kelman seeks the songs of procurement

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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

GAO finding bolsters Defense's GovWorks retreat

The Government Accountability Office concurred that Interior's GovWorks assisted-acquisition service center violated procurement rules.

Digital Government

Waxman should be called Axman

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Ideas

Another Scary Security Hole

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