Cybersecurity
Lawmakers want to recharge FISMA
OMB seeks more guidelines from NIST to help federal info security evolve.
Digital Government
Miller: Good government
Could Independent Program Oversight be a new model for improving the success of IT programs?
Acquisition
Commerce explores hosted e-mail
Department initiative could lead to a large outsourcing deal for integrated messaging.
Acquisition
OMB clarifies HR line of business
New guidance for Human Resources LOB focuses on the application of A-76 rules.
People
DOD cuts back on orders with GovWorks
Impact could severely reduce revenue at Interior's IT assisted services center.
Modernization
Security LOB cleared for takeoff
Agencies select shared-services providers for IT security and set up migration plans.
Modernization
An espresso shot for disc drives
New hybrid hard drives that blend disk and flash memory will appear this fall.
Acquisition
Wagner: The wave of the future
Agencies can benefit from shared services, a model based on mutual accountability.
People
OMB asks agencies for 2008, 2009 goals
The Office of Management and Budget asked agencies to detail where they will be proud to be according to the President's Management Agenda by July 2009.
Cybersecurity
OPM sees green on clearances
Officials credit increased oversight for shrinking lengthy clearance times.
Cybersecurity
When personal data gets out of the box...
A new Federal Computer Week survey finds that the theft of a Veterans Affairs Department laptop PC pushed data security to the forefront at many agencies.
Acquisition
Kelman: Buying commercial
The debates about commercial contracting and government risk involve high stakes.
Digital Government
Editorial: The brave new world
Government policy struggles to keep up with advances in technology.
People
Employee issues worry CFOs
Professional development is seen as key to DOD financial-management reforms.
Acquisition
Denett focuses on FPDS data
Proponents of better federal contracting decry lack of reliable contracting data.
Modernization