Ideas

Networx Enterprise Award Slated for Next Week

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FAA CIO on Converging Security

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Ideas

HHS Wants Patient Safety Database

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Cybersecurity

Time to move beyond FISMA, CISOs say

Some agency chief information security officers advocate moving to real-time monitoring and installing proactive and dynamic defenses.

People

Office of Special Counsel recommends disciplinary action against Doan

GSA Administrator Lurita Doan violated the Hatch Act during a Jan. 26 political briefing, an OSC report finds.

People

GPO gets new IG

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People

IG urges more acquisition transparency at DIA

A new report highlights the use of Military Interdepartmental Purchase Requests and poor planning for purchases.

Digital Government

House committee clears bill to establish Energy research agency

The proposed Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy would focus on developing and commercializing clean energy technologies.

Cybersecurity

OMB: Scrub unnecessary SSNs from systems

Agencies must develop and put in place within four months a risk-based breach notification policy, according to an Office of Management and Budget memo.

People

Defense unions seek legislative solution for NSPS

They say they will seek changes to DOD's personnel system to incorporate workers' rights after an appeals court upheld the system.

Ideas

HHS Preps Test of E-Health Records System

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Digital Government

Contractors doing contracting

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Digital Government

Vacations matter

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Ideas

When Do Cyberattacks Become Acts of War?

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Ideas

GSA's Doan Receives Hatch Act Report

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Acquisition

Kerry criticizes SBA over decade-old policies

The senator said the agency seems asleep when it comes to issues related to minority-owned small businesses.

People

GSA to offer HR service on schedules

Contractors must provide services for customer agencies with multiple organizational levels and worldwide locations, according to documents related to GSA's pre-solicitation notice.

People

SBA names two new directors to program offices

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Digital Government

House subcommittee approves $36.3B spending bill for DHS

The measure would reduce Deepwater funding and give more to FEMA's programs.