People

Grimes: DOD needs to shift information culture to right-to-know

As the Defense Department develops a new information architecture, the need to share information with authorized users who have a right to know it has become paramount, he told a House subcommittee.

Cybersecurity

Successful cyberattacks against DOD drop

Lt. Gen. Charles Croom says better computer configuration management and use of PKI cards helped beef up defense.

Acquisition

Small businesses get big portion of SEWP

NASA awarded 45 IT governmentwide acquisition contracts to 37 vendors, half of which are small businesses.

Digital Government

Why mum on allegations against ITT?

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Cybersecurity

HSPD-12 group said to be close on fingerprint exchange standard

A working group is deciding on a standard way for agencies to submit requests for fingerprint checks and how they will receive the information back.

Ideas

Dell Gets Into Linux

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Ideas

VA Security Contract: 'Open Checkbook'

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Ideas

Malicious Code Begins at Home

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Ideas

White House E-Mail: Purely Professional

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Digital Government

Survey Finds Feds Well-Managed

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Digital Government

Doan... Networx... Plenty to write about this week

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Ideas

Networx, At Last

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Ideas

On the Cyberattack

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People

DOD to set information-sharing strategy

The Defense Department has been focusing on making data accessible from anywhere, at any time, but now it is figuring out the best ways to share that information.

People

Doan: Details of controversial lunch meeting unclear

The GSA administrator testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee about allegations that she looked for ways to help Republicans in the 2008 election on government time.

Modernization

Conn., Va. residents to get emergency alerts by phone

The states have contracted with Reverse 911 to purchase its notification system.

People

Senate accepts troop withdrawal provision; Bush vows veto

The president objects to deadlines for troop withdrawals in a war-funding bill, as well as to line items unrelated to defense spending.

Ideas

Criminal Conviction for Exporting Tech

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Night Vision Goggles Now In Color

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