People
GAO to Congress: Help us help you
The comptroller general seeks more funding and employees as demands on GAO rise.
Modernization
Colorado combines GIS, weather data
The state is implementing WeatherBug’s GIS Data Services in its Emergency Operations Center to enable emergency management workers to view weather data overlaid on geographic information.
Modernization
Section 508 update to build on existing standards
The Section 508 Refresh will further specify how federal agencies are expected to make IT accessible to people with disabilities.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity defense requires a good offense
Congress may need to help the Defense Department cut through the technical, legal and international screens that protect hackers.
People
DOD close to e-records software standard
The revised records management standard will address how to deal with additional metadata, such as e-mail, and workflow requirements, alerts and timing issues.
People
Rule would let public assess subcontractor data
Contractors would have to report specific awards to a public database so officials can assess the quality of the reported information.
People