Modernization
GSA considers establishing IPv6 program office
John Johnson said the agency is working on the idea to help guide GSA's compliance with the mandate to transition to the next-generation protocol.
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Business Transformation Agency names first director
David Fisher, a career fed rather than political appointee, is expected to provide the agency with continuity beyond the 2008 presidential election.
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OMB: Agencies ready for daylight-saving time shift
Most CIOs say they are well prepared for the upgrade of IT infrastructure to accommodate the change.
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Congress wants details on how agencies will spend their 2007 funds
A Joint Resolution requires every agency except DOD and DHS to submit an operating plan to the House and Senate Appropriations committees before spending any money this year.
Digital Government
City uses energy auction to save money
The city of Worcester, Mass., expects to save more than $870,000.
Modernization
Tools for managed network services are coming together
Networx and the IT Infrastructure Line of Business Consolidation effort are poised to push agencies into outsourcing at least some of their networks responsibilities.
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Senate bill would define lead systems integrators' role
The Accountability in Government Contracting Act addresses the de facto outsourcing of program management responsibilities when a large contractor becomes the lead systems integrator for a multipart project.
Cybersecurity
DHS needs to wrap up effort to protect personal data, IG says
A memo from the inspector general highlights shortfalls in encrypting data stored on mobile devices and in controlling remote access to other systems.
People
Ask not what you can do for IPv6, but rather what IPv6 can do for you
The Federal CIO Council has come up with some useful definitions to help take some of the guesswork out of the mandate to move agency backbones to IPv6 by next year.
Cybersecurity
Agencies pick up the pace on security clearances, OMB reports
During the first quarter of fiscal 2007, it took an average of 101 days to process 80 percent of the 150,000-plus initial investigations completed, compared with 347 days in 2005, administration says.
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IAC names top five Excellence.gov projects
Five agency information technology projects, including two e-government initiatives and the first nonfederal application, were honored for their collaboration, innovation and efficiencies.
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Many unknowns remain in move to IPv6
For the Air Force, the killer application for IPv6 might literally be a killer app.
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OMB to agencies: No more pork
Departments operating under the continuing resolution should not spend money on earmarks that are not in legislation in fiscal 2007, Office of Management and Budget Director Rob Portman said.
Modernization
McManus: Opportunities lie beyond IPv6 deadline
The changeover is not about the protocol or telling people that IPv6 offers an almost unlimited number of IP address, he said. It’s about what the protocol enables.
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GAO: NASA should tie award fees to desired outcomes
The agency has developed guidance for use of cost-plus-award contracts but does not always adhere to its approach, the Government Accountability Office said.
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