Digital Government
Commerce to seek small biz to aid financials upgrade
The contractor would help develop a comprehensive strategy and road map to analyze options for financial management support.
Cybersecurity
DOD intertwines data security, interoperability challenges
The Defense Department is spending $2.5 billion on information assurance in fiscal 2007, and a good portion of those funds is to ensure the military can share data safely and more easily with the intelligence community.
People
Doan to testify before House oversight committee
Rep. Henry Waxman called Doan to answer allegations of wrongdoing and misconduct.
Modernization
HHS moves to consolidate HR processes
The Health and Human Services Department has embarked on a program to aggregate human resources data from its 40 physical locations into a single system.<@SM>
Cybersecurity
VA to control, restrict use of mobile storage devices
In the next month, the Department of Veterans Affairs will let employees plug into its network only those mobile storage devices issued by the CIO’s office.
Acquisition
OMB starts small-biz regulatory review team
The Federal Acquisition Regulation Small Business Team will coordinate with SBA on rulemaking.
People
GAO urges DOD to better regulate inventory lead times
Defense Department agencies regularly miss estimates on the lead times needed for acquiring spare parts, needlessly tying up billions of dollars, GAO found.
People
Patent review 2.0: Peers to examine applications
USPTO will start testing a program in which anyone can volunteer to help review applications for some technology patents.
Modernization
Spring forward, plan ahead
How severely will the change in daylight-saving time affect IT systems? Worse than you might think, according to one observer.<@SM><@SM><@SM><@SM>
Modernization
System chiefs run for daylight
Change management is key to making sure applications will be able to spring forward
People
GSA releases telework guidelines
GSA’s Office of Governmentwide Policy offered advice for agencies to use information technology and communications efficiently and effectively, and comply with teleworking laws.
People
Treasury selects new FinCEN director
James Freis Jr. replaces Robert Werner, who left FinCEN in December 2006 for the private sector.
Modernization