People
GAO grades OPM’s leadership on workforce changes
Senior agency officials say they want OPM to treat them as partners in the process of workforce transformation.
People
Oversight board: Modernization, training can help IRS
The agency should look for innovative ways to build its workforce and keep its technology up-to-date, according to a new annual report.
Cybersecurity
Building the IT workforce is a priority for CIO council
The council's two-year strategic plan also lists lines of business and information security among its top concerns.
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Blue Force Tracker for cyberspace?
The military will need the ability to see and track allied forces in the network to fight future wars in cyberspace, according to an official at the Air Combat Command.
Modernization
Bush order tightens IT environmental practices
An executive order Bush issued after his State of the Union address requires agencies to buy and use IT in an environmentally responsible manner.
Cybersecurity
CAC use nearly halves DOD network intrusions, Croom says
DISA director all but rules out use of Outlook Web Access by remote users because of its poor security.
Modernization
Congress' acquisition priorities include GSA oversight
Congressional staff members said their committees will examine how civilian and defense agencies conduct acquisitions.
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GSA's Sindelar going to EDS
The senior adviser at GSA will take a strategy role at the company.
Cybersecurity
N.Y. issues ID management guideline
Document will help state and local agencies manage access to their online resources.
Acquisition
European group chooses UBL for cross-border procurement standard
The Northern European Subset said UBL is the only specification that fits the need for an XML-based standard that covers the entire range of online procurement needs.
Cybersecurity
Illinois reaches PKI milestone
Illinois issued its 100,000th digital certificate earlier this month, a total fueled by the state’s enterprise-scale public-key infrastructure.
Modernization
Sun pitches Project Blackbox to feds
The computing company is offering its Project Blackbox system for use in disaster recovery and consolidation.
Modernization
Google tailors Earth for DOD users
Google Earth Fusion allows federal agencies to manipulate and integrate their own geospatial imagery with the company’s software tools.
People
DOD's Grimes: Our focus is on data
DOD is concentrating on a data-centric strategy to move toward open systems based on service-oriented architecture standards, the assistant secretary said.
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Acquisition schools to share more curriculum
The Federal Acquisition Institute is phasing in more new courses to bring its offerings in line with those of the Defense Acquisition University.
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