Modernization
Cost of two factors adds up
SPECIAL REPORT: Case study no. 2 | Authentication steps could be difficult for existing equipment.
Modernization
GSA defends deal with Treasury
GSA will halve management fee, but only for some services.
Cybersecurity
TWIC card, management costs rise as program gears up
Final TWIC rule indicates that authorities will issue worker ID cards before most maritime facilities have card readers installed.
Cybersecurity
Evans: HSPD-12 program is not an unfunded mandate for agencies
But the IT industry is not so sure that federal agencies can pay for the secure identity credentialing program.
People
Public/private teams are a challenge for CIOs
Latest IT workforce configurations require extra management attention and oversight.
Modernization
DOD rolls out radio-over-IP net
The U.S. Central Command is using the RIPRnet, which links analog radios to a IP-based network, to support convoy operations in Iraq.
Cybersecurity
IDC survey: People and processes are key for security
Government officials focusing more on policy, processes and people to fortify information security.
People
Universal DOD Web portal hits a snag
Air Force declares it won't join Defense Knowledge Online until at least 2009.
People
IGs fault Interior for handling of DOD business
Two Interior contracting centers have failed in their responsibilities to act as “good stewards” of federal resources, according to a joint report of the DOD, DOI inspectors general.
People
IG: EPA needs better contractor security controls
EPA should extend its oversight to include contractors located outside its offices and its network, according to the agency's IG.
Modernization
Commerce uses encryption to help steel notebooks
SPECIAL REPORT: Case study no. 1 | Departmentwide data security software aims for ease of use.
People
Agency support for telework perceived to be lacking
Survey shows that most federal managers do not believe their agencies support telework and admit they fear losing control of employees.
People
Lisagor: My crystal ball gets serious
Predictions have a way of coming true when you and I least expect them to.
People
Too successful for their own good
Former small-business firms struggle with a problem that SBA shrugs off.
People
Web extra: How Loran and eLoran work
The government must decide whether to invest in a ground-based navigation system to back up the Global Positioning System.
Modernization
Pentagon to contractors: Meet DOD InfoSec standards
The Defense Department wants to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to address training requirements that apply to contractor personnel who perform information assurance functions.
People
Intercepts
Is Afghanistan the forgotten war?; Marines beef up supplemental radio buys; Just say no to Google Desktop; Software assurance not all that reassuring; Is the AF about to land a TKO on DKO?
Acquisition
Editorial: The devil's details
The SARA panel's report is a good starting point for the debate about the road map to a next-generation procurement system.
Acquisition
IG finds compliance issues at GSA small-business center
Report concludes that GSA allowed too much subcontracting and did not detect out-of-scope orders.
Modernization