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DHS publishes final rules on smart credentials
The department will begin enrolling some port workers in March, but says more testing is needed on card reader technology.
People
Energy secretary fires NNSA chief
Linton Brooks' removal is seen as an attempt to address a series of security breaches involving the National Nuclear Security Administration during his tenure.
People
E-gov progress report
At a roundtable discussion with GCN editors, OMB’s e-government portfolio managers discuss the program’s successes, shortcomings and plans for 2007.<@SM>
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IRS uses Web to make up for lost time
Last-minute laws passed before Congress adjourned have hindered the agency's ability to get out up-to-date tax information.
People
IG concerned about GPO transformation
Technology is a major element in the agency's top management challenges for 2007, according to the inspector general's more recent semiannual report to Congress.
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ITAA sides with Hill bill on Internet tax ban
The bill would make permanent the current Internet tax ban, which went into effect in 1998 and is set to expire Nov. 1.
Cybersecurity
FEMA hires SiloSmashers to build disaster relief program
The management consultants will help FEMA create a program office to develop and manage its Total Asset Visibility program for disaster relief efforts.
People
BMC Software names two new sales directors
The new managing directors will lead sales efforts for the federal and state and local government sectors.
Cybersecurity
OMB directs agencies to GSA for credit monitoring
A memo requires agencies to consider GSA’s service offerings along with any other monitoring services they are researching, and to show how any new agreement beats GSA’s deals.
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Government Reform gets a new moniker
The House Committee on Government Reform will now be called the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, according to new rules approved by the new Democrat-controlled Congress.
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Despite improvements, FEMA's IT still needs work, IG says
Progress on the National Emergency Management Information System has come at the expense of formulating any strategic direction that will guide long-term IT investment and system development.
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Interagency Web site to manage natural resources
NOAA officials are leading the effort to develop a Web portal that will provide information about how people’s behavior and actions affect environments.
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Thomas search engine gets a tune up
In the beta version now online, users can search the entire database -- including the Congressional Record, committee reports and treaties -- in a single search bar.
Digital Government
GTSI meets Nasdaq filing deadline
The government integrator and reseller filed all necessary forms with the Securities and Exchange Commission Dec. 22, 2006.
Modernization
OMB establishes draft metrics for financial services
OMB released an exposure draft of 10 metrics to assess financial services across government as part of the Financial Management Line of Business.
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SARA panel: Feds, contractors need more ethics guidance
Panel determines that reliance on federal contractors working alongside agency personnel “has blurred the lines” between governmental and commercial functions and ethical requirements.
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