People
Northcom beefs up emergency response
New organization structure brings NGOs and private sector into command center.
People
SiloSmashers gets new VP of business development
Bob Golas comes to the company from Savi Technology.
People
Welles: Looking back at 2006
I predicted last year that telework and retirement planning would be at the forefront of work/life concerns in 2006, and I was right.
Digital Government
VanBokkelen: 2006: The year of the breach
Network forensics will play a bigger role in the discovery and remediation of data breaches.
Digital Government
Editorial: Job No. 1: Serving readers
1105 Media's purchase of PostNewsweek Tech Media will allow FCW and GCN to tell more of the IT community's untold stories.
People
GAO: US-VISIT still needs work
The program has improved immigrant processing at land ports, but it does not provide adequate management controls, according to a new report.
Cybersecurity
Procurement was a contentious issue in 2006
People also took sides on e-government, information security and outsourcing policies.
People
FDA seeks views for e-submission platform
The Food and Drug Administration plans to completely move to electronic submissions of reporting for regulated drug products and to create a common electronic platform to exchange data.
Modernization
Thumb drives are too often the victims of convenience
USB flash drives can be a data security nightmare. Here are some ways to fix the problem.
Acquisition
EPA awards $10.5M task order to SRA
SRA will provide information technology support to the EPA’s Brownfields Program, which strives to clean contaminated properties and build revitalized communities.
People
GSA and DOD forge a new relationship
A memorandum of agreement spells out procurement responsibilities on both sides.
Modernization
Military, agencies to phish their workers
The government-sanctioned attacks will test how well federal workers know their agency's e-mail security policies.
People
Intercepts
Lots of questions but few answers; Buy high, sell low; Battle of the bands update.
Digital Government
Former feds protest agency defunding provision
Research and competitiveness advocate labels the bill “a non-starter."
Digital Government
Google Mars, anyone?
The NASA Ames Research Center and Google have signed an agreement that will soon bring the features of Google Earth to the moon and Mars.
People