Modernization
OMB proposes accounting standards
The Office of Management and Budget released a draft of a common governmentwide accounting classification structure as part of an effort to standardize business processes and data elements in support of the Financial Management Line of Business.
Cybersecurity
Ethics starts here
Chief information officers increasingly are expected to fill the role of chief ethical officer, with responsibility for creating an ethical culture.
Modernization
Lost data prompts need for secretive stash
Options abound for encrypting data in enterprise and mobile storage devices.
People
Kelman: A really bad idea
It makes no sense to change the burden of proof for whether a fed has acted in good faith.
People
Hobbs confirms retirement rumors
Treasury's CIO set a standard for federal workforce management.
People
GAO: OMB can improve score card process
GAO suggests establishing a process to more methodically document the basis for important decisions and judgments made in determining scores.
Modernization
Grid and bear it
Although proven in academia and research, grid computing struggles to find a place in the enterprise.
Modernization
FAA telecom effort lifts off
More is riding on the Federal Aviation Administration’s nearly $2 billion effort to upgrade its telecommunications network than just helping the agency save money and consolidate its existing communications systems.
Modernization
Survey: Industry will be ready for IPv6
Vendors believe the government's transition to IPv6 will significantly accelerate the development of commercial products and services.
Modernization
A younger federal workforce could influence tech choices
As younger workers come into the federal workforce, they will demand faster adoption of new technologies.
Digital Government
DOE supercomputer could aid global warming research
The system, which will be developed in the next five years, could also help in researching nuclear weapon decay and human genome mapping.
Modernization
IT security and the contractor
After data breaches, agencies put stricter policies in place.
People
Pa. county to provide certified electronic records
Lancaster officials will use authentication technology to validate documents distributed electronically.
Cybersecurity