People
Agencies still in the red on financial performance
Score cards continue to show low grades for most agencies.
People
GPO puts content over form in FDSys
The Government Printing Office has no idea what its system to transform the way it preserves federal documents will look like. But then again, it might not matter right now: Chief Technology Officer Mike Wash has a clear vision of what the new content management system will do, how it will work and the benefits it will bring.
People
Robbins-Gioia names new CEO
John Marselle, who has been on the company's board of directors, comes from Sun Microsystems, where he led the government division.
People
U.K. eases carry-on rules for electronic gear
TSA has loosened the ban on some liquids, but other restrictions remain in place.
People
Census director raises a red flag about the upcoming e-census
Officials warn that several factors threaten to spoil their plans for an electronic census.
Modernization
Tapping the perfect tablet
Here are six points to consider when shopping for pen-based computers.
People
Study finds low e-records IQ
Many employees don’t know their agencies’ policies for storing and disposing of e-records.
Digital Government
Intercepts
A truly rousing Encore (II); Final fugue; DATS all, folks; Druyun’s legacy lives; Sacred cell towers?; BlackBerry bandits.
Cybersecurity
Nicholson: All VA computers to get security upgrade
Laptop computers will receive the critical data security encryption programs first. Desktop computers will follow.
Cybersecurity
Vets to get free credit monitoring
Unisys will foot the bill following the theft of insurance data.
Acquisition
Editorial: Competition matters
GSA’s attempt to bring more contracts under its purview is misguided.
Modernization
Many paths to the fast lane
Agencies have multiple options to speed up their wide-area network links.
People
Security LOB wakes up from hibernation
Of the $5.5 billion agencies plan to spend on IT security this year, almost $1.4 billion is slated for training and reporting. But by standardizing how agencies conduct training and reporting, Office of Management and Budget officials believe a good chunk of that money could be reprogrammed for other mission-critical systems.
Acquisition
OMB pools info about improper payments
The Office of Management and Budget added a new appendix to OMB Circular A-123 to bring together three memos from 2003 about improper payments.
Modernization
SSA asks for bids for voice-over-IP network
The agency plans to pick one contractor to build a single telephony system serving its 1,500 field offices.
People