Modernization
Malcolm Fry | Enterprise architecture, European style
While U.S. federal agencies scurry to get their enterprise architectures in line, their British counterparts have been deploying another framework altogether for managing IT—the IT Infrastructure Library.<@SM>
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NASCIO: Raise the CISO profile
Giving chief information security officers greater visibility will help enterprise security, the group says in a new report.
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Russert, Obama urge public service
They touted government careers to an audience of summer interns.
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DHS: Controls, training needed to combat waste
Procurement officials addressed a Government Reform Committee report that identified 32 DHS contracts worth $34.3 billion that involved “significant overcharges, wasteful spending, or mismanagement.”
Cybersecurity
GAO finds holes in privacy laws
A new report concludes that privacy laws do not fully protect personal data when it is sold by information resellers.
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Dems flunk feds on small-biz contracts
Democrats on the House Small Business Committee said nearly $12 billion was coded as small-business awards in fiscal 2005 when the contracts actually went to large businesses.
Modernization
Army to require built-in security
Netcom plans to require all new computers to include a hardware-based security technology called the Trusted Platform Module.
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FBI adds new leadership position
As part of a bureauwide realignment, Joseph Ford has been brought aboard to oversee management of employees, budget, administration and infrastructure.
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HP buys IT software company
The purchase of Mercury Interactive for about $4.5 billion is HP's biggest buy since it acquired Compaq four years ago.
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House committee examines rehiring retired feds
With a large percentage of the federal workforce close to retirement age, lawmakers and HR officials debated ways to keep performance at peak levels.
Digital Government
Lawmakers want more access to science info
Some committees are urging the government to form a new Office of Technology Assessment to help them get advice on science issues.
Cybersecurity