People
Intercepts
Net-centric dream team?; Other NCES wannabes; DATS lives!; Marines missed net-centric war in Iraq; A too-familiar ring
Digital Government
VeriSign gets GSA FIPS-201 certification
Its Shared Service Provider PKI is the first of 90 products to receive certification through GSA's evaluation program.
People
A real hard act to follow
States view the Real ID Act as an unreasonable and costly challenge, but some officials see in it the glimmer of a silver lining
Cybersecurity
Bill adds purchase card controls
A bill designed to prevent wasteful government spending on purchase cards has industry experts doubting its potential impact.
People
Editorial: Forest vs. trees
In recent months, the drive for ethical purity has reached a fevered pitch.
People
Proposed OPM rule links big performance with big money
The new proposal is the latest entry on a list of measures intended to revise federal pay systems.
Modernization
OMB beefs up protections for sensitive information
Johnson spells out specific steps that agencies should follow to protect data that users take off site or access from remote locations.
Cybersecurity
Hack at USDA puts 26,000 at risk
A hacker who broke into Agriculture Department systems may have stolen the personal information of 26,000 current and former USDA employees and some contractors.
People
Voinovich offers workforce improvement bill
Proposal would mandate managerial training and rigorous employee performance reviews
Modernization
LexisNexis unveils Advanced Government Solutions package
A new set of offerings uses the firm's access to archived information to provide government users with specialized capabilities.
Modernization
Agencies slow in adopting IPv6, survey finds
Almost 65 percent of respondents said funding and budgets were the top challenges they face.
Acquisition
Report confirms middle-market doldrums
A decade of dwindling growth has hurt weakened midtier federal professional services companies.
People
ITAA backs relief from Berry Amendment for DOD
A Senate proposal would allow the department to purchase technology hardware that includes specialty metals from foreign suppliers.
People
GSA finds most agencies’ telework plans are ad hoc
Project management office for coordinating telework could help ensure telework success, GSA/ Booz Allen Hamilton study finds.
Cybersecurity
Groups call for improved cyber-COOP preparedness
The U.S. is not ready for a major natural disaster or cyberattack that disables Internet infrastructure, according to a business group's cybersecurity report.
Digital Government
Aleut Technologies gains foothold in DOD mentoring program
Mentoring program aims to boost small companies’ presence.
People
DOE increases supercomputer stockpile
The Energy Department's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Cray announced a $200 million deal last week to complete the world’s most powerful supercomputer in 2008.
People
Kelman: Battling for young hearts and minds
With another graduating class, what will it take for government to attract the best and the brightest?
People