People
Congress hears debate on PART's value
But the discussion still doesn’t inspire Congress to embrace program assessments.
People
OMB official receives federal IT award
Robert Shea won for his role in evaluating federal programs and giving the public online access to the ratings.
Cybersecurity
Fed IT security executives struggle with HSPD-12 planning
A new survey found that nearly half of federal IT security executives do not have a plan for adopting Personal Identity Verification as directed by HSPD-12.
People
GAO raps COMMITS contract
Auditors say Commerce's contract may be miscounting small-business awards.
Modernization
Bindows 2.0 provides Section 508 tools for developers
Framework includes support for Section 508-compliant accessibility in Internet Explorer, the first AJAX platform of its kind to do so.
Modernization
Feds get insider's view of Windows Vista
Some agencies hope to avoid logistical and managerial headaches by working with Microsoft early in the process of adopting the Windows Vista operating system.
People
FEMA's goal is to fill most vacancies
Veteran FEMA watchers are focused on tasks the agency must accomplish to ensure a flexible and trained cadre of employees.
People
Army moves closer to IT consolidation
The first two Area Processing Centers are scheduled to open in the fall.
People
Fla. county taps Accela for e-gov work
Brevard County awards Accela Inc. a contract to furnish agencies and citizens with a new enterprise permit and land management solution.<@SM>
People
UPDATED: Grams to leave IRS CIO post for NIST
W. Todd Grams is leaving his chief information officer post at the Internal Revenue Service to be chief financial officer at the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Cybersecurity
Energy acknowledges data theft
More such privacy breaches have almost certainly already happened, a security analyst says.
Modernization
UPDATED: FAA telecom outage reported at new Atlanta tower
The contractor blamed the outage on a maintenance interruption to the FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure service.
People
Safety Act rule improves process
Final rule clarifies previously vague measures and removes some provisions industry had not liked.
People
Appropriators still wary of e-gov funding
Despite the administration’s efforts, congressional appropriators still seem unwilling to embrace e-government.<@SM>
Cybersecurity
DOD toughens up wireless LAN security rules
Besides tougher and encryption standards, the new policy also requires intrusion detection systems that can geo-locate hackers or rogue access points.
Modernization