Digital Government
Editorial: The VA's reminder
Mistakes such as the recent theft of Department of Veterans Affairs data have consequences -- both good and bad.
Modernization
Lost conference costs more than dollars
The canceled Army show also results in missed opportunities.
Modernization
IWN moves to second phase
General Dynamics, Lockheed will vie for $3B wireless contract
Modernization
COOP policies lack leadership
Policy-makers push telework to the center of business continuity planning.
Cybersecurity
The best-laid plan?
Experts debate whether the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace is still relevant — if it ever was.
People
Teresa Takai’s 10 tips for change
Michigan's governor gave the state’s chief information officer full authority to consolidate, reassign and restructure the executive branch’s IT staff.
Digital Government
Intercepts
Don’t they know there’s a war going on?; Army out-politics the politicians; GIG goes EU By Light; Where’s DATS?; Bye-bye, AHLTA. Hello, FDA?
Cybersecurity
Is data retention secure?
As the government seeks more private-sector data, federal CIOs and other technical experts should play a key role.
Cybersecurity
Preventive measures
Making software programmers more security-minded from the start can reduce costs and headaches later on.
People
Contractors seek edge by hiring former feds
Feds’ knowledge of acquisition regs considered a big plus.
Acquisition
GSA details Alliant RFP
Minimum orders have been lowered to make the contracts more useful to midsize businesses, agency officials said.
People
IRS modernization gets funding boost in House
H.R. 5576 would give the IRS $212.3 million for the business systems upgrade program, or $45 million more than President Bush’s $167.3 million budget request.
People
Keating joins SRA as Spectrum Solutions Group VP
Perry Keating will be responsible for increasing the company’s business in the enterprise application solutions market.
People
EDS promotes Banerjee to global leader role
Former leader of government industry group for the Americas and Asia will now lead the business on a global scale.
People
House bill would cut E-Gov Fund request by $2M
The Appropriations Committee proposal still bars OMB from using $40 million in surplus funds to finance e-gov initiatives.
People
NOAA responds to IG’s censure
An independent program executive office could help save a troubled environmental satellite project.
Modernization
VA data theft sparks marketing blitz
Effective PR often is tied to what happens in the world.
People