Cybersecurity

Companies build authentication bridge to government agencies

CertiPath PKI provides cross-certification for aerospace, defense industries.

Acquisition

GSA issues draft SmartPay solicitation

Comments wanted on effort to renew government purchase card program.

Digital Government

Kelman: Change management

Harvard Business Review, meet government; government, meet Harvard Business Review.

People

Editorial: Celebrating youth

FCW is seeking nominations for Rising Stars, a new awards program for up-and-coming younger workers in the government information technology community.

People

Centcom plans Middle East network expansion

Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar to join global grid.

Digital Government

FlipSide

A high-tech time machine

People

Comments, please

A new Defense Department memo directs all DOD organizations to use the online Federal Docket Management System to issue regulations.

Cybersecurity

TSA readies Registered Traveler system

The publication of a business model was the final major step.

People

ITAA to Congress: Speed up H-1B visa reforms

Industry vendors are concerned about having limited access to the international talent pool.

People

Army gears up for contractor cuts

New policy directives call for staff reductions.

Modernization

DOD, VA told to use common software

Legislation aims to ease health data sharing by requiring uniform e-health records.

Modernization

DHS sets final SAFETY Act rule

Rule implements 2002 law protecting makers of anti-terrorism technologies from liability.

Modernization

Dial VOIP in case of emergency

Voice-over-IP technology finds a new fit with business continuity strategies.

People

NAPA says anxiety afflicts A-76 winners

It recommends that more be done to improve post-award morale.

Modernization

Defense drafts Business Mission Area Federation Strategy

The Defense Department’s Business Transformation Agency has approved the Business Mission Area Federation Strategy, which outlines how the enterprise architectures in the military services and agencies will tie into DOD’s overarching business enterprise architecture.

Digital Government

Welles: Get started with a good book

Some books about management are excellent starting points for dealing with change.

People

Army looks to reschedule IT conference

Conference leaders are hoping to reschedule the conference after supplemental funding from Congress is delivered, but have not decided when or where.

Modernization

The Pipeline

Are you really who you say you are?; Staying secure over the air.

People

IG decries lax top-level oversight

Senior officials are criticized for ignoring problems in a multi-agency satellite project.

Digital Government

Allen: Integrated chip provides all-purpose security

Wired into PC motherboard, the Trusted Platform Module offers multilayer e-authentication.