Cybersecurity
Security clearance pause puts agencies, contractors at risk
DOD’s surprise move provokes demands for quick resolution
Digital Government
Molaski: The need for measures
We really do not know which federal agency is managing its IT best.
Cybersecurity
Feds consider smart card options
Different choices for implementation balance security, cost and privacy
Digital Government
Hurford: Failing at FISMA
An agency’s failing grade means many things, including a disconnected Internet.
People
Welles: Powering up your points
PowerPoint has forever changed how people give presentations — for good or ill.
Cybersecurity
Web extra: Critical infrastructure cybersecurity standards coming
NIST plans to issue some this summer, and the power industry has already taken steps toward standardization.
Cybersecurity
SANS updates vulnerability list
Application exploits, zero-day attacks and threats targeting Apple’s operating system top the list.
Digital Government
DOD service gives employees more Web power
Civilian Personnel Management Service will be able to update the agency's site using Tenth Floor's BASE-10 content management system.
Digital Government
SGI files for Chapter 11
Company has suffered falling revenues, mounting debt and plummeting stock value.
People
Intercepts
Bye-bye Hilton; Not even close to a rounding error; The incredible, amazing Army PC deal; Baaah, baaah, one sweet bill; Fight terrorism with e-forms
Modernization
Obstacles confront ATC modernization: GAO
The offices responsible for overseeing the modernization of the U.S. air traffic control system face several obstacles, including transforming the Federal Aviation Administration’s culture.<@SM><@SM><@SM>
People
FBI names new cyber chief
James Finch will be assistant director of the bureau's Cyber Division.
People
CDW-G issues RFP for Small Business Partner Consortium
CDW-G, an information technology solutions provider to governments and educators, announced that it is seeking small businesses to partner with the company on federal business opportunities.
People
Property of the U.S. government
As attitudes about property management shift, agencies and IT rush to catch up
Modernization