People

Lisagor: Diversity generates creativity

Smart managers seek ideas from people unlike themselves.

Modernization

FlipSide

PC crash? Chessen is ready to listen

Cybersecurity

Time for a new look at security

Intelligence community experts plan to streamline their security procedures.

People

Monster roars at government market

Key hires and new advisory board signal new fed focus

People

SBA IG gets Senate confirmation

The Senate confirmed Eric M. Thorson as inspector general for the Small Business Administration.

Acquisition

Smith: The carrot-and-stick approach

Federal agencies should reward companies that ensure the privacy of consumer data.

Modernization

FAA telecom effort lags

The agency's initiative to replace the systems that let air traffic controllers communicate with pilots is unlikely to finish on time or on budget.

Modernization

Audio recordings are an endangered species

Preservationists say policy-makers should be more alarmed about the losses

People

OMB to close repository

OMB's Federal Enterprise Architecture Management System will be shut down in favor of CORE.gov.

Digital Government

Symantec security gateways: Simple and reliable

The company’s 5600 series offers multifunction defense at an affordable price.

People

DHS looks for new financial management plan

Following collapse of EMERGE2, department needs a new strategy, officials say

People

Kelman: A concept whose time has come

The Bush administration deserves kudos for focusing on a small thing called performance.

Modernization

Honey, I shrunk the computer

OQO’s model 01+ packs more technology into a smaller handheld computer.

Modernization

Editorial: When the office is optional

Although telework has never really taken hold, acceptance seems to be growing.

Cybersecurity

The Pipeline

Security is in the air; Lost and found.

Modernization

GAO: Common Criteria is not common enough

Auditors say the process takes too long and its effectiveness is not well-understood.

People

Business Objects buys Firstlogic

Acquisition of Firstlogic adds data-quality applications to Business Objects' offerings.

Modernization

Ericsson buys Marconi Federal

Soon to be called Ericsson Federal, the new organization will combine Marconi's presence in the federal government with Ericsson's capabilities in mobile telecom and systems integration.

People

NASA system found child porn on exec's office computer

The activity was initially discovered through an online undercover operation conducted by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.