Modernization
Identity management requires card smarts
Building the brains behind mandatory ID card programs won’t be easy.
Cybersecurity
NIST seeks comments on digital signatures draft regulation
The draft standard would improve the security of digital signatures, which rely on cryptographic keys for their algorithms.
Modernization
Mirror Image takes on Akamai
Upstart firm wants to take on a major market leader for Internet content and storage
People
Editorial: Is GSA worth saving?
This is the time for a larger conversation about the agency's role in procurement.
People
IT essential to Army officer training
Rand recommends that the service emphasize skills such as intuitive decision-making and situational awareness.
Modernization
GAO finds gaps in secure credentialing
Auditors warn that agencies might miss the program’s October deadline
Modernization
Interoperability still plagues DHS
New report expected to hit agency for foot-dragging on communications
People
OMB to use WITS to track inventory
The Workforce Inventories Tracking System will be a Web-based system agencies use to file their annual inventories of commercial and governmental activities
Digital Government
Tax tech pays dividends
Financial benefits and an improved public image accrue to states that modernize their tax systems
People
Thompson: A time to share
We need to find a way for federal, state and local authorities to share terrorism information.
Cybersecurity
Risk management critical for FISMA success
Experts say IGs and execs must agree on common enforcement and audits.
People
GAO: States implement E911 at varying levels
Enhanced 911 helps first responders locate wireless callers in an emergency.
People
EVM sounds the alarm
Smart agencies let earned value management lead them to better program management
People
OMB fleshes out agency financial management road map
The Office of Management and Budget will release a migration guidance document for public comment at the end of this month.<@SM>
Acquisition
Reverse auctions losing bid for broad use
But GSA officials, saying the method has shown success, push for wider adoption.
People