Cybersecurity
Bush order surprises watchdog group
Open government advocates say the president's executive order fails to address the cause of problems in accessing government information.
Cybersecurity
NIST releases biometric data specs
The specifications include interoperable standards for storing data extracted from fingerprint images.
People
Interior adding services, customers to Lines of Business
The Interior Department’s National Business Center is preparing up to four proposals to compete to provide financial management services for agencies as a center of excellence under the Lines of Business Consolidation Initiative.<@SM>
Digital Government
House member wants SBA administrator to resign
Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.) said Hector Barreto has failed to help small businesses in the Gulf Coast region.
People
Survey: Federal CIOs want to align IT with mission
Hiring and retaining skilled professionals rose to fourth place and stayed a perennial top issue, according to an AFFIRM study.
Modernization
GAO criticizes USPS ombudsman role
Auditors recommend that USPS make its newly created ombudsman position more independent and impartial.
People
Ciber lands Army tech support pact
The project includes providing help-desk services and network administration.
Digital Government
Swiss to use Novell's Linux platform
More than 3,000 government-operated servers will run on SUSE.
People
Survey credits E-gov initiatives with increasing satisfaction with federal Web site
Satisfaction with federal Web sites improved for the third consecutive quarter, demonstrating that the Bush administration’s E-government initiatives are making an impact.
People
3 agencies win management awards
Labor, State and SSA win top management honors this week as recipients of the President’s Quality Awards.
People
House seeks a host to webcast committee hearings
The House of Representatives is looking for a vendor to handle all live streaming services for the legislative chamber’s 20 individual committees.
People
CellDEK extracts data on the spot
Logicube's CellDEK, a data-extraction kit for cell phones and personal digital assistants, can be used by investigators to obtain data immediately.
Digital Government
House OKs $111.7M for ONCHIT
It provides HHS' Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology with $16 million more than the Senate version of the bill.
People
DOD, IG at odds over planning documents
The inspector general takes issue with DOD's assertion that Quadrennial Defense Review reports meet GPRA requirements.
People
DOD wants to authenticate devices
Defense Department releases RFI for solutions that can verify the identities of Internet-enabled devices on DOD networks.
People
NAPA to study government accountability
The National Academy of Public Administration will analyze the impact of a rapidly expanding contractor workforce on government accountability.
Digital Government