People

FBI hires first chief human resources officer

Donald Packham, a senior human resources official at BP, started his new job yesterday as the FBI’s first chief human resources officer.

People

GAO gives e-Rulemaking team an 'attaboy'

Federal officials in charge of the e-government initiative followed many best practices for managing projects.

Cybersecurity

GAO to DLA: Fully implement security plan

New report cites DOD agency for inconsistent risk assessment, inadequate training.

Digital Government

SRA raises funds for Red Cross

With employee donations and a $50,000 company match, the integrator has raised nearly $146,000 for the disaster relief fund.

Modernization

Officials: How much security is enough?

National security experts say federal standards can help in managing the country’s considerable risk of a disruptive cyber event.

People

Aquilent gets FirstGov refresh contract

Aquilent has won a contract to take part in desiging and testing FirstGov.gov and FirstGov en Español.

Cybersecurity

Biometrics firm gets $100M investment

L-1 Investment Partners, a Stamford, Conn.-based private management investment firm, will buy about $100 million in Viisage common stock.

Digital Government

HHS plans annual health IT report card

George Washington University and others will assess the progress the nation is making toward adopting health information technology.

Digital Government

More hurricanes, less federal research

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Digital Government

Feds award $22M in grants for e-health

The funding, from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, is earmarked for health information exchange projects nationwide.

People

Private-sector CIOs: Same responsibilities, different challenges

The Government Accountability Office report supplements a 2004 study of federal CIOs' major challenges and responsibilities.

Digital Government

Panel: Top-level support crucial for security

Senior management needs to be better informed and proactively involved in protecting their organizations from cyberattacks, cybersecurity experts say.

People

Lockheed Martin lands $44 million Stratcom contract

The company will continue to update the Air Force's Integrated Space Command and Control system at the service's Cheyenne Mountain facility.

Digital Government

Study: Public support for e-health has strings attached

Americans are still concerned about privacy and control of information, according to a new report by the Markle Foundation.

People

Dynamics Research wins NSF contract

Officials said the contract represents a significant expansion of its role in NSF’s electronic publishing program.

Digital Government

Political 'hacks'

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Digital Government

Kelman: An ounce of prevention?

IGs are one-note Charlies. Good contracting people can play a symphony.

People

Welles: Telework is a no-brainer

So why aren't more federal employees allowed to use GSA's telework centers?

Digital Government

Splitting the PC

Two approaches to help you ease your desktop management woes

Digital Government

PITAC gets new life as part of PCAST

Combination of two committees could help raise IT issues to higher level