Cybersecurity

Feds face mandatory security controls

Federal officials will soon be required to become experts in triage as they try to make their agencies comply with the Federal Information Security Management Act.

People

Hite keeps investigations humming

Accountability and performance are key measures for streamlined GAO.

Acquisition

Miller: Focus on the people

Interoperability among people and processes defines program management.

Acquisition

A decade ago, Clinger-Cohen brought reforms

But managing large federal IT projects remains an imperfect and risky business.

People

EPA selects jobs for outsourcing

About 200 agency positions will be up for competition each year.

Modernization

California agency selects Unisys for licensing, case management work

The state Department of Industrial Relations has awarded the company a contract to provide an automated licensing and case management system.

Digital Government

Raytheon uses Univa for grids

Univa, which provides software and services for Globus-based grids, will help Raytheon implement the Globus software.

People

Circuit

Beam me down. Oops, a data mix-up. All the president's gossip. Reorg in the works at VA. From Russia, with love.

Digital Government

The Pipeline

New products from DataPower, Cirond and Hewlett-Packard.

Modernization

Telos patents certification process

The company has been awarded a process patent for its automated security certification and accreditation techniques.

Digital Government

Bermuda keeps an eye on legislation

New law-tracking system could serve as a model for U.S. government.

People

OMB revives forum on contracting issues

Procurement policy-makers locked inside the Office of Management and Budget say they need to hear more from workers on the front lines of government acquisition.

People

Customs group considers cargo standards

The World Customs Organization has drafted a minimum set of standards that would help officials worldwide securely transport cargo.

People

Nadler: New rights for feds

FAA decision gives employees the ability to challenge outsourcing decisions.

Modernization

To the orbit and back

Satellite communications find a niche in the military and emergency services.

Acquisition

Band of brothers

Veterans need partners to tap into VETS GWAC.

People

Raytheon exec tapped for defense IT

President Bush has nominated John Grimes to be assistant secretary of Defense for networks and information integration.

Modernization

GSA awards Symplicity new FedBizOpps.gov contract

The General Services Administration’s Federal Technology Service late last week awarded Symplicity Corp. the contract to run the federal government’s procurement portal.

Modernization

DOD promises to follow the rules on business modernization approval

The Government Accountability Office has put the Defense Department’s problematic Business Management Modernization Program on its high-risk list for the last 10 years partly because of Defense agencies’ reluctance to ensure projects abide by DOD’s Business Enterprise Architecture.

Acquisition

SBA gets mixed message

The Small Business Administration is still trying to figure out how to change the process for determing which businesses qualify as small.