People

Fuss about Future Combat Systems

Army switches contract vehicle after McCain expresses concerns.

Digital Government

Alaska native companies on thin ice

Lawmakers reconsider special 8(a) privileges.

People

Grim prognosis

Report finds e-health IT problems at VA.

People

Air combat management gets upgrade

Lockheed Martin will move six key battle management applications to the Web.

People

Better saved than sorry

NARA proposes guidelines for research records

People

Wagons East

California law firm heads to D.C.

People

Seeking risk managers

Agencies worry demand could exceed supply.

Digital Government

Tiemann: Finding common ground

In the future, we may be implementing service-oriented enterprise architectures.

People

Editorial: An impossible dream?

Maybe former DHS chief information officer Steve Cooper can relate to Don Quixote.

Modernization

FOSE roundup

Protecting portable data. No trace.

People

Feds set timetable for acquisition certification

The Federal Acquisition Institute will work with the Defense Acquisition University to develop a certification program by Jan. 1, 2006.

Acquisition

Aronie: Foolish consistency

Some people hide behind the 'this is the way we always do it' shield.

Digital Government

Ammon: Congress needs to open its purse

Poor federal security grades reflect congressional indifference.

Digital Government

Interior shuts down BLM Web site

Interior’s inspector general issued a report warning that the agency’s information technology systems are vulnerable to cyberthreats.

People

Army delays ITES-2S

The Information Technology Enterprise Solutions-2 Services contract awards won't be announced until mid-October.

Cybersecurity

Evans stresses security standards

A new cybersecurity line-of-business initiative could become a basis for the next wave of security improvements, Karen Evans says.

People

Librarians face existential crisis

The rise of electronic documents has Federal Depository librarians questioning their rationale for being.

People

ID theft stirs lawmakers

Federal lawmakers have introduced 18 bills while state legislators have offered 30 measures to deal with online threats.

People

Cooper urges political replacement

The next chief information officer of the Homeland Security Department should be a political appointee, outgoing CIO Steve Cooper says.

Digital Government

Privacy groups question data use

A loophole that now allows federal agencies to skirt Privacy Act restrictions by using commercial data brokers should be closed, a privacy advocate tells the Senate.