Cybersecurity
Land Management takes site down
Interior shut down the Bureau of Land Management Web site after an inspector general identified vulnerabilities.
People
New group to promote telework
Congressional pressure has done little to spur agency managers to boost the number of employees who telework, according to a new study released this month by CDW Government Inc.
People
DOD on management: We're working on it
Pentagon officials are working on departmentwide initiatives to improve management systems, according to DOD's top acquisition executive.
People
Army plans to automate some forms by fall
By fall, the Army will automate its first forms applications to run over a single, integrated system.
People
As secure Linux goes mainstream, Common Criteria becomes an issue
IBM Corp. plans to seek Common Criteria certification this year for Security Enhanced Linux, marking the first such evaluation for this module of the open-source operating system.
Modernization
Lucent lands $36M Army deal
The Army awarded the contract for work related to networks connecting six installations.
Acquisition
Solicit without a brand
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy says agency solicitations should not solicit specific brands except in certain narrow circumstances.
People
CISO Exchange falters over format and fees
Three days after forming as an advisory board with congratulations all around, the newly created Chief Information Security Officers Exchange stumbled, as its co-chairman, Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.), said he was having second thoughts.
People
OMB issues draft ID card guidelines
The Office of Management and Budget wants to set an 18-month timeline for agencies to implement an interoperable employee identification card.
Cybersecurity
IAC willing to host security forum
The Industry Advisory Council board voted to create a forum for chief information security officers if the CIO Council requests it.
People
Justice delays multiagency wireless net
The federal government has delayed its schedule and changed its requirements for a multibillion-dollar makeover of federal wireless voice and data communications.
People
Report helps HealtheVet, VA says
Uncovering problems facing the ambitious HealtheVet IT project has been a good thing, said Robert McFarland, the VA's chief information officer.
Modernization
Prosight to join SmartBuy lineup
Agency officials will be able to buy portfolio management software from ProSight under a new enterprise license that General Services Administration officials will establish.
Cybersecurity
O'Keeffe ends CISO Exchange
Steve O'Keeffe is halting his efforts to promote a for-profit forum for government and private-sector chief information security officers.
People
Poor grades can mask progress in complex IT environments, such as DHS
The Homeland Security Department has received an F on the last two computer security report cards issued by the House Government Reform Committee, prompting chairman Tom Davis (R-Va.) to warn that “DHS needs to get its house in order.”
Digital Government
CIO Council says no to CISO Exchange
The CIO Council is breaking its ties from the for-profit CISO Exchange.
Modernization
DataPower dives into D.C.
The developer of network security hardware has opened a Washington, D.C., office and ended a program that lent equipment to federal agencies.
Cybersecurity
CIO Council ponders security forum
The CIO Council may issue a general call for white papers on federal cybersecurity and hold a symposium on the best ones.
People
Carnegie Mellon: HealtheVet ailing
The plan to spend billions to modernize the VA health care computer system has 'unacceptably high' risks, a report says.
Cybersecurity