Digital Government
OMB considers A-130 rewrite
Booz Allen Hamilton's review comes months after a working group scrutinized the way A-130 deals with enterprise architecture.
Acquisition
Nadler: Reforming set-asides
Contracting advantages do not prepare Alaska firms for future competition
People
Welles: Telework blahs
Managers are still nervous about off-site work despite positive research results
Digital Government
Biometrics takes on physical access
Agencies have multiple ID options for bolstering building security
People
OMB: 2004 good year for E-Gov Act implementation
The administration described in detail the government’s accomplishments in implementing the act in a report to Congress.
Acquisition
House scrutinizes Alaskan biz
Members of the House Government Reform Committee are looking into businesses classified as Alaskan Native Corporations.
People
Pentagon promises faster JTRS waivers
The Defense Department's CIO says "all steps are being taken to ensure expeditious approval of urgent operational requirements."
Modernization
Review: Simple single sign-on
Imprivata OneSign stands out among single sign-on security appliances.
People
Defense tech debated
Lawmakers think troops could better communicate and access intelligence in Iraq and Afghanistan if they consolidated them.
People
DOD supplement would boost radio, control systems
The supplemental funding bill approved by the House Appropriations Committee would direct money to a major tactical system and radios.
People
Virginia Beach sees RFID payoff
Officials expect the $1.5 million RFID project for the city's libraries to pay for itself within four years.
People
FDIC: What’s good for banks is good for e-gov
The agency that insures U.S. bank deposits says electronic banking has outgrown the single-factor password authentication most often used to protect accounts, a finding that could affect e-government initiatives.
People
PBGC seeks e-records system
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., the nation’s pension insurance provider, is seeking information to implement an electronic records management system.
People
DHS, Justice launch federal data model
The Homeland Security and Justice departments have unveiled plans to work jointly on a common computer language that could become a model for agencies to use to share information.
People
IG’s message to IRS: Secure all your e-mail
The IRS has a program that can protect taxpayers’ sensitive financial data when agency employees share it via e-mail; the problem is that not all employees use the encrypted messaging, a new inspector general report says.
People
GAO list helps navigate rules for financial IT
The Government Accountability Office last month published a checklist of core financial system requirements to help agencies meet federal mandates.
People
Davis questions security of Treasury site
Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) has asked the Treasury Department to make sure that it can protect personal information collected when people buy savings bonds electronically.
People
Allen to lead tech council
Kenneth Allen, an IT exec, is the American Council for Technology's new director.
People