People
Data mining is a cash crop
USDA's Risk Management Agency is exploring data mining for improving Federal Crop Insurance Corp. policies and procedures.
Cybersecurity
NIST details minimum security controls
A publication from the National Institute of Standards and Technology spells out the minimum security controls feds must use to comply with FISMA.
Modernization
Managing user identities
Compliance, security issues drive identity management makeover
Modernization
Emergency preparedness deadlines loom
Officials push for progress on managing national incidents
Digital Government
It's touch-and-go for volcano tech
Scientists studying Mount St. Helens have numerous technologies that could help, but the environment is a challenge.
Modernization
Will they do Windows?
Some high-performance computing centers use clusters that run Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system.
Modernization
Vendors building high-performance knowledge system
Server could help intell agencies find relationships, connect the dots
Digital Government
Focusing on security: What matters?
Federal Computer Week held a roundtable discussion with seven experts on information security.
Modernization
Forest Service to use AT&T backbone
The company also announced a $7.5 million contract to upgrade the National Gallery of Art's Collections Management System.
People
VA smart cards roll on
The Department of Veterans Affairs expects to issue up to half a million smart cards in the next five years, GAO says.
Cybersecurity
Solving the password challenge
Smart cards offer tamper-resistant credentials for building, network access
Modernization
Grants team proposes pods of systems, not one
A task force charged with finding the best way to manage grants spending has recommended the Office of Management and Budget build on a consortium model instead of a centralized platform.
Acquisition
Big guys took small-biz deals, CPI says
The Center for Public Integrity says DOD awarded more than $47 billion designated for small businesses to companies earning more than $100 million during a six-year period.
People