People
What helps, hampers the infosec profession?
According to a report by professor Corey Schou, chairman of the National Colloquium on Information Systems Security Education, efforts to address the shortage of skilled information workers have been hampered by:
Acquisition
Second round for Commits
The Commerce Department late last week identified 30 vendors that it plans to award pieces of its estimated $1.5 billion governmentwide information technology services contract.
People
Feds lag behind states in e-gov efforts
Even though it's better financed, the federal government is jumping into egovernment at a slower pace than its brethren at the state and municipal levels, which are under intense pressure to provide online services,
Digital Government
Feds shape cyberwarning strategy
Under pressure from Congress, the National Security Council has developed a plan outlining roles and responsibilities for federal cybersecurity organizations.
People
FirstGov: All bark, no bite
We were hopeful about the plan that set out to develop a World Wide Web service to ?quot;promote access to government information organized not by agency, but by the type of service or information that people may be seeking.?quot;
People
Infosec education needs revamping, professor warns
One of the nation's top educators in information systems and security calls for a revolutionary change in the way the government, academia and industry cooperate
People
Lieberman a boost to IT ticket
Electronic government advocates hailed the selection of Sen. Joseph Lieberman as the Democratic vice presidential candidate as a boost for information technology issues.
Acquisition
Feds buy in to reverse auctions
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy and other agencies have thrown their weight behind online reverse auctions as a way to purchase goods and services in government, and save some money in the process.
People
Who wants to be a spy?
The CIA has broadened its recruitment efforts and is fishing for resumes on the Internet for its next generation of spies.
People
All Palms on deck
The Navy last month installed 32 infrared wireless communications ports and deployed 115 handheld computers aboard one of the most technologically advanced warships in its fleet as part of a pilot project that is changing the way sailors communicate at sea.
Digital Government
Taking bytes out of info
It's not just a fancy paper shredder. It's a ?quot;disintegrator?quot; designed to destroy paper and a variety of hightech media.
People
Air Force reaps savings
The Air Force announced last week that it saved $88,000 by using online reverse auctions to buy computer equipment.
People
Ohio county court records go online
Butler County, Ohio, launched an Internet site last month that enables people to search court records.
People
Navy handheld pilot program
Capabilities: Sending and receiving e-mail, coordinating daily and weekly schedules, and consolidating and coordinating checklists and databases.
People
Firm nabs FirstGov portal pact
A Northern Virginia company has been hired to build FirstGov, the federal government's official Internet portal.
People
Policy revision aims to defeat friendly fire
Military officials in recent years have become increasingly worried that the sheer number of weapon systems to fill the airspace of the future battlefield will overwhelm battlefield command and control efforts and lead to a rise in deaths by friendly fire. But a recently published joint operations manual should ease many of those fears.
People