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Schlarman: New FISMA is the wrong solution
Revised legislation should sink and not resurface until the next administration and Congress take office.
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Burton: Past performance, future results
Agencies should make better use of information on contractors’ previous work, but it starts with better records.
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Light: Five tips for the next president
The next president should be careful of what he does during the transition period, one expert says.
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IG: More control needed over some DOD security cards
Report finds that some background checks are done without oversight by the Army.
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Avue debuts transition job site
The site www.transitionjobs.us will list the approximately 7,000 politically-appointed positions that will open up after President Bush leaves the White House to make way for a new administration.
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OMB memo to clarify CIO responsibilities
The memo, expected next week, will outline the responsibilities of federal chief information officers for information technology functions.
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Standards needed for first-responder ID cards, industry group says
The Smart Card Alliance recommends adopting FIPS 201, which is already the security standard for federal ID cards.
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Defense authorization bill becomes law
President signs a bill that reforms contracting and rebuilds the acquisition workforce.
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Michigan gets DHS approval to issue border card
Michigan’s Secretary of State expects to begin accepting applications for the new license next year from Michigan residents who are U.S. citizens only.
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National Cybersecurity Initiative R&D effort launched
The government launched the National Cyber Leap Year project to identify the most promising "game-changing" concepts as part of its Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative.
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Also in the News: Thousands of feds hit pay raise cap
More than 7,000 federal employees have hit the GS-15 salary cap of $149,000 and stand to lose thousands of dollars in pay and retirement income, Federal Times reports.
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Credit crisis is warning for improved financial disclosure
Securities agency plans modernization to make public company financial data easily available to public.
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DARPA seeks technology for seeing inside buildings
Project aims to develop several technologies, not a single comprehensive solution.
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DHS not prepared for cyberattacks, House committee chair says
Under Homeland Security Presidential Directive 8, the department is to establish a response framework based on scenarios, including natural disasters, chem-bio attacks and cyberattacks.
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Bush to name ODNI acting CIO
President Bush plans to designate Patrick Gorman as acting chief information officer at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
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DHS CHCO to be appointed by department, not president
A new law will give the DHS secretary the authority to appoint the department's top human resources officer.
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Mistakes cost GSA time, money, auditor says
GSA's problems with how it handled the Alliant, Alliant SB contracts forced a do-over.
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