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DOD tests contractors’ ID cards

The pilot program’s future could hinge on the question of who conducts background checks.

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Buzz of the Week: Security on the mind

When it comes to security everyone recognizes that stronger measures and new ideas are needed.

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FCW's The Week

Find links to articles in the Sept. 22, 2008, issue and related items.

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Breul: CMO idea could stick around

Chief management officers could provide the governance and management disciplines many programs lack.

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Transition milestones

The transition timeline agencies should follow.

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Management in transition

OMB, GAO wanted to ensure the new administration is on top of management issues.

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Army focuses on network-centric systems

Officials want to protect the service's investment in systems used by combat troops and commanders.

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Experts urge overhaul of cybersecurity

An independent commission has recommended that the coordination of the government's cybersecurity efforts be handled in the White House, rather than by the Homeland Security Department.

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New DHS deputy CIO named

Margie Graves is the Homeland Security Department’s new deputy chief information officer, a career position that will help the department's information technology office through its first presidential transition.

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IG: GSA should check its HR system

Officials need to make sure access controls minimize the risks to employee data, a report concludes.

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FBI director cites progress in IT

FBI Director Robert Mueller today told a House committee the bureau had made progress in improving upgrades to its information technology system

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Audit reveals new IT security weaknesses

The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center has received 20 reissued notices of weaknesses in information technology systems and nine notices of new IT weaknesses, an audit reports.

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OPM will soon decide RetireEZ's future

The agency had issued stop-work order in May against contractor Hewitt Associates.

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US-VISIT may miss deadline

The Homeland Security Department is said unlikely to meet the statutory deadline of next July 1 to implement the US-VISIT exit system that records departures of air travelers from other countries.

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The Lectern: Awaiting the new FCW editor

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Get a Life!: New benefits for feds?

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Field surveys landscape as chief

Lesley field approaches her job of OFPP administrator like a skier on a sea of ice.

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Pointers: Recommended reading 09-22-08

20 ideas worth stealing; How to find poor performers; California train crash: The online database; A grave turn for Web 2.0

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Editorial: What to do with the CMO

Congress can amend a department’s org chart, but legislation alone won’t change culture.

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IG: Coast Guard needs to improve security

Overall, the DHS inspector general finds the service is doing a good job of securing its computer networks.