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Letter: Article overstates vulnerabilities
A reader says our physical infrastructure is not as open to Internet-based attacks as some experts think, but there are other weaknesses.
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Bunn will replace Lacey at top job in NSPS office
As program executive officer, Bunn's first task will be to rewrite the NSPS regulations.
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Agencies entering budget limbo
Funding to remain steady as budgets are caught between administrations.
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House wants Coast Guard to lead on Deepwater
Lawmakers passed a measure that would require the Coast Guard to serve as lead systems integrator on new task orders.
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OCC awards $5.3 million e-content contract
Bank regulatory agency plans to move to real-time infrastructure during the next three to four years.
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Patent Office CIO to resign
Deputy CIO Deborah Diaz will serve as acting CIO until the agency hires a replacement.
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Cybersecurity's new world order
Government officials around the world encounter legal and diplomatic challenges in confronting cyberthreats.
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Homeland security's cyber eyes
Security experts roll out new techniques to try to keep up with today’s stealthy, transnational cyberattacks.
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Agencies to employ card alerts
Like credit card companies, GSA will use data mining to detect improper spending.
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Pope’s visit a telework test for feds
DOT uses traffic disruptions to test COOP program and let 2,800 employees telework.
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Clearance process gets makeover
Lean Six Sigma will shape plan to achieve efficient and uniform security clearances.
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GAO employees to have say in pay
Agency promises to include employees in systematic review of performance pay.
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Counterterrorism goes local
Feds look to local police department standards for suspicious activity reporting.
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Senate passes IG reform bill
Measure would change the job of inspectors general by giving them more independence.
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TIGTA: IRS managers need contracting training
Report says service has used performance-based contracting, but its use is below the government's goals.
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House passes three bills on contracting
The measures would require more regulation and disclosure for government contractors.
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Social Security plans IT improvements
Cobol replacement is a long-term goal of the Social Security Administration, SSA's commissioner plans information technology improvements with near-term benefits.
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Agencies cite data sharing to aid troops
Meanwhile, senators probe why suicides are increasing among service members returning from wars.
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