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IG: Energy's Web sites lack security

Department Web sites have suffered 60 security incidents in the past year, a new report states.

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Schmidt joins (ISC)2

Howard Schmidt has worked in information security for almost 40 years.

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Ex-NASA CIO joins Asynchrony Solutions

Sam Venneri is a senior vice president at the company.

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Mobile pharmacies to help in emergencies

The Veterans Affairs Department has rolled out several pharmacies housed in steel trailers that can withstand a Category 3 storm.

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White House e-mail controversy may affect current computers

A federal magistrate is weighing requiring the Executive Office of President to make copies of hard drives and storage media in use between March 2003 and October 2005.

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Deepwater cutter may be delayed, GAO says

The Bertholf was supposed to be ready next month, but acceptance trials could hold it up, a new report states.

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House committee approves telework bill

The measure to expand teleworking now goes to the full House; the Senate will consider similar legislation.

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Burk joins ICF

Richard Burk, former chief architect at OMB, will help the firm expand enterprise architecture throughout government.

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DHS works to expand, enhance visa waiver programs

The department signs visa waiver program memorandums of understanding with Slovakia, Hungary and Lithuania.

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Critics say EPA closed libraries too soon

Because the libraries were closed before all their contents were put online, some information may be lost forever, critics said.

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Letter: GPO’s printing facility is vulnerable

A reader says the government shouldn’t locate backup facilities in areas prone to natural disasters.

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HUD to use e-games to learn business model

The agency is changing its business model for the program from a public housing agency-centric approach to an asset management model.

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Letter: Vendors will block Navy’s open-standards plan

A reader points to Massachusetts’ attempt to mandate open-source applications and predicts that vendors will lobby Congress to stop the Navy from trying the same approach.

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Letter: Military should bring development back in-house

A reader says it isn’t a question of open- or closed-source software because the military services will always need applications tailored to their business needs.

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Letter: Army should tackle wasteful practices at home

A reader says: “If the Army wants to eliminate waste, start over here, not overseas.”

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GPO gets new deputy chief of staff

Matt Redell will help with the operational management of the agency.