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Top 10: Trends, challenges
Government Insights and AFFIRM compile two Top 10 lists that reflect trends, challenges from the IT world
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The security badge for the future
It could be years before agencies realize the full capabilities of the new personal identity verification cards that Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 requires
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Kelman: Learning from the Brits
A book about good government initiatives in Britain offers insights for U.S. leaders
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Editorial: A toast to Lee's service
Deidre Lee's work in government is much appreciated, and she will be missed
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From the pages of Government Computer News
NOAA to track GPS satellitesThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has announced it will lead an international effort to pinpoint the locations of more than 40 Global Positioning System satellites orbiting the Earth. The project is aimed at ensuring the accuracy of GPS data used by the public and private sectors. Staff members at NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey (NGS) will use data collected at 10 analysis centers worldwide to analyze satellite orbit data during the…
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Goodbye anonymity. Hello ID superiority.
Government-issued personal identity verification cards are a form of identity proofing superior to anything available in the past, security experts say.
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Waxman: Chart showed White House missing e-mails
The Bush administration questions the accuracy of its earlier study and believes no messages are missing, leading Waxman to call a hearing to clear up "considerable confusion."
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From the pages of Washington Technology
Altman named to lead IBM mainframe business unitIBM has named Anne Altman, former vice president and managing director of IBM’s U.S. Federal division, to be general manager of the company’s mainframe platform technology business. Altman’s new role is part of a yearlong general transformation to make IBM’s Systems and Technology Group more client-focused, the company said. This is the largest such realignment in 15 years, said Lia Davis, an IBM spokeswoman. Altman will be responsible…
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Dee Lee: She’s stepping down after stepping up
FEMA’s Deidre Lee is set to retire in March after a government career that started at an Air Force base in Texas in 1974
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NSPS’ endgame?
AFGE petitions Supreme Court for ruling on pay system, despite impending changes
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From the pages of Federal Employees News Digest
2008 omnibus bill blocks the outsourcing of Interior jobs The recently signed fiscal 2008 Omnibus Appropriation Act contains language that effectively blocks administration efforts to outsource thousands of natural resource and environmental protection jobs, according to documents posted by the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) on the organization's Web site. Bush administration officials had targeted as many as two out of three Forest Service jobs for potential outsourcing. The National Park Service and the…
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Federal Executive Boards tidy up
OPM says restructuring of board operations strengthened their effectiveness
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FERC clamps down on security
Energy industry must patch the cybergaps that could allow hackers to attack facilities
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Real ID debate isn’t over
Homeland Security extends the deadline for full compliance to 2017
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CXO Lessons Learned: Do CIOs face a glass ceiling?
Government CIOs gain more influence but are not seen as strategic decision-makers
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OMB sets guidelines for fed high fliers
A new memo from the agency will "rein in some of the lavish lifestyles government officials have come to enjoy," Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) said.
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Young touts e-gov successes
Recent progress on E-Rulemaking and E-Travel show how far agencies have progressed in six years, says OMB's deputy administrator for e-government.
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Foreign hackers seek to steal Americans' health records
Homeland Security Department analyst warns that cyberthreats to health information systems are spreading from the military to the private sector.
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