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Report card: Cybersecurity efforts still falling short

A congressional report card finds improvement in cybersecurity work but some agencies continue to get low marks.<br>

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Transportation faces security, IT investment issues

DOT's Inspector General listed information technology security and investment as top management challenges.

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Bloom heads to Treasury

The former director of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service was named senior deputy comptroller and CFO at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

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CIO study due next year

Rep. Adam Putnam (R-Fla.) hopes to discover trends and lessons for federal chief information officers.

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Grant listings hit Internet

Grants.gov provides online information on federal grant opportunities.

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Vote machine makers form council

The Election Technology Council will create an ethics code, recommend standards and certification and review security practices.

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Air Force looks for commercial logistics software

The service plans to start a $1 billion program to use off-the-shelf programs to consolidate logistics systems.

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FAA extends union pact

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association signed a two-year contract extension that has pay-for-performance raises.

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HHS launches Grants.gov

A Health and Human Services grants portal, which lets organizations find and apply for government grants online, was officially launched today.<br>

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Stone assumes top spot at TSA

He was deputy chief of staff at the Transportation Security Administration.

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Convincing Congress

Congress has a limited understanding of the importance of tech to agencies' mission requirements.

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Navy eases network access

ID management system knows who you are

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The grand design fallacy

Experience since the mid-1980s illustrates that most 'grand design' projects fail.

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E-GOV: A year in review

Government officials and observers report on the progress made under the E-Gov Act of 2002

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Trucks get FAST border access

The Homeland Security Department started a new program to give truck drivers speedy access across the U.S./Mexico border.

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IRS puts CSC on short leash

Contractor blocked from bidding on new projects until current work fixed

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E-Gov Act: Symbolic or practical?

The major impact of the E-Gov Act hasn't been felt yet.

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Congress gives TSA a red light

Lawmakers want to stop controversial passenger screening system

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Helping the workplace

Observers warn that agencies lack the time to develop new ways to manage workers.

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The story so far

Here's a list of several more provisions in the E-Government Act of 2002 and the progress made so far, according to Office of Management and Budget officials: