Cybersecurity
Experts disagree on effect of E-Verify's expiration
The authorization for the E-Verify employment verification program expires three weeks after it is set to cover federal contractors.
People
Regulators propose database on contractors' past work
The system would contain specific information on the integrity and performance of contractors and federal grantees.
Cybersecurity
Bill would give president power to disconnect private networks
A Senate bill proposes giving the president the power to shut down and disconnect any government or private computer network or system that is compromised by a cyberattack.
People
Dave McClure to lead GSA's Office of Citizen Services and Communications
McClure said he wants to foster "a more citizen-centered government that is transparent, participatory, and collaborative."
Modernization
OMB and private groups track Congressional earmarks
A volunteer group is creating an online database to contain more than 17,000 congressional earmark requests, while OMB says it is planning to expand its own database next year.
Cybersecurity
Peer pressure: Congress plans file-sharing ban
Peer-to-peer software, used to easily share computer files, poses a security risk and has no place on government or contractor networks, according to some members of Congress who held a hearing about the technology recently.
Cybersecurity
Hathaway's departure renews worries about cyberczar vacancy
The resignation of Melissa Hathaway, the Obama administration’s acting senior director for cyberspace, has brought renewed scrutiny on the administration's effort to secure the online world.
Cybersecurity
Agencies play by different rules on contractor award fees, says GAO
Federal agencies are not being consistent in how they distribute contractor award fees, according to a senior GAO official.
Cybersecurity
E-Verify could add biometrics
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) has begun laying the groundwork for adding a biometric — most likely a fingerprint — to the E-Verify federal employment verification system
Acquisition
Bill would end HUBZone primacy
HUBZone businesses have priority over companies owned by service-disabled veterans and those in the 8(a) program, but that might change.
Modernization
Where in the world is the geospatial data?
Policy changes and new technologies can help agencies better manage geospatial data.
Cybersecurity
Bill would ban peer-to-peer use in agencies
A House committee chairman who has jurisdiction over some government operations plans to introduce a bill designed to ban the use of peer-to-peer software on government and contractor networks.
Modernization
Myers to head Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Kenneth A. Myers III has been selected to serve as the director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency at Fort Belvoir, the Defense Department announced July 27.
Modernization
Committee approves bill to strip some IT requirements from Real ID
A bill that would remove costly information technology requirements from a secure identification law has been approved by a Senate committee.
Modernization
GAO: Details needed on electronic records system
The National Archives and Records Administration's spending plan for its Electronic Records Archive system needs important details, GAO has found.
Acquisition
Senate passes bill with HUBZone change
The legislation would remove the “shall” in the law that some say gives small businesses in economically depressed areas first preference in contract set-asides.
Digital Government
House hearing calls for stronger federal role in geospatial efforts
Lawmakers take the Obama administration to task for paying insufficient heed to the need to develop a coordinated federal policy for geospatial information.
Acquisition
Congress, administration move into protected territory
The government is having a debate about certain small businesses that live by special rules — from ANCs to companies in historically underutilized business zones.
Acquisition
Small bites, greater expertise produce speedier acquisitions
Procurement experts say there are numerous steps DOD officials could take to increase the odds that acquisitions will deliver the expected results in a timely and cost-effective fashion.
Cybersecurity