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GAO: NASA improving its project management
Auditors say acquisition needs additional attention, but NASA gets good marks for managing maturing technologies.
Digital Government
Should every agency have an IG?
GAO says there are better alternatives for effective oversight of small agencies. Inspectors general, unsurprisingly, take a different view.
People
DOD expands use of IT Dashboard
Officials are posting more information on the site to comply with OMB's governmentwide IT reporting requirements.
Cybersecurity
GAO: IRS has information security control weaknesses
The IRS has failed to consistently install appropriate patches on all databases and servers to protect against known vulnerabilities, GAO found.
People
GAO sees opportunity for IT savings in duplication report
The watchdog agency wants tougher oversight from OMB in PortfolioStat reviews and stronger agency-level CIO authorities to provide more visibility into troubled IT projects.
People
IT testing for 2020 count running behind
GAO auditors said that although the Census Bureau has made progress on the IT for the decennial count, several of the supporting projects have neither a schedule nor a detailed plan.
People
GAO: IRS should improve IT investment reporting
The watchdog agency wants the IRS to provide more and better quantitative information on IT spending to help gauge whether it is getting what it pays for.
Cybersecurity
Data breach response leaves something to be desired
The number of federal agency data breaches involving personally identifiable information increased from 10,481 in 2009 to 25,566 in 2013.
People
Software problems slow F-35 program
Delays could hurt the Joint Strike Fighter's capabilities even as the planes enter the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fleets.
Modernization
Is data center consolidation losing steam?
The federal government is lagging behind similar efforts in the private sector aimed at boosting security and saving money, says Brocade executive Anthony Robbins.
Cybersecurity
Agencies at odds over border tech
CBP official Mark Borkowski complained that the agency's new system was being unfairly linked to the failed SBInet program.
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Army workforce management system questioned
A GAO report says the Army Workload and Performance System is duplicative and needs tighter oversight.
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GAO: DOD, VA need to move on interoperable health records
The joint program needs better management and clear lines of responsibility, the watchdog agency said in a report.
Modernization
Takai takes FITARA to task for oversight provisions
Defense Department CIO is concerned the legislation might collide with internal Pentagon realignment efforts.
Digital Government
GAO: Better guidance needed on Computer Matching Act
OMB needs to be more consistent if the law is to achieve its purpose of avoiding waste and duplication, a new report says.
Acquisition
About those bid protests...
Are bid protests really booming? Here's the five-year trend -- and an explanation of how the process actually works.
Cybersecurity
House panel probes delays in border enforcement system
The modernization effort is running into a familiar problem: trying to update legacy tech while simultaneously keeping the system running.
Cybersecurity
Defense, DHS, VA drive rise in federal employment
Three national-security related departments accounted for 77 percent of the total government-wide increase in compensation from 2004 to 2012.
Cybersecurity
GAO: Protect next-gen 911 from cyberattack
With multiple federal entities working on emergency response communications, GAO says DHS should take the lead.
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