People
Davis: Report on unsaved e-mail 'prejudges'
He says the House oversight committee's interim report alleging that the White House broke the law by not preserving official communications is premature and partisan.
Modernization
Officials' deleted e-mail raises eyebrows
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is investigating whether Bush administration officials broke the law by not saving e-mail messages containing official communications.
People
Justice taps 3 to vie for $950M in case management work
CACI, Labat-Anderson Aspen Systems and Lockheed Martin will have the opportunity to bid on task orders for work under the Mega 3 contract.
Modernization
NARA says no to DRM software
Digital rights management software poses a new challenge for records managers.
People
IG pushes SBA on data accuracy
The SBA's inspector general is concerned that the agency is not following through on recommendations to improve its small-business contracting database.
People
NARA seeks help in taking archives online
The agency is looking for a contractor to help improve the digitization and scanning capabilities of its Archives II site.
People
New facilities to house temporary e-records
NARA has opened two vaults to let federal agencies store and maintain temporary electronic documents for the first time.
People
New database to help ID missing WWII soldiers
After converting records on about 78,000 missing service members into an electronic format, the researchers used computer programs to resolve discrepancies.
Cybersecurity
OMB: Scrub unnecessary SSNs from systems
Agencies must develop and put in place within four months a risk-based breach notification policy, according to an Office of Management and Budget memo.
People
Agencies have new choices in financial, performance reporting
OMB is launching a pilot program to allow agencies to select an alternative format to the Performance and Accountability Report.
Cybersecurity
Poor data hygiene is common
USDA has begun scrubbing its databases of unnecessary Social Security numbers.
People
Sprehe: E-mail records problems
White House officials didn’t save their e-mail messages, but neither do officials at most agencies.
People
GSA seeks Web program to track projects
The agency wants an easy-to-manage program with a single interface to open information about its Public Building Service to stakeholders.
Cybersecurity
USPS shifts to electronic personnel records
The digital system will safeguard employee records in a secure central database.
People
Novak: Use knowledge management for succession planning
Agencies let too much knowledge walk out the door when senior managers retire.
People
Sprehe: Missing the point
Information management suffers when agencies focus too obsessively on risk management.
People
NARA shops for data-recovery services
The administration wants to ensure records are safe in the event of a major accident or disaster.
People
GAO: SEC's internal repayments controls less risky
The Government Accountability Office no longer classifies the existing problems as major weaknesses, according to a new report.
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