Cybersecurity
UPDATED: Secretive TopOff 4 exercise tests multiagency preparedness for WMD attacks
The FBI, DHS and FEMA divided responsibilities to test their readiness to respond to threats, in conjunction with state and local emergency responders.
Digital Government
Mayoral candidates to discuss D.C. IT growth
The forum will be held June 27 and is free to the public.
Cybersecurity
GSA gets help with HSPD-12 implementation
DOD's smart card expert, Michael Butler, will work with agencies on their adoption of identity verification cards.
Digital Government
ITAA praises U.S./EU agreement on IP rights
ITAA says the agreement will strengthen IP rights enforcement and crack down on counterfeiters.
Cybersecurity
Expert: Cybersecurity lapses could cost public trust
Government and industry must invest in protective and proactive measures, he said.
People
Justice, FTC reduce paperwork, maintain confidentiality
The new e-filing process was designed to ensure the confidentiality and security of submitted information, according to the agencies.
People
Arlington completes first phase of ERP upgrade
The new ERP system replaces older, mainframe-based systems that outside vendors no longer support.
People
Interior's shared-services center takes on double duty
The National Business Center will soon undertake financial management of and human resources support for the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.
People
GSA seeks e-Travel tracking system
It issued an RFP for a management system to capture data and generate reports.
Modernization
Roadblocks hamper emergency response system coordination
Federal funding and a lack of standards affect compatible communications at the state level.
People
Stratcom leads DOD cyberdefense efforts
The command uses virtual meetings and blogs as part of its virtual environment for information exchange.
People
Teresa Takai’s 10 tips for change
Michigan's governor gave the state’s chief information officer full authority to consolidate, reassign and restructure the executive branch’s IT staff.
People
Lights out
Taking down part of the country’s fiber-optic infrastructure could be a crippling blow, but is it so easily done?
People
Justice picks General Dynamics, Lockheed for wireless work
The two integrators, picked from a field of five, will compete to design the wireless network, which will serve 80,000 users in law enforcement.
Cybersecurity
Gartner critical of current business continuity plans
In a recent survey, 72 percent of respondents said they did not include federal, state and local authorities in their 2005 planning efforts.
People
Comments, please
A new Defense Department memo directs all DOD organizations to use the online Federal Docket Management System to issue regulations.
People
State CIOs skeptical of hurricane readiness
Conference attendees say that communications interoperability problems that plagued disaster responses last year have not been fixed.
People
FBI charges Pa. staff members in data wipe case
Employees erased e-mail messages and other data from the computers of a state senator under investigation for corruption.
Digital Government
Education warns about hoax e-mails
The e-mail messages, which focus on provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act, could lead to misunderstanding about graduation requirements.
People