Cybersecurity
OMB, DHS outline data security best practices
A new paper lists 10 common mistakes agencies make in securing data and ways to fix them.
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Poor management keeps governments from goals, report finds
IT can help the public sector improve performance, but poor management and lack of skills hinder progress, according to a report by KMPG International.
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Walker: Redefine 'inherently governmental'
Public employees and private-sector contractors have become almost indistinguishable, the comptroller general said.
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GAO: Senior-level turnover at DHS double that of other agencies
The report follows findings the House Homeland Security Committee released last week stating that 24 percent of the department's executive resource positions are unfilled.
Cybersecurity
It's hand-holding time
Employees facing background checks will need reassurance and training to help them adjust to the new smart cards.
Cybersecurity
The new door openers
Defense Department officials used HSPD-12 smart cards in 10 trial runs to test their feasibility for providing improved building access security.
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New curriculum empowers leaders
IRM College prepares leaders for roles in transforming their organizations.
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OFPP reviewing acquisition workforce's skills gaps
More than 6,000 contracting officers responded to a survey asking them what is lacking.
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EVM: A dash of cold water
Social Security Administration officials found that earned value management data is valuable only if it’s widely shared — so they publish EVM data on the agency’s intranet.
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OPM wants a few good tech-savvy vets
The agency is seeking veterans who can help fill the positions of retiring civil servants.
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DHS' latest red flag: Job holes
Problems could become acute with the change of administration in 2008.
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Personal e-mail sparks fire between Davis, Bloch
Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) wants access to correspondence Special Counsel Scott Bloch sent about Lurita Doan's Hatch Act violations and hearings.
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Army leaders weigh quickened growth rate
The Army could have a difficult time recruiting enough people to meet a compressed growth schedule, one military official said.
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OMB controller to retire
Under Linda Combs, agencies reduced their improper payments by $8 billion, increased the number of clean audits and shortened the reporting time for their financial statements from five months to 45 days.
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Senators join call for IGs' independence
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee plans to mark up legislation this year, its chairman said.
Cybersecurity
VA to expand encryption to in-house removable storage
The decision follows a data breach at the department's medical center in Birmingham, Ala., that put millions of people's personal information at risk.
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State to look for more passport help
The department wants IT and administrative support to handle the increase in passport applications.
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