People
DOD's Clapper to do double duty with ODNI
The department's intelligence undersecretary will also work as the Defense intelligence director for the top spy office.
Cybersecurity
Time to move beyond FISMA, CISOs say
Some agency chief information security officers advocate moving to real-time monitoring and installing proactive and dynamic defenses.
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
Office of Special Counsel recommends disciplinary action against Doan
GSA Administrator Lurita Doan violated the Hatch Act during a Jan. 26 political briefing, an OSC report finds.
People
Defense unions seek legislative solution for NSPS
They say they will seek changes to DOD's personnel system to incorporate workers' rights after an appeals court upheld the system.
Cybersecurity
New DHS plans target sector-specific infrastructure protection
The Sector-Specific Plans provide guidance for protecting 17 infrastructures and resources deemed important to protect under HSPD-7.
People
GSA to offer HR service on schedules
Contractors must provide services for customer agencies with multiple organizational levels and worldwide locations, according to documents related to GSA's pre-solicitation notice.
Cybersecurity
DOD is caught in the Web 2.0
Military officials name operational concerns as their reason for blocking popular sites.
Modernization
OMB publishes draft payment standard under line of business
It spans requisition, obligation, receiving, acceptance, invoice and payment for commercial contracts and small acquisitions disbursed by the Treasury Department.
People
Kelman: A public service incentive
Government can attract young people by helping them pay down the debt they incurred as students.
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.
People
Government taps the power of us
Officials turn to blogs and wikis to share information and achieve goals.
People
Leidinger: Recruit creatively
Recruiting new workers to government must be a top priority for federal executives.
People
GAO: DOD relying more on contractors
A new report states that because DOD's duties have increased without adding more workers, the agency has had to turn to contractors to continue its operations.
Cybersecurity
OPM cuts clearance processing time; DOD partner begs for funds
The Defense Security Service is short $25 million for the remainder of the fiscal year even as OMB's Clay Johnson says clearance processing time has been cut in most cases.
People
Union urges Senate action after court upholds NSPS
The American Federation of Government Employees wants parts of DOD's National Security Personnel System nullified after an appeals court overturned a lower court ruling that struck down portions of the NSPS.
Modernization
Education wants out of IT management business
As part of a forthcoming program, the agency wants to migrate its operations to an infrastructure owned and operated by a contractor.
People
GAO: DOD business systems need investment policy
The Pentagon has the proper management structure for modernizing its systems but lacks well-defined and disciplined policies governing investment decisions.
People