Cybersecurity

Security grabs attention, but not always dollars

More than 90 percent of executives surveyed in a new Accenture/IDC study said securing data is a priority for the new year.

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IAC corrects SIG chairmen's corporate links

Two of the chairmen were listed with incorrect company affiliations when IAC issued the news release last month.

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CIOs find SLAs effective

A survey finds that most executives believe SLAs provide accurate and useful measurements of IT services, making outsourcing an increasingly viable option.

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SARA panel: Boost competition through commercial best practices

It recommends moving away from time-and-materials contracts to performance-based acquisitions, setting up a new GSA schedule for professional services and redefining stand-alone commercial services, among other things.

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GSA IG: Telework policies must be implemented agencywide

GSA's IG finds that agency's telework policies are not consistently implemented, and in some ways conflict with telework guidelines published in the Federal Register.

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Panel sees need for acquisition workforce clarity

The SARA panel found that the complexity of federal acquisition and the demands on the workforce have increased substantially in recent years.

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SARA panel draft report: Key recommendations

Here is a summary of the main findings and recommendations of the Acquisition Advisory Panel, as published in its final draft report.

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SBA announces training for small businesses

The series of nationwide small-business seminars will begin Jan. 9, 2007.

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Howell named acting CIO at Interior

Michael Howell will fill the position vacated by Interior CIO W. Hord Tipton, whose last day on the job will be Jan. 3.

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Labor seeks HRLOB provider

The Labor Department seeks a public or private shared-services provider for its Human Resources Line of Business to replace its current HR and payroll systems.

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Perot Systems builds portfolio with QSS Group buy

The acquisition gives Perot some new contracts, more staff and some expertise in areas such as information assurance.

Cybersecurity

Procurement was a contentious issue in 2006

People also took sides on e-government, information security and outsourcing policies.

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Kelman: More management insights

A learning-oriented workplace produces more positive achievements but also more mistakes.

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Gates' Iraq focus could impede modernization at DOD

Defense Secretary is handed the challenge of balancing current and future priorities.

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Northcom beefs up emergency response

New organization structure brings NGOs and private sector into command center.

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SiloSmashers gets new VP of business development

Bob Golas comes to the company from Savi Technology.

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Welles: Looking back at 2006

I predicted last year that telework and retirement planning would be at the forefront of work/life concerns in 2006, and I was right.

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2006 was the year of the young

Agencies’ efforts to attract the next generation intensified and pandemic planners got busy.

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GSA schedule sales increase in 2006

But an analysis from Input shows the GSA schedules’ IT services sales declined 6.5 percent compared with last year.

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GSA announces settlement in liability case

GovConnection paid $2.55 million to settle the claim it had overcharged federal agencies, but it did not admit liability.