Cybersecurity

TSA considers sole-sourcing TWIC contract

Bill language steers contract to a group that ID management companies view as unqualified

Modernization

Nels Olson’s new lab is in the library

The materials researcher has given up a biotech career to work with books at Library of Congress.

People

OMB touts the value in best-value

Administration wants Congress to remove its A-76 restrictions

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Legislative ideas

Lawmakers are considering packages that seek to boost science and technology research

People

State tries viral marketing

Jobster search engine gives recruiters a social networking tool.

People

CACI seeks scale and depth in acquisitions

A consolidation strategy is opening new doors for the integrator.

People

GovBenefits.gov celebrates fourth anniversary

Labor Department's Web site gets a birthday party.

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DOD rolls out new personnel system to the first 11K people

System seeks to emphasize pay for performance

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Labor’s deal could prove financial LOB’s worth

The theory behind the Financial Management Line of Business Consolidation initiative is that an agency could outsource, at a minimum, the hosting of its hardware and software, save money and focus on its core mission. But until now, a major agency had yet to prove this premise.<@SM>

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DOD halts security clearance checks

ITAA and PSC want the Defense Department to reconsider its decision to stop processing contractor clearances.

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SBA gets new CIO

Christine Liu, a 27-year federal employee, replaces Charles McClam, acting CIO at the Small Business Administration.

Cybersecurity

NIST announces FISMA Phase II

Establishing qualifications for those who conduct security assessments marks a new phase in the implementation of the Federal Information Security Management Act.

Cybersecurity

Davis: FISMA could prevent 'cyber Pearl Harbor'

The cybersecurity requirements should be more than just a paper exercise, lawmaker says.

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OFPP targets acquisition training, emergency procurement

Burton says the Acquisition Workforce Initiative is the most important one under way at the office.

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NASA employees try to halt workforce, R&D cuts

They urge the adoption of a measure that would streamline administrative costs.

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Avocent to buy LANDesk for up to $476M

The purchase will allow federal IT managers to streamline the tools and processes they use to manage IT in large, distributed environments, a company official said.

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Davis: Government needs to share

He said the federal government is weak in sharing information, taking action to meet challenges and investing in federal employees.

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New SBA administrator nominated

Before the ink was dry on Hector Barreto's resignation, the Bush administration had a successor on the way.

People

The grants whisperer

At a conference a few years ago, Rebecca Spitzgo was milling about at the de rigueur social hour. It was her first day as program manager for Grants.gov, the e-government initiative that lets organizations apply online for more than $400 billion in federal grants.<@SM>