People
Are VA techies slacking off on Yammer?
A new IG report cites security and productivity concerns associated with employees' use of the popular online collaboration tool.
Cybersecurity
Chaffetz wants answers from US-CERT, OPM on hack
A top watchdog in Congress isn't done with his probes into the theft of personal data on feds.
People
6 hidden costs of continuing resolutions
CRs are a fact of life, but there are substantial costs to funding government on-the-fly.
Cybersecurity
IG warns Labor on information security
Among other problems, the department had a history of failing to switch off access privileges for former employees.
Modernization
Is the IRS thinking about a switch to off-the-shelf CRM?
A recent sources sought notice indicates the IRS might be looking to a commercial customer relationship management tool as a way to lower the cost of taxpayer contact.
Digital Government
No protests in DOD electronic health record award
The team of Leidos, Cerner and Accenture won the Defense Healthcare Management System Modernization contract, potentially worth $9 billion, on July 29.
Cybersecurity
Air Force plans insider threats program
The USAF wants to procure a program that integrates data from around the service and external data like criminal and credit reports to identify anomalous behavior.
Cybersecurity
A season for cyber
A big cybersecurity bill awaits the Senate in September, and several other information-security measures are in the pipeline.
Acquisition
Booz Allen tapped for $202 million HealthCare.gov contract
Systems integration work could extend through 2020; QSSI to continue with system testing.
Acquisition
How Congress is going to watch FITARA
CIOs are warning lawmakers that they're about to discover the hidden costs of implementation.
Cybersecurity
NARA's new FOIA ombudsman settles in
James Holzer moved to the National Archives from the Department of Homeland Security, where he served as senior director of FOIA operations.
Cybersecurity
VA CISO Lowe retires
Stan Lowe's retirement from VA comes a day after Deputy CIO Stephen Warren announced his departure.
People
Deputy CIO Warren exits VA
The onetime acting CIO at Veterans Affairs will be taking over CIO duties at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
Cybersecurity
Senate stalls on cybersecurity bill
Wrangling over amendments delays floor action on Senate cyber bill until September.
Digital Government
IGs: Administration stymies access
Access to material need to conduct investigations has been curtailed since President Barack Obama took office, says the Justice Department IG.
Cybersecurity
VA launches cyber squad
The new Enterprise Cybersecurity Strategy Team will be led by Susan McHugh-Polley, a senior executive program manager at Veterans Affairs.
Modernization
Spectrum sharing is no simple matter
Moving government spectrum to market can be a bureaucratic slog.
Cybersecurity
As Senate moves on cyber, DHS cautions on privacy
Senate legislation could put DHS in the position of contributing to the "compromise of personally identifiable information,” says Deputy Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
Cybersecurity
Johnson, Carper move to authorize DHS Einstein program
The measure will be considered next week by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
Cybersecurity