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PAR pilot pluses
OMB's test program to improve the readability of Performance and Accountability Reports has created some positive changes already.
(Posted July 7, 2008)

OMB: Keep your briefs brief
Agencies told to create summary versions of documents as part of a push for transparency.
(Posted July 7, 2008)

Smart policies protect agencies
Good training teaches employees to spot, and not take, the bait from phishing scammers.
(Posted June 30, 2008)

Outlook good for lines of biz
Successful lines of business will weather the coming change in the White House, forecasters predict.
(Posted June 30, 2008)

Security pieces come together
Deadlines for several federal cybersecurity initiatives are coming due this summer.
(Posted June 23, 2008)

Meagher: Information security has few friends at the top
Security requires having an agency’s senior executive team say it will happen, Interior's deputy CIO says.
(Posted June 23, 2008)

Bush leads biometric push
A new presidential directive requires agencies to create standards for sharing biometric data.
(Posted June 16, 2008)

OMB calls for financial clarity
Common financial management processes will enable agencies to reconcile their payables and receivables.
(Posted June 9, 2008)

In info sharing, trust counts
Commission studies ideas for next president.
(Posted June 2, 2008)

Connecting the dots among security initiatives
TIC, Networx and IPv6 programs intersect to provide security and the future’s technology.
(Posted May 19, 2008)

Agencies seek data exchange standards
Working group collaborates and shares documents in a wiki as they develop standards for formulating federal agency budgets.
(Posted May 19, 2008)

DHS touts intell advances
Office of Intelligence and Analysis focuses on state and local information sharing.
(Posted May 12, 2008)

IRS seeks ideas to boost e-filing
The tax service sorts through proposals to expand e-filing, but it finds no easy answers.
(Posted May 12, 2008)

Bill targets messy e-records
A measure introduced by House Democrats would set minimum standards for agencies’ records management systems.
(Posted May 5, 2008)

Social Security braces for retirees
Simplified and automated procedures will be deployed to help manage the workload.
(Posted May 5, 2008)

Counterterrorism goes local
Feds look to local police department standards for suspicious activity reporting.
(Posted April 28, 2008)

Pope’s visit a telework test for feds
DOT uses traffic disruptions to test COOP program and let 2,800 employees telework.
(Posted April 28, 2008)

IRS ‘good but not great,’ panel says
Advisory board praises the IRS’ progress on modernization but cites new concerns.
(Posted April 21, 2008)

State and local: Housing slump hurts IT makeovers
Local governments must defer IT upgrades or seek innovative sources of revenue.
(Posted April 21, 2008)

Census, Congress spar on funds
Cost overruns lead to brinksmanship that threatens other department program funds.
(Posted April 14, 2008)

OMB wants trusted access plans
Deadlines are fast approaching to reduce Internet connections for greater security.
(Posted April 14, 2008)

Agencies tackle backlog of citizenship applications
CIS and the FBI process time-consuming name checks.
(Posted April 14, 2008)

Agencies expect to invest in new financial systems
Input report highlights the importance of the Financial Management Line of Business initiative to OMB
(Posted April 7, 2008)

VA security still in recovery mode
Department officials emphasize progress in enforcing their IT security policies
(Posted April 7, 2008)

Passport snooping raises alarm
Lawmakers consider whether additional legislation is needed to safeguard data.
(Posted March 31, 2008)

Treasury tops FOIA worst list
Despite recent policy changes, some critics see little progress on FOIA reforms.
(Posted March 31, 2008)

States, feds still struggle to share health information
Technical and policy gaps remain in the patchwork of systems that send data about disease outbreaks to national repositories.
(Posted March 31, 2008)

Agencies find keys to FISMA
Best practices include risk management and automated security awareness tips.
(Posted March 24, 2008)

3 agencies tout PMA's value
OMB's Johnson says score cards improved agencies' effectiveness in the past 7 years.
(Posted March 24, 2008)

Clearances: Faster, but not better
Lawmakers worry about the quality of security clearances as agencies speed their processing.
(Posted March 3, 2008)

OMB: Nonstandard isn’t OK
A new memo brings the government a step closer to having uniform financial standards.
(Posted March 3, 2008)

Budget '09 roundup: Cybersecurity tops the wish list
Many agencies' IT projects would benefit from the president’s proposed spending.
(Posted February 18, 2008)

Lawmakers' concerns halt HR LOB
Omnibus bill requires OMB to assess how consolidation initiative will affect workers.
(Posted February 4, 2008)

Are White House e-mails gone for good?
Major differences between COOP and e-mail archiving systems are center stage.
(Posted February 4, 2008)

Army CIO talks transformation
Organizational strategy would restructure functions to improve warfighter support.
(Posted February 4, 2008)

FERC clamps down on security
Energy industry must patch the cybergaps that could allow hackers to attack facilities
(Posted January 21, 2008)

SEC could demand transparency
Agency’s new taxonomy for data tagging would make change easier for companies
(Posted January 21, 2008)

Panel: DOD software is at risk
Military should consider financial-industry model of documentation and code checks
(Posted January 21, 2008)

Real ID debate isn’t over
Homeland Security extends the deadline for full compliance to 2017
(Posted January 21, 2008)

FCW Insider: FBI: The check isn't in the mail
Telecommunications companies have been shutting off some FBI wiretaps because the bureau hasn't been paying its bills. And that's just the beginning.
(Posted January 11, 2008)

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