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January 2008

January 31, 2008
DHS to promote Charbo
DHS 2009 budget request seeks $12B for border security, immigration
IG: DHS suffers from poor management
EPA, SSA get all greens on score card
GSA ensuring offerings are IPv6-compliant
New TSA blog takes off
OMB: Give CFOs more responsibility

January 30, 2008
Unions commend NSPS changes but say it still needs work
Housing board encrypts mobile data on smart phones
A Davis retrospective: 12 years of making news
Agencies head back to college to recruit acquisition workers
ODNI releases standards for suspicious-activity reporting
Davis to leave House

January 29, 2008
GSA to grade agencies on 508 compliance
Justice CISO Heretick to retire

January 28, 2008
Bush to order agencies to ignore some earmarks
OMB to agencies: Use business standards in new financial software
GAO to Customs: Improve cargo assessments
Pennsylvania gets new CIO
DOD considers prohibiting personal use of networks

January 25, 2008
Cira resigns as FEMA's CIO
Estimate of improper payments mounts with more scrutiny
Next phase of Security LOB may include SmartBuy deal
OMB stresses FDCC compliance means 100 percent

January 24, 2008
SIIA: Software, information industry benefit economy
Air Force bases fight to claim Cyber Command
TWIC card needs double since initial estimates
NIST releases a draft compliance guide for IPv6

January 23, 2008
DOD civilian workers to get performance paychecks tomorrow
GAO: OFPP needs strategy for SARA panel recommendations
State orders passport printers from L-1
Memo: USDA prepared for CIO, CFO vacancies
GSA adds security services to schedules
SBA chief: Tougher times ahead for agency contracting scores

January 22, 2008
New national response plan focuses on partnerships
Increasing security breaches worry Energy IG
Reports: Green IT could save feds $1B in five years
DOD must fix product security evaluation process, officials say
Council recommends research agenda for National Map project
NTEU asks court to set deadline on DHS personnel rules
Treasury awards Avineon IT security work

January 21, 2008
OMB wants privacy review details in FISMA reports
GSA looking for software as a service for USA.gov
Census says it is e-ready
Desktop security eases into place
DHS to modify info-sharing network

January 18, 2008
Army researches contract to fill ITES gaps
Got game? NASA wants to know
A debit card you can bank on
House clears path for DOD Authorization bill
DHS preparing HSIN's 'next generation'
Waxman: Chart showed White House missing e-mails

January 17, 2008
Young touts e-gov successes
Foreign hackers seek to steal Americans' health records
New initiative looks to attract baby boomers to fed jobs
Study: Governments should weigh new notification systems
DHS creates exec-level liaison to law enforcement agencies
It's all about services, not systems, Evans says
Interior advisory group to aid geospatial initiatives
GSA: Schedule 70 business looking flat
SSA must cut disability backlog to brace for boomer flood
Pension agency takes new approach to buying IT services

January 16, 2008
White House discloses details of e-mail backup system
Lawmaker calls SBA's rule 'silly'
GSA awards contracts for wireless expense management
Labor seeks financial management system provider
OMB names Paul as chief architect
Agencies not yet sold on software as a service

January 15, 2008
Study finds lawmakers' offices come up short online
GSA, DHS issue RFI for Trusted Internet Connections
GPO names new acquisition chief
VA renews effort to improve financial, asset management

January 14, 2008
GSA adds IBM to line of business schedule
SBA rule aims to protect employee e-mail
State taps General Dynamics for new passcard technology
OPM: Revamped Federal Executive Boards find success in 2007
More CIO execs to leave USDA

January 11, 2008
NASA plaintiffs win one round against HSPD-12
Report lauds VA's focus on quality care, health IT
Want to fly? Get Real ID
Sen. Kerry: SBA must protect whistleblowers
LOC looks to Microsoft to make documents interactive

January 10, 2008
Be patient with DHS, advisory group advises next president
GAO: Rising claims, fewer employees feed SSA disability backlog
DHS promotes Essig to chief procurement officer
Ridge takes adviser position at public-alert company
OMB sets guidelines for first-, business-class travel
DOD sets limits for lead systems integrators
Bush administration ready to release revised Real ID regs
Presidential candidate would freeze government hiring
Stay professional on Facebook, career coach advises

January 9, 2008
DHS plans to require more shipping cargo info
IRS taxpayer advocate: Congress is biggest problem
NASA aeronautics official moves to new intell agency
Candidates should recognize change is hard, report states
OMB goes paperless for 2009 budget request
VA awards contract for portal test
Coast Guard asks Deepwater contractors for refund
DOD signs QinetiQ to continue security work
Small business protests GPO's smart-card printing contract

January 8, 2008
AFGE seeks Supreme Court review of NSPS
Court considers dismissing JPL HSPD-12 lawsuit
Court weighs expediting missing White House e-mail suit
GAO: IRS has fixed only 30 percent of security gaps
SBA needs money, senators say
GSA changes its mind, adds Stanley to Alliant
Thrift Savings Plan executive wants to rein in day traders
White House to blog about Middle East trip

January 7, 2008
Reps. Davis, Turner press for hearing on alleged Census troubles
GAO creates checklist for auditor requirements
GSA: Feds can use Segways to get around
DOD implements pay changes in NSPS
IRS taps SAIC for data management, security
FEMA's Lee to retire in March
IBM study points to need for negotiating skills
Lawmakers to micromanage more
Green IT specs now required
New tech could help bolster borders

January 4, 2008
DOJ taps CACI for info-sharing help
USA.gov to get support from small-biz firm
IG: Colorado mismanaged DHS grants for 3 years
Hire more staff, NAPA tells Energy office
DISA revisits Encore II contract
ODNI issues new metadata standards
Late AMT patch delays IRS tax processing

January 3, 2008
Registration to ease international travel
IT crucial to USPS’ updated business strategy
Acquisition official: DOD, industry must communicate
Senate confirms new Census director
Rule will make passport cards scannable from several feet away

January 2, 2008
SBA rule a 'slap in the face' to women, lawmaker says
HSPD-12 credentials still few and far between
Labor plans FM LOB competition
Bush signs FOIA reform bill
Green IT formalized in FAR, federal policy
Veto of DOD authorization bill delays new procurement rules
NARA's deputy archivist steps down

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