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Sunday, September 7, 2008

Workforce tops new OFPP chief's priorities
New acting Office of Federal Procurement Policy Administrator Lesly Field sees recruitment, retention as critical for acquisition.
(Posted September 5, 2008)

Images of Gustav available on the Web
cientist and homeowners use NASA's images to see the damage left by the hurricane.
(Posted September 5, 2008)

HHS misses lower prices for flights
More than half of surveyed employees didn't even know discounted airfare was available, inspector general reports.
(Posted September 5, 2008)

CBP installs RFID readers on border
Border protection agency will install RFID readers at Nogales, Ariz., as part of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, officials said.
(Posted September 5, 2008)

Spy agencies prepare for administration change
Sen. Susan Collins, who sponsored the 2004 intelligence reform law, said it represented a sea change in the structure and operation of the intelligence community.
(Posted September 5, 2008)

Gustav triggers COOP
Continuity-of-operations plans went in effect after Hurricane Gustav swept across southern Louisiana last week.
(Posted September 5, 2008)

OMB gives Networx a boost
OMB makes it harder for agencies to use contract vehicles other than GSA's Networx program for services that Networx offers.
(Posted September 5, 2008)

Navy details NMCI follow-on plan
Navy plans name change to Next Generation Enterprise Network and integrating NMCI more with other Navy networks, according to documents.
(Posted September 5, 2008)

Shortliffe will succeed Detmer at AMIA
University of Arizona professor is named president and CEO of American Medical Informatics Association, effective July 2009.
(Posted September 4, 2008)

DHS' Cohen made questionable picks on research projects, IG says
DHS Inspector General Richard Skinner later finds choices acceptable.
(Posted September 4, 2008)

GAO: U.S., Canada can't agree on fingerprints, info sharing
DHS and Canadian officials couldn’t agree on how a joint border office in N.Y. would operate, according to a new GAO report.
(Posted September 4, 2008)

Taking intelligence analysis to the virtual world
The intelligence community is looking toward virtual or synthetic worlds as ways to improve analysis.
(Posted September 4, 2008)

TIGTA: The IRS lacks secure Web servers
With unauthorized servers, the Internal Revenue Service risks having someone illicitly access taxpayer and personally identifiable information.
(Posted September 4, 2008)

DOD asserts more oversight of undefined contracts
Defense Department officials require more reports to manage work on risky contracts with undefined terms.
(Posted September 3, 2008)

A-Space set to launch this month
An online collaboration environment for intelligence analysts that has been in development for almost a year will launch later this month, according to intelligence officials.
(Posted September 3, 2008)

Firms get $9 million for cryptography work
European companies working on advanced cryptography for smart cards get funds from the European Union.
(Posted September 2, 2008)

Networx becomes mandatory for some services
A memo from the Office of Management and Budget requires agencies to use GSA's Networx contract for IT services they now receive through FTS 2001.
(Posted September 2, 2008)

Workforce tops new OFPP chief's priorities
New acting Office of Federal Procurement Policy Administrator Lesly Field sees recruitment, retention as critical for acquisition.
(Posted September 2, 2008)

Agencies must create performance snapshots
The Office and Management and Budget wants to make annual reports more readable and usable by Congress and the public.
(Posted September 2, 2008)

GAO: Census' handhelds need more scrutiny
Handheld computers and software experienced problems during dress rehearsals for the 2010 census, the Government Accountability Office says.
(Posted September 2, 2008)

Permit resolution won't restart SBInet work
The Homeland Security Department plans to put its SBInet electronic border surveillance system on hold even if DHS resolves a snafu related to federal land permits.
(Posted September 1, 2008)

ODNI defends contractor use
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence said it is appropriate that contractors counted for 27 percent of the intelligence workforce funded by the National Intelligence Program in fiscal 2007.
(Posted September 1, 2008)

Top 5 e-gov sites revealed
The Brookings Institution has ranked the top federal Web sites, with USA.gov coming out on top.
(Posted September 1, 2008)

Army seeks information assurance ideas
Army officials are exploring what role industry could play in helping protect sensitive but unclassified information.
(Posted September 1, 2008)

Social networkers respond to Hurricane Gustav
More than 500 people are contributing government and commercial information feeds to the Gustav Information Center.
(Posted September 1, 2008)

TSA official defends TWIC deployment
An official of the Transportation Security Administration takes issue with a recent report that highlighted problems with the high-tech ID card program, saying the rollout of TWIC is going well.
(Posted August 29, 2008)

New York could kill $2 billion network
New York State shouldn't build a $2 billion statewide wireless network for emergency responders unless all the problems identified in testing are fully resolved and all contract requirements are met, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli has recommended.
(Posted August 29, 2008)

Lab seeks help in hiring workforce
The California Institute of Technology’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory needs workers with hard-to-find skills.
(Posted August 29, 2008)

DHS studies PDAs for responders
The Homeland Security Department is exploring how personal digital assistants that can send and receive live video and geospatial coordinates could help law enforcement and first responders share information.
(Posted August 29, 2008)

DOD struggles with early warning
Defense contracts lack the tools that warn officials about problems, memo says.
(Posted August 29, 2008)

New leader at cyber command departs
After weeks on the job, Maj. Gen. Randal Fullhart is set to leave the provisional cyber command.
(Posted August 29, 2008)

More than 380,000 passport cards issued
Agencies have started distributing wallet-sized identification cards designed primarily for people living close to the land borders of the United States and for passengers on cruise ships.
(Posted August 28, 2008)

GSA to unify acquisition systems
A request for proposals set for October will spell out the agency's requirements.
(Posted August 28, 2008)

Army seeks information on protecting data
The service issues a request for information about data protection that will be included in future acquisitions.
(Posted August 28, 2008)

USA.gov ranked as best federal site
The national USA.gov portal received the highest score in a study of 61 federal Web sites released today by the Brookings Institution.
(Posted August 27, 2008)

DHS, D.C. demonstrate broadband technology
The Homeland Security Department and the District of Columbia today demonstrated a new radio over wireless broadband technology for emergency response.
(Posted August 27, 2008)

FCC proposes rules for VOIP 911 calls
The Federal Communications Commission's proposed rule seeks to ensure that Enhanced 911 systems can accommodate calls from IP-enabled phones.
(Posted August 27, 2008)

Changes urged for DOD's acquisition
Focusing on achievable projects that address joint needs is a key to fixing the process, official says.
(Posted August 27, 2008)

Acquisition employees get recognition
Officials give awards for managing programs and protecting soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.
(Posted August 27, 2008)

Panel finds TWIC riddled with problems
A DHS advisory group has identified more than a dozen problems it says are causing the program to fail, according to a report obtained by Federal Computer Week.
(Posted August 27, 2008)


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