The new door openers
Defense Department officials used HSPD-12 smart cards in10 trial runs to test their
feasibility for providing improved building access security

• Interagency Smart Card Advisory Board’s PACS guide Version 2.2
• GSA’s SmartCard Handbook
• Smart Card Alliance White Paper on Physical Access Control Systems
• Security Industry Alliance’s IT and Networking Primer
• Open Security Alliance White Paper on physical and IT security convergence

It's hand-holding time
Employees facing background checks will need reassurance and training to help them adjust to the new smart cards

Status check
Federal Computer Week checked in with 25 agencies to see how they are implementing
Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12

EVM: A dash of cold water
Social Security Administration officials found that earned value management data is valuable only if it’s widely shared — so they publish EVM data on the agency’s intranet

• EVM sounds the alarm
• SSA earns high mark for earned value management
• Making EVM Matter: the Complete Manuscript
  

Buzz of the Week: Quixotic battles

Windows configs late, but coming
Delays could mean agencies won’t have secure baseline installed until early 2008

GSA: We’ll change to black

DHS' latest red flag: Job holes

Circuit

Editorial: Is FCW 'Doan obsessed?'
The General Services Administration is important, and that is reflected in news coverage

Kelman: Creating value and trust

• Check out Steve Kelman's blog, The Lectern.

New curriculum empowers leaders
IRM College prepares leaders for roles in transforming their organizations

• Visit the National Defense University’s IRM College Web site.

A new take on crowd control
Can virtual directories help managers impose order on unruly directories?

• "Found in translation"
• "GSA pursues single sign-on service"
  

FEC gives bounce to fundraising data

• Federal Election Commission

8(a) small businesses take a tumble
GSA enforces STARS contract by dropping 197 companies that failed to meet sales target

• List of sales on STARS GWAC by department and agency.

OPM restarts its financial migration

Fervor over formats cools for now
Massachusetts says yes to at least two nonproprietary document formats

• Learn more about the Massachusetts’ Enterprise Technical Reference Model (.rtf).

COIs: Too much of a good thing?

E-discovery, e-gov’s latest flavor

Government’s black hole

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