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Published September 17, 2007
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Going for telework
For all the talk about telework and mobile employees, most feds still work in offices.
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The Buzz Contenders
#2: DOT- FAA: Share and share alikeIt sometimes seems as though the Federal Aviation Administration isn't part of the Transportation Department. But last week, the DOT chief information officer announced that the two organizations are in talks to work together on server virtualization. DOT hopes to forge a formal agreement by the end of the Bush administration, said DOT CIO Dan Mintz. It is part of efforts to establish an enterprise view in a department…
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FEATURES
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Strength in numbers
By John Moore
Follow these 5 steps to build an effective and indispensable computer security incident response team
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NEWS
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USDA outsources its finances
By Mary Mosquera
The Agriculture Department could smooth the path for other large agencies to outsource their financial operations with its decision to award Accenture a $102.6 million financial management services contract
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Circuit
By FCW Staff
'Firefly' fan clubChief information officers are a somewhat geeky crowd. Transportation Department CIO Dan Mintz is a big fan of the Fox TV show "Firefly," a science fiction program created by writer and director Joss Whedon, who also created the popular programs "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel." "Firefly," which only had 14 episodes before it was canceled, had an incredible cult following. Mintz hosted a regular lunchtime gathering for "Firefly" fans to watch the…
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COMMENT
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Editorial: A Sun mess
By Christopher J. Dorobek
The long-festering battle between Sun Microsystems and the government about allegations that the company overcharged agencies needs to end.
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MANAGEMENT
TECHNOLOGY
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Data organization and validation strategies
By Alan Joch
Creating standard data architectures is especially difficult for state and local governments that have been collecting information in various forms for decades or in some cases, even centuries, said Vivek Kundra, chief technology officer of the District of Columbia.
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Technology Briefs
EAC to release draft voting-system guidelinesThe Election Assistance Commission expects to release a major revision to its Voluntary Voting System Guidelines for comment soon, beginning a process for approving a new set of standards that states can use to certify voting systems. The commission describes the new guidelines as a complete rewrite of standards adopted in 2005. Although voluntary, most states use the guidelines for certifying voting systems. They address the reliability, quality, usability, accessibility,…
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PROCUREMENT
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Security convergence means seeing the big picture
By Matthew Weigelt
Employees who work in separate departments of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service regularly come together to discuss security convergence: bringing together building and network security operations.
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Alliant protests won't stop GSA
By Matthew Weigelt
The General Services Administration is stuck at the starting gate with its latest major information technology contract, Alliant. Seven companies have filed eight protests against the contract’s award, and GSA must await a Government Accountability Office decision.
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POLICY
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Justice IG finds inconsistencies in EVM data on Sentinel project
By Jason Miller
The Justice Department inspector general's third audit of Sentinel, the FBI's $305 million case management system, found progress in a number of management areas. But the IG also expressed concern about the program's cost, schedule and performance metrics. The IG said the FBI's implementation of earned value management is not providing consistent data. Sentinel contractor Lockheed Martin's price increased by $4.4 million, even though the EVM data showed the project was within budget, the IG said. The…
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Competition for HR services could heat up in fiscal 2008
By Jason Miller
The Office of Personnel Management and General Services Administration will award vendors a place on the Federal Supply schedule for human resources services by the end of the calendar year, and companies will begin competing to provide HR services to agencies shortly after that.
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Agencies urged to use EA to safeguard data
By Wade-Hahn Chan
Mike Castagna, the Commerce Department’s chief information security officer, preaches about the close relationship that should exist between an agency’s enterprise architecture and its information assets.
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