Tech

Homeland Security cyber czar sees challenges ahead

Globalization of the information technology industry means more opportunities to exploit vulnerabilities along the supply chain.

Defense

Report: Emergency health officers strained for time to train

More than half of the officers who responded to the 2005 hurricanes lacked previous deployment experience, IG finds.

Tech

GSA weighing tiered fee structure for telecom contracts

Such an arrangement would allow agencies that receive fewer services to pay lower overhead.

Tech

Group upgrades federal spending Web site

New feature will allow outside users to incorporate search results into their own computer applications.

News

It's Super-President!

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Retirement Envy

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Negroponte to New Diplomats: Don't Blend In

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Now You Get a Really Long Break

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Tech

Health agency pulls 'podcasting' page after hacking

CDC warns that public users who accessed the site the day of the breach may have contracted a virus, so they should scan their computers for problems.

Defense

New policy announced for appeals from travelers on watch lists

The most common complaints are from people on list that means they are regularly referred for secondary screening at airports.

Defense

Marine Corps, Air Force Osprey cleared to resume flying

The hybrid airplanes were barred from flying Feb. 9 after the discovery of a problem in a circuit for back-up computers.

Defense

Air Force sends Congress $16.9 billion wish list

List is substantially larger than similar documents submitted by the other military services this month.

Pay & Benefits

Highest Honor

Roughly one in 1.8 million federal employees receive the government’s top award for civilian service each year.

Defense

Officials urge international collaboration to fight child pornography

Offenders are shifting away from pay-per-view sites to new networks, investigators say.

Tech

Google moves ahead with plan to open up federal Web sites

Three government entities are now using a publicly available tool to make reams of information more accessible to Internet searchers.

Pay & Benefits

Energy Department to lift moratorium on bonuses

Spending measure enacted last week provides a clear financial outlook, allowing officials to move forward with awards.

Management

Payouts to NASA contractors questioned

Officials have failed to tie award fees, which average 90 percent of the maximum amount allowed, to program outcomes, GAO finds.

Management

Geographic Cure

The emergency medical system returns home, hopefully to better health.

News

Happy Leave Year

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Intelligent Hiring

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