Tech
Report: E-Voting problems might infest midterm elections
Equipment failures and legal battles over new voter identification rules likely to result in delays and confusion, watchdog group says.
Defense
Defense official: Changes necessary to meet 'net-centric' goals
“Need to know" regime is changing to one that focuses on "the need to share," senior official says.
Defense
DHS officials to submit plan soon for visitor tracking system
More than half of the fiscal 2007 funding the Homeland Security spending bill provides for the program will be held up until the plan is ready.
Management
Report urges consolidation of financial management regulations
CFO job would be simpler if 25 separate laws and circulars were combined, the National Academy of Public Administration says.
Defense
Details emerge on Pentagon performance management system
Rating scales, types of goals, weighting scheme all included in recently released information.
News
IRS updates modernization strategy
Tax agency will emphasize more frequent, incremental releases of products.
Tech
More FOIA funds, staff needed, group says
National Security Archive says recent Justice Department report on reforming Freedom of Information Act procedures fails to address resource constraints.
Oversight
Tough Call
With just two weeks left until the midterm elections, analysts are still having trouble making solid predictions.
Tech
Business data breaches found to be more costly than thought
This year's major breach at the Veterans Affairs Department cost $7 million just to send letters to the affected veterans.
Defense
Contracts to shield planes from missiles are awarded
Department has awarded $7.4 million to three companies to evaluate and demonstrate technology for defeating shoulder-fired missiles.
Defense
Iraq reconstruction oversight office to expand, then disband
Senators condemn provision in recently signed authorization law to terminate oversight group in late 2007.
Defense
Dem says GOP's port bill tactics hurt bipartisan relations
Ranking member of House Homeland Security panel is angry Democrats weren’t allowed to offer amendments during final conference negotiations.
Management
Aviation groups take different routes to reauthorization
Central issue is whether to restructure how much each aviation sector pays the federal government.
Pay & Benefits
Tenure no longer a factor in senior execs’ annual leave
As part of effort to recruit mid-career employees, every member of the SES gets 26 days off a year.
Defense