Oversight
Hill, auditors cross-examine officials about new census plan
GAO skeptical that management changes the bureau took after the failure of a handheld computer contract will ensure a well-run 2010 count.
Oversight
House panel to take up bill requiring electronic e-mail storage
The measure, which would apply to all federal agencies, responds to loss of hundreds of days worth of White House e-mails.
Tech
Panel clears House bill on federal computer donations
Legislation directs agencies to give excess electronic equipment to educational organizations.
Tech
Government slow to implement ID system
Witnesses at House hearing say agencies have distributed just 3 percent of new credentials and lack the technology to use them.
Oversight
Mismanagement, not technology, caused Census handheld trouble, auditors say
Hill hears that a 'failure of government not contract performance' was to blame for forgoing handheld computers for 2010 census.
Oversight
Inspectors general detail $11.4 billion in potential savings governmentwide in fiscal 2007
Annual report cites more cooperation, prosecutions and clean audits.
Defense
Army urged to develop process to wage war in cyberspace
Director of electronic warfare calls for a more proactive program to combat enemy information campaigns.
Defense
Hack steered Coast Guard e-learning users to al Jazeera site
Incident shows importance of conducting security assessments of applications, CIO says.
Oversight
IRS failed to adequately protect its networks, IG reports
Security lapses with routers and switches left taxpayer information open to possible access.
Defense
New intelligence sharing strategy shifts from ‘need to share’ to ‘responsibility to provide’
Report calls for secure, collaborative system in which agencies can access and disseminate information.
Defense
VA's chief information officer makes pitch for more funding
Despite strides made, official tells lawmakers that challenges still remain.
Oversight
IBM suspension lifted
Agencies can resume awarding contracts for products and services from the company.
Pay & Benefits
IT security concerns slow telework adoption
Private sector moves ahead of federal government in security measures and technical support.
Oversight
GSA now says resellers not affected by IBM suspension
Federal contractors can continue to sell IBM products under their own contracts.
Oversight
Census to scrap handheld computers for 2010 count
Increased costs and performance issues lead to Commerce secretary’s decision, which will cost the bureau up to $3 billion.
Oversight
GSA official: IBM 'suspension is not punishment'
Resellers to feel the financial pain of company’s disbarment from receiving new federal contracts.
Defense
Watchdog: Homeland Security behind schedule on foreign visitor tracking component
GAO says department still doesn’t have a plan to track air departures from the U.S. by the end of 2008.
Defense
Defense to focus more on content, less on the network
"Content-centric" model will allow the department and civilian agencies to pool information in a more secure way to make better decisions.
Defense
GAO: Weapons systems over budget, overdue, underperforming
Annual assessment of programs shows continued acquisition problems at Defense.
Oversight