Defense
Defense urged to take steps to prevent systems tampering
GAO recommends Pentagon issue instructions to Defense agencies on protecting critical technologies.
Defense
ACLU wants changed focus in pandemic containment planning
Government efforts too focused on treating health emergencies as a law enforcement or national security problem, organization says.
Defense
Government urged to standardize data encryption standards
GAO repeatedly has criticized federal entities for not following their own rules that require sensitive data to be encrypted.
Defense
Lawmaker predicts U.S.-China space race
Report details mutual mistrust, partly because of a surprise anti-satellite weapons test that China conducted last January.
Oversight
Administration faces big challenge in records preservation
As deadline looms, White House and National Archives gauge progress.
Oversight
IRS incorrectly claimed security issues had been corrected
GAO finds several information security weaknesses reported as mitigated actually weren’t.
Defense
Private military industry continues to grow
The Army takes on nation-building as a core mission, but can't hope to get it done without the help of a range of private sector supporters.
Oversight
New rules curb but don't end R&D earmarks
Numbers show $939 million in research and development earmarks in the fiscal 2008 omnibus budget bill, which did not include defense spending.
Oversight
Panel to probe FCC chairman's leadership
Bipartisan investigation will seek to determine if Kevin Martin bypassed procedures designed to ensure transparency in the agency's regulatory process.
Oversight
Legal experts, labor leaders decry e-mail ruling
National Labor Relations Board lets employers block employees from using company e-mail for "non-job-related solicitations."
Tech
GSA awards software development pact
Contract for Public Buildings Service relies on innovative approach to reusing software programs.
Oversight
Census program to use handheld computers said to be in ‘serious trouble’
Analysis recommends agency develop contingency plan to use paper forms.
Defense
Transportation issues rules on lithium batteries
New regulations require that spare batteries used in a range of electronic devices be packed in carry-on luggage.
Tech
GSA awards governmentwide contracts for human resources technology
Agencies will compete with private companies for federal business.
Defense
Spending bill puts restrictions on FBI case management project
Funding partially withheld until agency reports on independent reviews of Sentinel program.
Oversight
Federal tech spending gets more scrutiny
Omnibus spending bill would impose new reporting requirements on "centers of excellence" -- operations within one agency that handle back-office functions for several agencies.
Defense
Funding is reserved for UAVs to monitor borders
Vehicles would be purchased with $82 million included in $2.7 billion budget for border security.
Tech
DHS readies contract to outsource data center services
Utility-based model designed to shift risk from government to industry.
Oversight
Bill to overhaul Freedom of Information Act goes to Bush
Provision prohibits agencies from collecting search fees if they fail to respond to a request in 20 days.
Defense