Tech
DHS privacy office steps up scrutiny of technology projects
Critics say report to Congress covering two years of activity is short on details, seek commitment from recently arrived privacy chief.
Tech
Proponent of IT centralization declares victory at the VA
Employees involved in application development will be sent to work under the CIO Monday, and permanently placed there in April.
Tech
Report calls data-mining expensive, ineffective
Technology needed to obtain precise results does not exist, researchers find.
Tech
GSA, Defense reach agreement on acquisition policies
GSA will not hold Pentagon funds over from one fiscal year to another, in keeping with Defense legal interpretations.
Tech
VA tech chief says another major data breach is unlikely
Steps to avoid another incident include raising awareness of security issues, encrypting laptops and centralizing IT operations.
Defense
Report: Navy intranet program fails to meet goals
Figures on customer satisfaction include those that are “at best marginally satisfied” with the system, GAO finds.
Tech
GSA budget document reveals revisions to IG’s requests
Document provides details on what the agency’s investigative branch has said is an attempt to “reduce serious scrutiny of the agency.”
Tech
Incoming House chairman proposes restructuring of oversight panel
Soon-to-be head of the Government Reform Committee wants to streamline its subcommittees.
Tech
Lawmakers question GSA chief’s plans for agency auditors
Legislators ask Administrator Lurita Doan to explain why she is trying to limit the work of GSA’s inspector general.
Tech
FBI seeks extra funding to avoid delays on tech upgrade
Bureau must come up with $157 million by February to enter contract for second stage of project.
Tech
Forum offers advice on innovating for government
To become defense contractors someday, small companies must be "viable, visible, capable and credible," executive says.
Tech
Privacy watchdogs urge probe of spying program
White House Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board has been criticized for being a dependent part of the very branch of government it is supposed to oversee.
Tech
Funding may be a sticking point for FBI tech upgrade
Sentinel project to build a modern case management system could face a budget shortfall if appropriators don’t grant bureau’s request, auditors say.
Tech
GSA weighs placing policy office under congressional affairs
Employees told that the move would not substantially change the policy operation.
Tech
Ex-Commerce officials urge interoperability action
Bolstering emergency communications has been a priority for lawmakers on both sides of the aisle since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Tech
Immigration services bureau loses thousands of records
As many as 30,000 citizenship applications may have been processed without the proper files, auditors conclude.
Tech
Tech groups look ahead to changes on Senate panels
The next Congress is expected to step up oversight efforts.
Tech
Chertoff gets ahead of Hill, sets interoperable radio goals
Questions remain about funding for equipment that will allow states and localities to talk to each other during emergencies.
Tech
OPM drops effort to shift financial management to Treasury bureau
Agency instead will conduct public-private competition to select a new provider.
Tech