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
Agency explores new tool to connect intelligence dots
Document for prospective contractors offers blunt assessment of flaws in efforts to profile terrorists, including inability to move beyond “guilt by association” models.
Tech
Agency will test community reviews of patents
Initiative follows recent industry and congressional attention to backlog of patent applications and overburdened examiners.
Tech
State Department seeks advice on border cards
Agency issued a draft rule earlier this week, saying it is considering radio-frequency identification that can be read by machines from 30 feet.
Management
OMB official discusses possibility of reinvesting IT savings
Official also says agencies are on target to meet deadline next week for new high-tech ID cards.
Tech
Staffing plans for IT upgrade at FBI called inadequate
Program management office is almost fully staffed, but relies heavily on contractors and lacks plans to fill future gaps, GAO says.
Tech
Agency FOIA administration found to be improving
But several agencies have yet to properly address how they will reduce backlogs of requests, Justice report states.
Tech
Report: Agency loss of personal information widespread
Some agencies have failed to track data breaches or notify the affected individuals, House committee finds.
Tech
GSA finalizes merger of contracting organizations
Amount of authority the consolidated acquisition office will have over regional offices is not settled.
Tech
SBA unveils revamped site for regulatory information
Site could eventually include features so businesses can customize it.
Management
Army Corps competition for IT work strains staff
Some information management offices have lost more than a third of their employees since public-private contest began.
Tech
Working group to study online procurement
Group will review agencies that use "creative" buying services, and issue a best practices guide.
Tech
Advocacy group puts federal spending search tool online
Launch of FedSpending.org provides new insight into contract and grant spending, raises questions on focus of upcoming government site.
Tech
GSA launches governmentwide property sales site
Web site will consolidate agencies’ efforts to unload unwanted assets.
Tech
GSA probe of regional contracting shops finds few problems
Agency continues to differ with the Defense Department on interpretations of law on spending contract funds.
Tech
Agency launches anti-drug ads on video-sharing site
Potential for reducing drug use remains unclear; online ads run risk of prompting parodies.
Tech
DHS pulls back $5 million from communications project
Disaster management systems are being consolidated to save money, department spokesman says.
Management
Latest attempt to cut Defense Travel System fails
Final version of authorization bill orders independent study of system.
Tech