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OMB official: Too soon to judge computer security law
Critics say 2002 Federal Information Security Management Act is largely a paperwork exercise.
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Private sector may be invited to join in human resources consolidation
A request for proposals expected this summer would allow contractors to compete against federal service centers.
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Justice agency, union reach telework agreement
About 750 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives employees will have greater flexibility to work away from the office under new policy.
Defense
Pentagon to track sexual assault responses
Victims will have option of keeping information confidential, and system will not track medical information.
Tech
Plans for telework during disasters found to be lacking
Lawmaker introduces bill that would mandate a 10-day telework demonstration project.
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DHS to design interoperability standards for emergency communications equipment
Since 2003, the department has allocated more than $2.1 billion to states for communications equipment and training.
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Insider named GSA’s acting chief of IT procurement
John Johnson now oversees major governmentwide acquisitions for the agency.
Tech
Powell recalls State Department tech transformation
While he was Secretary of State, department replaced archaic with new machines and high-speed Internet access.
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Agencies' e-gov grades slump
Quarterly score card shows falling marks due to agencies’ inability to shift funds to key programs, administration says.
Tech
Flu plan requires rewriting of federal telework guidance
Telework advocates say plan to combat possible pandemic fails to address the national communication infrastructure.
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Hackers access personal information on TRICARE servers
Medical records untouched, but Social Security numbers and other personal information compromised.
Tech
OMB: Competition key to consolidating financial systems
Before outsourcing systems, agencies would need to hold modified versions of public-private job contests.
Defense
Panel trims $341 million from Defense IT programs
Cuts only represent 1 percent of department’s $31 billion fiscal 2007 budget request for technology, but would hit some programs hard.
Tech
Tax filers use IRS Web site in record numbers
Security experts and the agency are confident that the site is secure from hackers.
Tech
Council releases blueprint for federal cybersecurity research
Plan calls for establishment of cybersecurity metrics.
Tech
Agriculture Department makes progress on IT consolidation
Agency also supports governmentwide shared services initiative, technology executives say.
Tech
Union pushes for more telework at Justice agency
Only nine out of more than 800 agency employees represented by the union would be allowed to telework under an ATF proposal.
Tech
Private sector sees barriers to new identification system
Survey finds IT firms skeptical that agencies will meet an October deadline.
Defense
Pentagon’s IT chief says credibility hurt by cost, schedule overruns
John Grimes says his office is stretched thin, and contractors now make up more than half his staff.
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