Tech
Energy agency to focus on cutting-edge research
Agency would be charged with investigating "high risk, high reward" energy technology.
Tech
Homeland Security chief vows to move forward with ID law
Michael Chertoff acknowledges that states will find it challenging to implement requirements, especially absent more federal funding.
Tech
EPA cites area where agencies can take lead on energy efficiency
Government should be a model in measuring, reporting on the efficiency of centers housing computer equipment, report says.
Oversight
Watchdog gives mixed report on FBI case management project
Gaps in guidance and oversight could result in slower-than-anticipated progress on modernization, GAO says.
Defense
Web-based military health records system called bureaucratic, not technical, challenge
Commercial vendors say similar systems already are in place in the private sector.
Defense
Coalition stands firm in support of national ID law
The Homeland Security Department estimated earlier this year that it will cost states as much as $23 billion to implement the law.
Oversight
GSA lets 29 firms in on massive tech services contract
Winners aren’t guaranteed work; agencies can still shop around among the awardees or look outside the list of pre-selected vendors.
Oversight
VA could save billions using e-commerce technique, officials say
"Expressive commerce” system already generating savings for large private firms, senators told.
Tech
Government job listings may not reach wide enough
Openings posted on centralized government job search site are not typically searchable through popular engines like Google.
Tech
Senator pans federal contract for traffic information site
Contract has allowed one company a long-term monopoly over data collection, Utah Republican claims.
Oversight
Lawmaker presses OSC chief to hand over e-mails
Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., wants more information on any work-related messages Special Counsel Scott Bloch sent via a personal account.
Tech
Mobility of federal workers hinders data security
Recent Office of Management and Budget directive will require encryption of all sensitive data, whether it is being used or is at rest.
Oversight
Ousted hurricane center chief defends request for new satellite
Head of NOAA says Bill Proenza was reassigned because he wasn’t showing good leadership.
Defense
Surveillance tower raises suspicion in border town
Some in Arivaca, Ariz., are convinced the Homeland Security Department equipment is there to watch them, rather than the border.
Tech
Privacy officials discuss government data breaches
Challenge of protecting data is changing as the federal workforce becomes more mobile with laptop computers and BlackBerry handheld devices, officials say.
Defense
Pentagon urged not to use ability to degrade GPS signals
It last happened in 1990; Bush administration has promised “uninterrupted access” to civilian GPS signals.
Oversight
Veterans Affairs chief resigns
James Nicholson, 69, says he wants to return to the private sector.
Tech
Science, tech advocates eye increased federal resources
House and Senate appropriators are supporting substantial funding boosts to National Science Foundation education programs.
Defense
What's Brewin': Inside the world of defense information technology
Army headquarters just loves iTunes.
Defense