Tech
New pact moves Internet body toward independence
Body will no longer be required to report regularly to the Commerce Department; government will play advisory role.
Tech
New IT agreements may reduce DHS reliance on interagency contracts
Department also is working to hire more acquisition workers to oversee contracts, officials say in response to GAO report.
Tech
Report points to flaws in regulatory agency's IT security
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission agrees to fix weaknesses, but argues password problems are minimal.
Defense
Congress prepared to trim Defense business agency’s budget
Officials say the cuts are not likely to prevent the agency from reaching its goals.
Tech
House passes IT security bill
Measure comes in response to data breaches at more than a dozen agencies across government.
Tech
Officials discuss policy, politics of health IT
Executive order encouraging health agencies to standardize IT systems is a major step, HHS secretary says.
Tech
VA installs encryption software on thousands of laptops
Department’s acting CIO says personally owned computers used for work remain a security risk.
Tech
U.S. needs harmonious IT standards, official says
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator says his agency seeks to use technology to help achieve the best health care at the lowest cost.
Management
Guidelines for financial consolidation draw fire
Document lacks clarity and may allow agencies to outsource federal jobs without competition, labor union officials argue.
Tech
Commerce reports loss of more than 1,100 laptops over 5 years
Some of the computers, primarily at the Census Bureau, held personal information.
Tech
OMB publishes high-risk list for IT despite misgivings
List is intended to raise the visibility of crucial information technology projects.
Tech
Panels suggest new approach to IT consolidation
Task forces recommend adoption of uniform standards, rather than moves to shared services centers.
Tech
DHS names cybersecurity czar
Gregory Garcia will be responsible for coordinating the government’s IT security policies.
Tech
Federal privacy law faces review from data advisers
Report expected to discuss how changes in the nature and use of IT by agencies have created the need for revision of the legal and policy framework -- but not necessarily laws.
Tech
GAO: Travel effort has generated small business opportunities
GSA promotes the use of small subcontractors by setting goals, report finds.
Tech
Missing computer containing sensitive VA data recovered
Federal officials do not think thief was targeting the data, but are checking to make sure no information was compromised.
Tech
Finance center to shift data from New Orleans to Denver
Risk of hurricanes prompts permanent relocation of hardware that helps process pay checks for more than 500,000 federal employees.
Tech
Subcommittee advances electronic health records bill
Legislation would require Federal Employees Health Benefits Program insurance carriers to offer two types of e-records.
Tech
OMB says new search tool will reflect accurate spending data
Administration official pledges to meet standards for federal spending database, but others have doubts about cost, feasibility.
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