Tech
Rule would require acquisition officials to plan for Internet upgrade
Proposed regulatory change backs up an OMB requirement that IT procurements incorporate products ready for the next-generation Internet.
Tech
Education data breach puts 21,000 student loan borrowers at risk
Incident occurred while a contractor was installing software upgrades on the Web site.
Tech
GSA to centralize the sale of excess government property
Civilian agencies will be required to migrate to central sale centers.
Tech
Panel backs licensing for tax return preparers
IRS should also drop outsourcing initiative and boost funding for assistance services, taxpayer committee recommends.
Tech
Bush orders health agencies to standardize IT systems
Executive order urges agencies that oversee health insurers and medical providers to share quality and price information.
Tech
GSA awards contract for end-to-end ID card services
BearingPoint wins $105 million, 5-year contract for integrating products and services complying with presidential mandate.
Tech
GAO calls for more detailed electronic records expenditure plan
Plan complied with acquisition rules and requirements, report says.
Tech
Hackers deface Federal Executive Board Web sites
Attack hurts ability to get information to federal employees outside Washington, board directors say.
Tech
GSA to study agencies’ service to citizens
Results will be used to help agencies improve their responses to requests for information.
Tech
Firms launch security card coalition
Group will focus on promoting contact-less smart cards instead of those that are embedded with radio-frequency identification chips.
Tech
Library of Congress undergoing workforce transformation
Nearly 200 employees take advantage of a voluntary incentive to retire early, as library prepares to digitally preserve its collection.
Tech
GSA creates office to help agencies meet ID card deadline
Office will provide end-to-end identity management services to participating agencies.
Tech
Innovations give candidates new avenues to voters
Candidate profiles are everywhere from online social networks like Facebook and MySpace to online encyclopedias.
Tech
IRS to beef up monitoring of employee e-mails
Nearly three quarters of mailboxes reviewed contained inappropriate messages.
Tech
DHS official emphasizes importance of interoperable communications
Department also working to make process of awarding grants to states and localities more transparent.
Tech
Tech groups divided over border-crossing cards
Differences hinge on distance from which IDs could be read, flexibility of technology.
Tech
VA aims to encrypt laptops within a month
Department awards a $3.7 million contract to encrypt about 300,000 computer devices.
Defense
Competition levels in interagency contracting are murky
Advisory group says OMB should consider adding detail to contracting database.
Tech
Encryption taken off Transportation IG laptop shortly before theft
The stolen computer contained the personal information of 133,000 Florida residents.
Tech