SEC wants prototypes to access XBRL documents
The Securities and Exchange Commission seeks proposals for a prototype system that will provide a user-friendly environment in which to access documents written in Extensible Business Reporting Language and submitted to the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system.
Ga. county to use Tyler software to unify data
Columbia County, Ga., hopes to unify information used by county employees in different agencies through an array of software tools from Tyler Technologies Inc.
And another thing...
The blind could soon have new navigational tools based on work being done at Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
THE COMMUNITY: Big Easy Pitch
Lurita Doan, new administrator of the General Services Administration, has been making a lot of pitches lately, usually involving efforts to revive the agency's status as the government's procurement hub.
The Packet Rat | Commuters can't escape heat of Intel-AMD battle
With the heat index off the charts, the Rat abandoned his usual urban-assault cycling commute for the slightly cooler confines of the Wasington Metro system.
FAA software tool gets flights out of the rain
The Federal Aviation Administration hopes that a new air traffic tool will at least give the aviation community greater control over their flights and schedules, saving not only money but a traveler's most precious commodity'time.
Future Digital System similar to NARA's records system only on the surface
On the surface, the Government Printing Office's Future Digital System appears to duplicate what the National Archives and Records Administration is doing under its Electronic Records Archive project.
GPO puts content over form in FDSys
The Government Printing Office has no idea what its system to transform the way it preserves federal documents will look like. But then again, it might not matter right now: Chief Technology Officer Mike Wash has a clear vision of what the new content management system will do, how it will work and the benefits it will bring.
State to issue e-passports despite criticism
Electronic passports began flowing to citizens this week in spite of the continuing kerfuffle over a range of technology and policy issues surrounding border security. The rollout of the new e-passport has brought the credibility of smart-card identification units into sharper focus, as procurement and legislative disputes simmer.
PKI use advancing at DOD
The Air Force, Army and Navy have successfully implemented the initial public-key infrastructure technology mandated by the Defense Information Systems Agency, and required under Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12.
VA to encrypt notebook PCs
The Veterans Affairs Department immediately will begin to upgrade all of its computers with enhanced data security encryption systems to protect sensitive data on veterans.
RFID tag-testing software expands worldwide
Odin Technologies' EasyTag RFID tracking product will work in any UHF frequency range, including Europe and Asia.
Army's First contract jumps to $36b
The 20-year, multiple-award Field and Installation Readiness Support Team contract to supply logistics support services to the Army and other Defense Department operations around the world now carries an estimated value of $36 billion.
Acquisition panel: Update procurement data system
A panel of acquisition experts has approved 15 recommendations to submit to the Office of Federal Procurement Policy on ways to improve the quality of data in the system.
People on the move
<b>Thomas O'Keefe</b>, a former Federal Aviation Administration executive and an expert on performance tracking, is the new chief of the Office of Personnel Management's Retirement Systems Modernization program.
Security LOB wakes up from hibernation
Of the $5.5 billion agencies plan to spend on IT security this year, almost $1.4 billion is slated for training and reporting. But by standardizing how agencies conduct training and reporting, Office of Management and Budget officials believe a good chunk of that money could be reprogrammed for other mission-critical systems.
Recent breach shines light on need for contractor oversight
The next cybersecurity frontier is ensuring contractors keep government data safe. The Veterans Affairs Department found this out the hard way last week when Unisys Corp., working as a subcontractor, had a desktop computer containing sensitive personal information go missing from the company's offices in Reston, Va.
William Jackson | Cybereye: Protecting data: Enforcement is the glue
As of one week ago, Aug. 7, agencies are supposed to be in compliance with executive branch guidelines for protecting sensitive information.
IT security plans getting personal
The recent spike in reported data breaches prompted the Office of Management and Budget in June to require that agencies enforce existing data security provisions and put new ones in place.
Breaking the 16X barrier
New Samsung rewritable DVD drive is fast'and quiet.
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