DHS intel agencies need better links: Gaches
Connectivity needs to expand between the Transportation Security Administration and other agencies, according to William Gaches, assistant administrator for intelligence.
Interior's NBC doubles shared services for federal savings board
The Interior Department's National Business Center will provide shared services under both the Financial Management and Human Resources lines of business to the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board starting next month.
Key House leader pushes for FAA telecom project funding
Verizon lobbies to kill troubled FAA effort.
USDA covers its bases with a detailed plan
The Agriculture Department's wireless policy, updated in April through a series of departmental notices, comprises everything from architectural requirements to acquisition guidance.
DOD wireless policy starts with LANs
The Defense Department has gone back and forth over what to include in the scope of a modified wireless policy and how to coordinate implementation across the services and agencies. After months of work, Defense CIO John Grimes tweaked the focus on June 2 and approved a memo aimed at boosting security on wireless LANs connected to the Global Information Grid.
Telework cheaper than expected, but agencies still not on board
Although the costs of implementing effective telework programs are far less than predicted, agencies have yet to provide a programmatic and enterprisewide approach to solidifying telecommuting within the government, a General Services Administration report said.
The Pipeline
Just like peaches and cream; Wi-Fi on steroids.
Agencies, vendors struggle with HSPD-12, surveys say
Two recent surveys signaled just how much trouble agencies and vendors are having trying to implement Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12.
Supercomputing takes NASA to infinity and beyond
From science to space exploration, the world's fourth-fastest computer is an agency asset.
GSA report finds more benefits than costs for telework
Agencies save much more than they spend in equipping employees to work from home, but management support is still often lacking.
Google unveils government search portal
Today, Google launched a new, free Web site for searching across federal, state and local government Web sites via Google's trademark interface. Google U.S. Government Search is not affiliated with the U.S. government but offers many of the same features as the government's official search portal FirstGov.gov.
Migrating to IPv6
With deadlines looming, agencies need to get serious about upgrading their data networks to the next-generation IP.
Google launches federal search engine
Google U.S. Government Search offers service almost identical to FirstGov.gov but with more personalization features, the company said.
Subcontractor put VA health records at risk: IG
The incident occurred because Veterans Health Administration lost control over its patient information once the information traveled outside the VA system firewall, according to the Veterans Affairs Department's inspector general.
VA IT security gaps extend to contractors
The Veterans Affairs Department has been investigating allegations that an offshore medical transcription subcontractor last year threatened to expose 30,000 veterans' electronic health records on the Internet in a payment dispute with a VA contractor.
OMB's Shea wins leadership award
Robert Shea, the counsel to Clay Johnson, the Office of Management and Budget's deputy director for management, won the Association for Federal Information Resources Management's annual Executive Leadership award for his work in establishing measures that determine whether agency programs are successful.
Labor, HHS approps bill aims at e-gov initiatives
It is the Education, Labor, and Health and Human Services departments' turn to come under the restraint of the House Appropriations Committee and its distrust of e-government.
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