USPS orders more wireless asset management systems
The Postal Service is expanding its use of asset management systems that help track the agency's industrial power vehicles.
SEC has failed to fix security gaps, GAO says
Report says information security weaknesses persist because the agency has not followed through on GAO's recommendations.
FBI signs five-year contract with ChoicePoint for analyst software
The FBI has expanded its use of software that helps analyze how criminal organizations operate by signing a five-year licensing agreement with ChoicePoint Inc.
Senate confirms Thorson as new SBA inspector general
The Senate Friday unanimously confirmed Eric Thorson to serve as the Small Business Administration's inspector general.
Employees' A-76 winning percentage dropped in 2005, OMB to report
Agency success in winning public-private competitions dropped to 60 percent in 2005 from 90 percent in 2004.
OMB closes FEAMS for Core.gov
The Federal Enterprise Architecture Program Management Office is shutting down one IT project repository that wasn't being used in favor of another that is hardly being used.
DHS policy official Dezenski departs
The exodus of appointees from the Homeland Security Department continued Friday, with the news that it was Elaine Dezenski's last day.
FAA telecom effort lags
The agency's initiative to replace the systems that let air traffic controllers communicate with pilots is unlikely to finish on time or on budget.
NARA looks to recover data from hurricane-damaged computers
The National Archives and Records Administration wants to hire someone to help restore and recover data from computers that were damaged during Hurricane Katrina.
Justice, DOD better prepared to share information for '06 hurricane season
With approximately 60 days before the start of the next hurricane season, Congress is questioning whether agencies are in better shape to share information this year.
GAO: Common Criteria is not common enough
Auditors say the process takes too long and its effectiveness is not well-understood.
FAA mulls offer from Raytheon to modernize terminal displays
The Federal Aviation Administration has said it is considering negotiating a contract with two companies to modernize terminal network systems at airports in four cities.
And another thing...
The first two days of March Madness, also known as the NCAA men's basketball tournament, can be something of a distraction for workers in government and other offices.
THE COMMUNITY: On the money
Gary Winkler, director of the Army's Governance Acquisition and Chief Knowledge Office, addressed a group of vendors at Input Market View 2006 last week in Falls Church, Va.
OMB sidelines two rules on interagency transactions
The Office of Management and Budget temporarily set aside two business rules related to how agencies make payments and conduct transactions with each other because the rules caused unintended confusion.
PACKET RAT: Second-hand security
The United States doesn't hold a monopoly on government missteps with sensitive data.
People on the move
President Bush has nominated Molly O'Neill to serve as the Environmental Protection Agency's assistant administrator for the Office of Environmental Information, replacing Kim Nelson, who left the agency late last year.
The next steps for Netcents
As the Air Force heads into the third year of its massive, five-year Network Centric Solutions contract, the service is already planning the $9 billion vehicle's replacement.
Feds look for common thread among medical info exchanges
When Jan Root talks about the potential of regional health information exchanges, it doesn't take her long to get to the possibilities of the real dollar savings.
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