Clark Kent Ervin out as DHS IG
The White House has decided not to reappoint Clark Kent Ervin as inspector general for the Homeland Security Department.
New NOAA information policy stirs debate
To what extent should agencies make their data available to the public, and how much should they rely on the private sector to do the job for them?
DOD is developing a roadmap for getting to IPv6
DOD networks will have to demonstrate that they are capable of running securely and reliably under IP Version 6.
New chief architect Burk building EA bridge to agency mission
When Richard Burk takes over as federal chief architect at the Office of Management and Budget today, the 30 years he spent with the Housing and Urban Development Department will be behind him.
OMB names agencies as shared-services providers
The Office of Management and Budget has given two groups of agencies initial approval to become shared-services providers under the Lines-of-Business e-government initiative.
Air Force set to merge CIO, comm and warfighting units
Air Force secretary James Roche has asked CIO John Gilligan to work himself out of a job.
CFO Council to take on financial systems testing
The Office of Management and Budget has shifted responsibility for approving financial software for government use to the Chief Financial Officers Council from the Joint Financial Management Improvement Program.
SSA's $525m award aims at modernization
The Social Security Administration has awarded Lockheed Martin Corp. a $525 million contract to help it modernize systems as the agency moves its services online.
IG prescribes more metrics, tests for IRS
A pair of inspector general reports urges the IRS to do more testing and to develop metrics to measure performance before proceeding with work on its modernization efforts.
Treasury calls AT&T to build its next-gen net
The Treasury Department has awarded AT&T Corp. a $1 billion contract for its next-generation enterprise network.
GAO: Redo buy for Recreation One-Stop site
The Government Accountability Office earlier this month recommended reopening the procurement for the Recreation One-Stop project.
Enroute to IPv6, DOD to help define standards
Prior to migrating to IPv6 in 2008, the Defense Department has to decide what it means to be IPv6 capable and help define the standards for implementing the new protocols.
DOD prepares for IPv6 funding battles
Money for migrating the Defense Department to the next generation of Internet protocols may come from other programs that will have to do without.
NIST draft specs spark do-over
The verdict is in on the National Institute of Standards and Technology's month-old draft specifications for a governmentwide smart card.
OMB stands tough on deadline for federal smart cards
With final specifications not due until late February, agencies will have to make a mad scramble to meet the White House mandate to use standard identification cards for building and network access by Oct. 25.
Sale wouldn't affect PeopleSoft federal certification
PeopleSoft Corp.'s financial software currently bears a mandatory government stamp of approval.
Feds prepare for PeopleSoft's end
Agencies running PeopleSoft Corp. applications have begun setting the groundwork to make sure that an Oracle Corp. takeover of the enterprise software maker won't derail government systems.
Clinger-Cohen amendment stresses information security
With the passage of the 9/11 Intelligence bill yesterday, agencies now will have to do a better job of including cybersecurity in the planning and acquisition phases of systems development.
FDA requires food supply records
The Food and Drug Administration will require food manufacturers and transporters to keep records of all products they handle, a move that could have an impact on the data systems used to track food.
Call for agency privacy officers meets resistance
Rep. Tom Davis is taking a stand against what he thinks is the added bureaucracy that would result if agencies are required to name chief privacy officers.
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