Schedule will offer PKI services
The Federal ID Credentialing Committee is qualifying public-key infrastructure providers that it will invite to bid on new General Services Administration schedule contracts.<br>
Agencies improve IT security, but there's still work left to do
Agency IT security has shown marked progress in the last year, but too many agencies still fall short of meeting the goals of the Federal Information Security Management Act.
Feds propose security standards
SAN FRANCISCO'Everyone had a different take on standards-based security at the recent RSA Conference 2004. Advocates touted three proposed security standards and a handful of technical specifications.
HHS frames dual-use biosecurity oversight
The Health and Human Services Department will lead a governmentwide effort to improve oversight of legitimate biological research that could be misused to threaten public health or national security.<br>
OPM's path to green paved by IT security
As the leaves turned brown last fall, Office of Personnel Management IT officials could only think about green. CIO Janet Barnes hoped OPM would become only the second agency to earn a green rating for its e-government work on the President's Management Agenda scorecard.
OMB to demand more detailed business cases
Agencies can expect to do more work on their fiscal 2006 IT business cases than they've had to do in previous years. The Office of Management and Budget is considering requiring agencies to follow separate steps in filing business cases for ongoing projects and for initiatives' development, modernization and enhancement phases. OMB also plans to change some rules for contract management and software buying.
JFMIP certifies PeopleSoft 8.8 for government
The Joint Financial Management Improvement Program has certified PeopleSoft Enterprise Financial Management Solutions 8.8 as a core federal financial application.
OMB sets SmartBuy action plan
The Office of Management and Budget is taking its search for savings to the users' desktops. A new directive requires agencies to use the new SmartBuy enterprise license program, inventory software bought last year and detail software buying plans for this year.
GSA tinkers with Networx plan
The General Services Administration is considering major changes to Networx, its $10 billion telecommunications governmentwide acquisition follow-on to FTS 2001, GSA officials told lawmakers late last month.
Three agencies combine biotech regs on portal
Agricultural biotechnology regulations from three federal agencies have been brought together at a single portal. The site, usbiotechreg.nbii.gov, is a 'one-stop shop for people who are interested in regulation of biotechnology,' said Megan Thomas, a spokeswoman for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
OMB task groups will analyze HR and financial IT
ORLANDO, Fla.'The Office of Management and Budget has formed two task groups to study ways for the government to consolidate human resources and financial systems.
GSA establishes team to improve Web site design
ORLANDO, Fla.'The General Services Administration has kicked off a usability training project to improve government Web design practices.The agency formed the Usability Solutions Group in the Office of Governmentwide Policy, said Rosemary A. Gibert, a member of the new office, which has three staff members but will expand to 10 employees and add contract staff.
Justice set to award network contracts soon
ORLANDO, Fla.'The Justice Department plans to award a pair of contracts for its Justice Unified Telecommunications Network project in the next six weeks.
Net-centric plan will cost $200b, Boeing exec says
The integrated space-air-land-sea battlespace envisioned by the Defense Department and industry will cost about $200 billion over the next decade, Boeing Co.'s Roger Roberts said last week.
FAA awards $140m deal to aid TMA rollout
The Federal Aviation Administration awarded Computer Sciences Corp. a $140 million task order to continue to support the rollout of the Traffic Management Advisory Tool.
SBC first vendor to gain FTS 2001 crossover deal
The General Services Administration's FTS 2001 telecommunications contract has a new long-distance provider: SBC Communications Inc. of San Antonio.
Find ready-made enterprise pieces at CORE.gov
Need a component for your agency's enterprise architecture? Check out <a href= "http://www.core.gov">www.core.gov</a>.CORE.gov, the new Federal Enterprise Architecture Component Organization and Registration Environment, will store existing components as well as those under development.
Old DOD net is key to new global grid
The $900 million Global Information Grid-Bandwidth Expansion program will give the Defense Information System Network a new lease on life. The Defense Department will use the existing DISN infrastructure to provide last-mile connectivity to the global grid, a ground-based switched optical network that will create a worldwide information backbone supporting 10-Gbps and faster connections.
Breaking point
Don't be mistaken: Optical disks won't last forever.Many users think the disks are indestructible, but they are wrong, said Fred Byers, an IT specialist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Online Extra: OMB is defining final phase for e-gov projects
Each of the Office of Management and Budget's 25 Quicksilver e-government projects will be rolled out by the end of the summer, administration officials vow. Next: How they'll be used.<br>
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