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As he prepared for the Battle of Agincourt, King Henry V didn't want more men, he wanted the right ones. In fact, he was more than happy to send naysayers packing'carriage fare included.
Moving up, locking down are priorities this year
What will agencies be up to over the next dozen months? Upgrading systems, for one. And improving IT security, for another.
Security's moving to the network core
Hossein Eslambolchi holds multiple jobs at one of the government's largest telecommunications providers, AT&T Corp.
State lines
<b>Digital prison stripes</b>. Pinellas County, Fla., is using biometric software from Viisage Technology Inc. of Littleton, Mass., to check identities at a 3,000-bed correctional facility.
GIS dispels the fog around San Francisco crime
A new mapping tool shows San Francisco police officers crime hot spots.City police has launched a crime-mapping geographic information system, joining the ranks of other departments in New York and Austin, Texas.
Lawmakers add Pentagon to GAO probe of diploma mill degrees
The General Accounting Office is expanding its investigation of federal employees who hold degrees from unaccredited schools to include the Defense Department.
Security analysts recommend scrapping online voting plans
A group of security analysts who have evaluated Defense Department plans for an online voting pilot have recommended that the plan be scrapped because its security cannot be ensured.<br>
Iraq troop shifts will test logistics systems
The military will move more than 250,000 troops in and out of Iraq in the next two to three months, requiring integrated management systems.<br>
NIST releases incident response guidelines
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has published guidelines for responding to security breaches in government computer systems.
Improved USAJobs site attracting hordes of job hunters
Federal job seekers are using the new USAJobs Web site at a rate of more than 10 times the previous site, the Office of Personnel Management said.<br>
Stewart is Virginia's new CIO
Lemuel C. Stewart is the new CIO of Virginia, responsible for day-to-day IT operations and long-term strategy.<br>
West Virginia mines GIS data
The West Virginia Environmental Protection Department's job isn't to move mountains but to keep a close watch on the mining operations that do.The department uses a geographic information system and a helicopter equipped with remote-sensing equipment to collect images that carefully document the stages of the mountaintop mining process. State officials want to collect quantified evidence of mining activity and its effect on the environment.
PART is parcel of making GPRA pay off
There's an old saying: 'Begin with the end in mind.' Such an approach should be the driving force behind any type of strategic planning effort.It was certainly a goal of Congress when it enacted the Government Performance and Results Act more than a decade ago. The end envisioned by Congress was an effective, efficient government that produced tangible results that would form the basis for budgetary decisions.
Agencies struggle to please many masters
In the tug of war between Congress and the Bush administration over program expectations, agencies are the ones being dragged through the mud.
DHS bureau organizes to the max
A strong governance structure goes a long way toward maximizing performance'especially when the performance involves a large and complex modernization program.
Q&A: Clay Johnson
In his desk drawer, Clay Johnson, the Office of Management and Budget's deputy director for management, keeps a conductor's wand. It's a symbol, he says, of how the administration is working with agencies to use performance metrics.
NASA plans smart-card pilot, agencywide rollout
NASA in May will begin testing a smart-card program for access to facilities and information systems.<br>
Task force seeks comments on switching to IPv6
A Commerce Department task force studying the deployment of the next generation of Internet Protocols is asking for public comment on the benefits, costs and status of moving to IPv6.<br>
Agency taxonomies are a tall order, experts say
An agency building an enterprisewide taxonomy should expect to see more than a million categories within their design, according to the chief technology officer at a search engine company.<br>
Handheld devices get rugged
Intermec Technologies Corp. recently announced that its devices would add General Packet Radio Service and Global System for Mobile Communications capabilities.<br>
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