News
GSA releases new per diem rates
Loudoun County, Va., is removed from the Washington, D.C., per diem area.
Tech
Navy names new intranet chief
Rear Adm. Timothy Flynn will come to Washington this fall from the San Diego-based Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command.
Defense
GSA seeks system for gathering governmentwide travel data
Information from central repository would be used for management reports on government travel trends.
Tech
Report: ICE computer upgrade meeting most requirements
Potential for problems still exists if good management practices aren’t followed, GAO says.
Tech
Panel: Agency need not subsidize high-speed telework
A labor union wanted the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to pay half of monthly high-speed Internet costs for teleworkers.
Tech
Nominee to head VA policy office pledges to protect sensitive data
Patrick Dunne says he would implement a plan to change the department’s information technology culture.
Tech
New DHS privacy chief: I'll speak out if necessary
Critics say Hugo Teufel lacks adequate experience in privacy and government management.
Tech
House committee pushes changes to IT security law
Agency CIOs could receive new authority for enforcement.
Tech
Oversight agencies squabble over list of high-risk IT projects
GAO seeks a consistent, structured process for updating the list, while OMB argues for more flexibility.
Tech
DHS names permanent privacy officer
Hugo Teufel will oversee compliance and protection of personal information.
Tech
VA chief opposes making CIO an undersecretary
A House committee approved a bill Thursday elevating the IT chief's status.
Tech
OPM prepares legislation allowing agencies to require telework
Employees and managers are responsible for securing information and property when working offsite, official says.
Tech
VA’s top lawyer resigns
General counsel’s memorandums on attempts to centralize authority over IT security had engendered criticism.
Tech
Departing DHS privacy officer says she had support from top
Maureen Cooney, a career official who held the job on an acting basis, had previously signaled she would leave government after a 20-year career.
Tech
OMB steps up data security reporting requirements
Agencies now must report suspected, as well as confirmed, incidents that put personal information at risk.
Tech
Agencies strive to meet ID card deadline
Plan lacks pieces to integrate systems, details on what shared service centers for issuing cards will look like.
Tech
Infighting hurt VA data breach response, IG finds
Personal conflicts between a career official and political appointee contributed to poor handling of the incident, report says.
Tech
In pandemic, homes could become 'safe havens' for work
OPM issues guidelines for agencies on maintaining operations in the event of a flu outbreak.
Tech
Report: VA treated data breach with ‘indifference’
Employee responsible for stolen computer equipment was not authorized to take sensitive personal information home, inspector general report says.
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