Tech
GSA releases guidelines on telework
Guidance designed to encourage continued growth in the number of federal employees who work away from the office.
Defense
Pentagon seeks to explain rise in sexual assault reports
Officials view increase as sign that new confidentiality policies are working.
Tech
Congressional report rates cybersecurity as dismal
Eight agencies receive failing marks, but critics say the grading process doesn’t measure true security levels.
Defense
Defense business agency meets three-quarters of goals
Transformation agency officials say missed milestones were anticipated and will be addressed by the end of the fiscal year.
Tech
Lawmaker seeks czar to oversee transition to next-generation Internet
Bush administration says OMB's Karen Evans already has the necessary power to administer agencies' move to Internet Protocol version 6.
Tech
Industry group fears ID requirement could swamp background investigators
Agency handling the bulk of checks says that proposed change to acquisition rules would have little impact on backlog.
Defense
Defense business agency meeting goals, official says
The Pentagon’s Business Transformation Agency plans to hire private-sector “experts” to help push changes.
Defense
DHS official says next FEMA chief needs credentials
Emergency management experience could come from a variety of jobs, including law enforcement and firefighting, preparedness chief says.
Defense
New IT budget figures still show big boost for DHS
Homeland Security’s proposed technology budget for next year emphasizes border and transportation security programs.
Tech
Survey: Agency programs to protect privacy inadequate
Interviews with members of the federal IT community indicate agencies are focusing on cyber security while privacy programs slip through the cracks.
Management
Proposed EEOC budget cut of $4.2 million draws criticism
Critics say requested decrease in funds would hinder pursuit of larger cases, agency’s ability to fulfill its civil rights mission.
Tech
OMB: Agency compliance with cybersecurity law improving
Study highlights oversight of contractor-run systems as an area that needs attention.
Tech
Agencies move toward routing calls over the Internet
Traditional land-based phone lines are being replaced by Voice over Internet Protocol.
Defense
Panel challenges GAO ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ report
A University of California commission accuses congressional auditors of underestimating the costs of the Pentagon’s homosexual conduct policy.
Tech
Homeland Security gets half of IT boost in Bush budget
Administration’s fiscal 2007 request would increase technology funding for DHS by 21 percent.
Tech
Focus on cybersecurity compliance called ineffective
Laws create piles of paperwork that tell little about actual state of security, says former chief information security officer at two Cabinet departments.
Tech
Survey: Employees with dependent care duties are better off teleworking
Freedom to work from home improves the job performance and morale of employees with such responsibilities, study finds.
Tech
Two Pentagon programs win information-sharing honors
Electronic cargo tagging program wins one of five awards from industry group.
News
Data shows drop in agency conference spending last year
Figures indicate that conference spending fell $19.7 million between fiscal 2004 and fiscal 2005, slowing an upward trend.
Tech
Panel: Financial accountability critical for interagency service agreements
Rules are needed for “when things go wrong” in agency-to-agency agreements, GSA official says.
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