Oversight
New cards may make user IDs, passwords obsolete
Standard identification cards could be used to log on to computers and other services, GSA official says.
Oversight
FBI deploys first phase of technology upgrade
Agents start to use long-awaited system for managing case files and other information.
Defense
DHS technology chief faces tough questioning at House hearing
Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., says security breaches make him question Scott Charbo's "ability to lead the department's IT efforts."
Oversight
Computer security law may come under Hill scrutiny
Lapses at the Homeland Security Department may prompt broader questions about the 2002 Federal Information Security Management Act.
Oversight
IG: Justice inconsistent in reporting of data breaches
Department not fully meeting 2006 requirement that the loss of sensitive information must be reported within one hour, auditors find.
Oversight
OMB releases guide for guarding statistical data
Guidelines implement a 2002 law and establish uniform standards for protecting sensitive information.
Oversight
VA sets aside $20 million to handle latest data breach
Money to pay for credit monitoring will come out of cybersecurity budget, agency official says.
Oversight
GSA chief spars with House panel Democrats
At hearing Wednesday, Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., calls for Lurita Doan's resignation.
Oversight
Former White House chief urges overhaul of congressional panels
Andrew Card, former Bush chief of staff and Transportation secretary, says agencies are mired in “bureaucracy” on Capitol Hill.
Oversight
White House urged to punish GSA chief to 'fullest extent'
Letter to President Bush on Lurita Doan's potential Hatch Act violation says she failed to cooperate fully with investigation.
Oversight
Agriculture technology chief to leave at end of month
David Combs managed USDA’s $2 billion technology budget, covering 29 agencies and offices nationwide.
Tech
Malicious software takes up time, resources
Office of Management and Budget official says agencies need to do more than the minimum to comply with cybersecurity law.
Oversight
Spy agency extends massive contract for IT support
Three-year extension will keep CSC and Northrop Grumman-led group of contractors at NSA through 2011.
Oversight
Union bristles at background checks required under ID mandate
Presidential directive requires that all federal employees be verified as suitable for employment before receiving new, more secure credentials.
Oversight
GSA chief disputes report on Hatch Act violations
Investigators’ findings that Lurita Doan engaged in improper political activity were subjective, her lawyer argues.
Pay & Benefits
Labor leader seeks boost in mileage reimbursement rate
Midyear adjustments are unusual, but union official says recent gas price increases merit a higher rate.
Oversight
OSC rejects claim it leaked copies of Hatch Act report
In a letter, Special Counsel Scott Bloch suggests that the General Services Administration was the source of the leak.
Oversight
Governmentwide Hatch Act probe remains in early stages
Task force created to investigate potential abuses of the law at multiple agencies has yet to interview any subjects.
Oversight
Lawyer for GSA chief argues investigative agency is biased
Agency should “disapprove” draft report concluding Lurita Doan violated the Hatch Act, attorney says.
Oversight
Early special counsel report pushed punishment for GSA chief
Later version softened the edge, leaving it to President Bush to determine how to handle alleged Hatch Act violations.
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