Tech
Bush asks for 4 percent increase in IT spending
OMB says number of poorly managed and planned technology projects jumped 47 percent last year.
Tech
ADVICE+DISSENT: Managing Technology Outside Job
As IT contracts expand, striking a balance between oversight and flexibility isn’t easy.
Defense
Poor management continues to plague Homeland Security, IG reports
Lack of a unified IT infrastructure said to prevent the department from operating effectively.
Management
Making Up For Lost Time
Agencies failed to meet the first deadline for HSPD-12. Now they need to get on the ball.
Tech
Industry experts question $6 billion Bush cybersecurity plan
Intrusion detection not enough to thwart hackers, they say.
News
Plan to require travel documents at border crossings could be delayed
GAO official notes progress in Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, but says project has a "long ways to go."
Tech
'Erased' personal data on agency tapes can be retrieved, company says
Manufacturer’s findings contradict GAO report, prompting call for new investigation.
Tech
TSA reports progress in port identification card program
But with just 12,000 of the 1.5 million cards activated, House panel chairman vows to remain vigilant.
Defense
CIA official: North American power company systems hacked
Cyberattacks have disrupted energy supplies and caused one blackout.
Oversight
OMB orders agencies to report on efforts to protect private data
Agency issues memo on implementing changes to Federal Information Security Management Act.
Tech
Microsoft offers feds support for online services
New strategy allows government customers to leverage software as a service.
Oversight
Missing e-mails should be on backup tapes, White House CIO says
Watchdog organizations continue to raise questions about Bush administration records preservation.
Defense
DHS revamps driver's license rules to cut costs to states
Critics say Homeland Security pushes responsibility for overseeing new secure driver’s licenses to next administration.
Oversight
Administration faces big challenge in records preservation
As deadline looms, White House and National Archives gauge progress.
Oversight
IRS incorrectly claimed security issues had been corrected
GAO finds several information security weaknesses reported as mitigated actually weren’t.
Tech
GSA awards governmentwide contracts for human resources technology
Agencies will compete with private companies for federal business.
Managing Technology
Making Up For Lost Time
Agencies failed to meet the first deadline for HSPD-12. Now they need to get on the ball.
Tech
DHS readies contract to outsource data center services
Utility-based model designed to shift risk from government to industry.
Tech
Omnibus spending measure backs IT spending increases
Increases are centered in the areas of health care and homeland security.
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