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Digital Government
GSA urges use of PKI bridge
Every agency with a public-key infrastructure will likely join the Federal Bridge Certification Authority'eventually, said Judith Spencer, chairwoman of the General Services Administration's Federal PKI Steering Committee.
Digital Government
Success starts with sweet talk
A successful e-government project is built mainly on enterprise architecture plans and other technical elements, but one of its key pillars is something intangible: diplomacy.
Digital Government
HR outsourcing catches on
The Transportation Security Administration and the Coast Guard have joined several agencies that outsource their human resource operations.
Cybersecurity
Illinois to join federal PKI project
Illinois this month intends to join the Federal Bridge Certification Authority and make its digital certificates work with those of four federal agencies.
Digital Government
OPM prepares for final phase of e-Clearance project
The Office of Personnel Management is planning the final phase of its e-Clearance project, an effort to consolidate and speed processing of government security clearances.<br>
Cybersecurity
GSA approves another PKI technology for bridge
The General Services Administration today approved another vendor's public key infrastructure technology as technically compatible with the Federal Bridge Certification Authority.<br>
Digital Government
Treasury appoints new CIO
Drew Ladner will be announced as Treasury's new CIO on Monday, the department said.<br>
Digital Government
Transportation fills long-empty CIO post
The Transportation Department today named Daniel Matthews as its new CIO, filling a post that has been manned on an interim basis for more than two years. <br>
Infrastructure
USDA augments HR help desk with desktop training software
The Agriculture Department by May 1 plans to make its human resources information and many personnel functions available online to employees nationwide.<br>
Digital Government
IRS modernization chief to leave agency
As the IRS Business Systems Modernization initiative heads into a crucial phase, John Reece, the CIO and deputy commissioner for modernization who has overseen the project since March 2001, is planning to leave the agency.
Digital Government
Help is on the way for the tele-weary
The Federal Trade Commission has awarded a 10-year contract to AT&T Government Solutions of Vienna, Va., to develop and implement a national do-not-call telemarketing registry. <br>
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Cybersecurity
Illinois small business group plans PKI use
In Illinois, the Small Business Development Center is building an application that will use the state's public-key infrastructure.<br>
Digital Government
Departure puts Senate confirmation on front burner
The Senate Finance Committee has stepped up plans to consider the nomination of Mark Everson as the next IRS commissioner. <br>
Digital Government
New site seeks suggestions for disabilities research
A new government Web site provides a forum for citizens to submit ideas for research projects the government should undertake into disabilities and rehabilitation. <br>
Cybersecurity
DOD will sponsor biometrics training at West Virginia University
The Defense Department's Biometrics Management Office and West Virginia University have developed a Graduate Certificate Program in Information Assurance and Biometrics. <br>
Digital Government
IRS' Reece returning to private sector
John Reece, the IRS' CIO and deputy commissioner for modernization, is leaving the government to resume his private consulting business.<br>
Cybersecurity
Illinois becomes first in line to join the Federal Bridge
Illinois is preparing to become the first state to join the Federal Bridge Certification Authority and make its digital certificates interoperable with those of four federal agencies.<br>
Cybersecurity
NSA plans high-security smart card
The National Security Agency is testing a smart card with higher security than the Defense Department's current Common Access Card, which has already been issued to more than a million DOD employees.
Cybersecurity
DOD prepares for biometric-embedded smart card pilot
The Defense Department's Biometrics Management Office plans to start a pilot as early as this summer for a biometric-enabled Common Access Card.<br>
Digital Government
Social Security IG team plans upgrade of forensics app
The Social Security Administration's Office of the Inspector General will be one of the early customers when Guidance Software Inc. releases a new version of its EnCase Forensic software later this month.<br>
