GSA puts non-HSPD-12 smart-card implementations on hold
Agencies that have not begun implementing smart-card ID badges should not do so until vendor products that meet the National Institute of Standards and Technology's definition for cards and card readers are available, according to the General Services Administration.
Records management, geospatial profiles on deck for the next inning of the FEA
Agency officials worried about records management are about to get some help from the Federal Enterprise Artchitecture.
GSA launches Federal Acquisition Service
The General Services Administration has taken a big step toward its goal of establishing the Federal Acquisition Service before the end of the fiscal year.
Administration aims to get HR, financial centers on track
The Office of Personnel Management and the Office of Management and Budget expect by the end of the year to answer some of the biggest questions surrounding the Lines of Business Consolidation initiatives.
Safavian's arrest risks delay in some federal procurement initiatives
The resignation and arrest of David Safavian has once again left the federal government's procurement system as a body without a head.
FBI figuring out how to improve business lines
In a matter of weeks, the FBI will have a better understanding of what it will take to improve its business processes, according to bureau CIO Zalmai Azmi.
OFPP's Safavian arrested for obstructing GSA investigation, making false statements
David Safavian, administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, today was arrested at his home in Alexandria, Va., on charges of obstructing a federal investigation and making false statements under oath, the FBI confirmed. He resigned from OFPP Friday, sources confirmed.
NIST proposes changes to rules for smart ID card
Agencies will have to add an extra data field to their smart cards if a proposed revision to the first phase of Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 is approved.
Directory services at the core of sharing intelligence info
Creating the Information Sharing Environment called for in the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Protection Act of 2004 starts with the plumbing.
E-gov foundation gives agencies opportunity to do more, Evans says
The way Office of Management and Budget administrator for E-government and IT Karen Evans sees it, agencies now have the foundation to make technology work for them in ways that couldn't have been imagined four years ago.
Education has some big plans for fiscal 2006
Education Department officials are expecting a busy fiscal 2006. Marguerite Raaen, the department's deputy CIO and chief technology officer, said late last month that at least four requests for proposals for IT systems are in the works.
Counting on CRM
For the 2010 Census, the General Services Administration must find and set up 550 offices, each with a 6,000-square-foot layout.
GSA officially establishes Federal Acquisition Service
GSA Administrator Stephen Perry has signed of on the merger of the Federal Technology and Federal Supply services.
DOD mandates RFID tags for products sent to distribution depots
The Defense Department finalized the requirement that all products shipped to Defense Distribution Depots must have passive radio frequency identification tags.
NIST proposes relaxed security checks for interim credentials under HSPD-12
Agencies preparing to implement the first phase of Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 may receive a reprieve in how many security checks personnel must undergo before receiving credentials.
Agencies, OMB get security provisions in writing
One of the first steps Lisa Schlosser, the new CIO of the Housing and Urban Development Department, is taking to improve cybersecurity is to get it in writing'by including baseline security requirements in all contracts.
Agencies' preparation pays off, blocks Zotob worm
This time, federal systems were ready.
NARA chooses Lockheed for ERA system
The National Archives and Records Administration is blazing a path for how the government will store, maintain and make available electronic records.
CMS builds a model for health e-records
Most doctors have no idea how to implement an electronic health records system and have little trust that the federal government does either.
Linda Combs | OMB banking on financial upgrades
When President Bush nominated Linda Combs to be the next Office of Management and Budget controller, the confirmation process was almost second nature to her.
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