Budget committee staff gives a hand to biometric log-on
Richard E. Magee regularly dealt with House Budget Committee staff members who repeatedly forgot their computer passwords. But the committee's information systems manager hadn't felt true user wrath until last year's budget resolution markup, when the network locked out a senior staff member who had repeatedly failed to enter his password accurately.
Agencies take notice of continuity planning
More than 2,500 federal employees from 45 agencies next week will test how prepared the government is to stay open if disaster strikes.The Homeland Security Department's Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate, which still uses the acronym FEMA, will run Exercise Forward Challenge to see how far along agencies are in developing and implementing continuity of operations plans, or COOPs.
Collins would give feds A-76 protest rights
Sen. Susan Collins wants to give federal employees the right to protest OMB Circular A-76 decisions. The Maine Republican was set to introduce the bill late last week.
Agencies told to assess EA capabilities
The Office of Management and Budget's Federal Enterprise Architecture Program Management Office last week released an assessment tool for agencies to evaluate their enterprise architectures, set baselines and address problems.
Lawmakers renew push for data-mining law
Sens. Patrick Leahy and Russell Feingold are urging fellow lawmakers to support a bill that would require agencies to report to Congress on data-mining technologies used for homeland security purposes.
GSA lab to test authentication
The Bush administration is pinning its e-government hopes on tests this summer of an authentication strategy that shifts its online focus from providing information to conducting transactions.
GSA to let agencies negotiate some SmartBuy deals
Agencies with specific software needs that GSA is not in negotiations for could initiate a governmentwide license.
Davis introduces new acquisition reform bill
Rep. Tom Davis today introduced the Acquisition System Improvement Act, which combines elements of the Services Acquisition Reform Act that did not make it into law last year with new contracting initiatives.
OMB releases EA assessment tool
The Office of Management and Budget's Federal Enterprise Architecture Program Management Office today released an assessment tool for agencies to evaluate their enterprise architectures, set baselines and address any developmental or application problems.
New director set to take NASCIO helm
The National Association of State CIOs has named Douglas T. Robinson its new executive director.
Lawmakers renew push for data-mining law
A pair of senators is urging lawmakers to support a bill that would require agencies to report on data-mining technologies used for homeland security.
Collins drafts bill to give feds standing in A-76 protests
Sen. Susan Collins is set to introduce a bill to give federal employees the right to protest A-76 decisions to GAO.
GSA seeks vendor input for next set of e-gov projects
The Bush administration by September wants to finalize business cases for projects to consolidate systems in three areas: financial, human resources and grants management.
Lack of funding grounds IT upgrades at TSA
Short on cash, the Transportation Security Administration is stuck in a holding pattern on its IT infrastructure.The agency recently halted work on the upgrade because it does not have enough money to finish the current phase at 600 locations.
Study reveals more contract ills at GSA
The ongoing saga of contracting troubles at the Federal Technology Service took another turn for the worse when a new evaluation found 84 percent of contracts in the National Capital Region were inadequately drawn up or seriously inadequate.
Agencies get more time to list their software
The General Services Administration has extended to May 1 the deadline for agencies to submit inventories of the software they use. GSA will use the inventories to fine-tune its plans for the SmartBuy governmentwide software licensing program.
GAO: Workers have no role in A-76 protests
The General Accounting Office has ruled that federal employees do not have the right to file protests to GAO over public-private competitions under revised OMB Circular A-76.
GAO, FEMA clash over agency preparedness
Federal officials today could not agree on how prepared agencies are to continue operations if disaster strikes.
DOD plans to wield its procurement hammer
Deirdre Lee, director of procurement for the Defense Department, has promised to be more 'heavy handed' when it comes to agency regulatory issues.
NARA taking records management to the agencies
Work centers on incorporating records management into agency IT business cases and as a layer in Federal Enterprise Architecture.
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