Lawmakers ask GAO to merge diploma mill probes
Sen. Susan Collins and Rep. Tom Davis last week said they asked the General Accounting Office to investigate the use of diploma mill degrees by federal employees.
Contract workers with bogus degrees create potential problems for vendors
Does the recent interest in federal employees' use of questionable educational credentials extend to IT contract workers toiling away in agencies across government?
Collins asks Labor what it knew and what it plans to do
Sen. Susan Collins has asked the Labor Department to provide details about its review of the educational credentials of Labor's former deputy CIO, who claims academic degrees from an unaccredited institution.
OPM: Double-check education claims
The Office of Personnel Management this month put the onus on agencies to make sure the employees they hire and approve for security clearances give the government legitimate details about their educational and employment histories.
Dell wins software contract at DHS
The Homeland Security Department has awarded Dell Computer Corp. a $90 million contract for Microsoft Corp. software, under which the department will consolidate existing licenses for Microsoft products.
DHS lays out vision for border system
The Homeland Security Department will 'restart the engines' of its project to track visitors as they enter and leave the United States, a senior DHS official said this month.
Interior IG pans Web security and operations
The Interior Department inspector general is recommending that the department overhaul its Web operations.
DHS switches U.S. Visit management vendor
The Homeland Security Department has awarded a program management support contract for the U.S. Visitor and Immigration Status Indication Technology system to PEC Solutions Inc.<br>
DHS seeking Callahan replacement
The Homeland Security Department has started advertising for a person to fill Laura Callahan's position, but an agency spokeswoman said that Callahan remains on administrative leave.
Rothwell to be Homeland Security procurement chief
Greg Rothwell, deputy chief of agencywide services at the IRS, soon will be named procurement chief of the Homeland Security Department.<br>
By the numbers
Federal IT investment planners don't usually wear black tie and sip dry martinis as they evaluate systems purchases. But they can use a statistical technique named after an exclusive gambling center when planning projects.
Multistate network adds blogging app
Web logging technology has gained a foothold of respectability in the government sector.Blogging lets users publish their own work, clipped text and objects from other sites and even excerpts from other blogging sites in a continuous stream similar to an extended letter to the editor. It requires almost no technical aptitude to master and has spawned thousands of Web sites.
At DHS, meshing IT takes tact
Homeland Security Department leaders want to reduce the number of systems across the department, but managers have to take care in how they cut, CIO Steve Cooper said last month.
Lawmakers ask GAO to merge diploma mill probes
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) today said they have asked the General Accounting Office to investigate the use of diploma mill degrees by federal employees. <br>
DHS buys Microsoft enterprise license from Dell
The Homeland Security Department has awarded a contract to Dell Computer Corp. to purchase an enterprise license for Microsoft software, sources said. <br>
IG says Interior lacks control of its Web sites
The Interior Department inspector general is recommending that the department overhaul its Web operations.<br>
Collins queries Labor about Callahan
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), chairwoman of the Governmental Affairs Committee, yesterday sought details about the Labor Department's position regarding Laura Callahan's questionable academic degrees and the department's policies about similar situations. <br>
Homeland department would shield antiterror vendors
DHS today proposed regulations to shield technology vendors from liability for domestic defense products that cause unintended damage, injury or death.<br>
DHS databases target child porn
The Homeland Security Department this week announced new databases and information sharing agreements to combat exploitation of children by Internet pornographers.<br>
OPM calls for more scrutiny of employees' credentials
The Office of Personnel Management wants agencies to improve their reporting about the personnel and security clearance reviews.<br>
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