GAO Calls for Stronger Management of Border Surveillance Technology Plan
Additional actions are needed to strengthen management and assess the effectiveness of Customs and Border Protection’s Arizona border surveillance technology …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersGSA Touts New Tech Incubator, to Partner with Agencies
GSA has announced a program combining the Presidential Innovation Fellows program and a new digital delivery team promising to bring …More
Version 2.0 of DoD Enterprise Portal Service Released
The Defense Information Systems Agency has announced the delivery of version 2.0 of theDoD Enterprise Portal Service – DEPS, on …More
NIST Issues Secure Mobile Technology Guidance
Comments are due in mid April on two draft documents that the National Institute of Standards and Technology recently published …More
Security Advisories Issued for MS Word, Internet Explorer
Microsoft has released security advisories for Microsoft Word and Internet Explorer, warning of vulnerabilities that could lead to remote code …More
Mozilla, Google, Flash Player Updates Released
Mozilla has released security updates for Firefox, Mozilla’s Thunderbird email client and its Seamonkey platform (FF 28, FF ESR 24.4, …More
IG: USPS Financial Reporting IT Strong, but Controls Could be Better
Internal controls for the IT systems the Postal Service uses for financial reporting are properly designed and generally operating effectively, …More
Army CIO Reiterates Plans to Boost Bandwidth Speed
The Army’s CIO outlined priorities for network modernization at a recent Army IT Day hosted by the Armed Forces Communications …More
GAO QuestionsReporting Exemption for Non-mission Use of Aircraft
GSA is not collecting all the unclassified data that it should fornon-mission usage of government aircraft by senior intelligence agency …More
Arbitrators Finalize Remaining Contract Provisions Between Union, TSA
Arbitrators have handed down a decision on outstanding issues in the collective bargaining agreement between the American Federation of Government …More
MSPB Seeks Suggestions for Research
MSPB is soliciting suggestions from the federal workforce for topics to make the subject of a future research project into …More
White House Establishes Team to Implement Security Clearance Reforms
The White House has released a report on the government’s suitability determination process, ordered by President Obama following the Washington, …More
Calls for Wider Adoption of a Standardized Continuous Evaluation Approach
The report recommends accelerating the adoption of a standardized program of continuous evaluation to ensure full integration with agency insider …More
Free OPM Online Management Course
OPM is offering an online course titled “Linking and Developing Measurable SES Results-Focused Performance Requirements” designed to provide executives with …More
DHS Cybersecurity Team Coming into Focus
DHS has announced a new leadership team within the National Protection and Programs Directorate’s Office of Cybersecurity and Communications. A …More
GAO Calls for Stronger Oversight of Student Visitor Program
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has not identified or assessed fraud or noncompliance risks posed by schools taking foreign students approved …More
GSA Revises Building Efficiency Standard
The GSA Public Buildings Service has changed its standards for construction and major repair or alterations to give a little …More
OPM Pledges Transparent IT Governance Model
OPM has released an IT strategic plan promising an inclusive, transparent IT governance model that will drive investment decisions in …More
Upgrade Planned for USAJOBs
OPM noted plans to improve key HR services platforms including USAJOBS. That will proceed in four phases, beginning with updating …More
USPS HR Initiative Not Following Established Processes, Says IG
A Postal Service HR management initiative to increase employee availability has not been using established management processes, the USPS inspector …More
Proposed IRS Budget Reflects Increases to Customer Service, Enforcement
The White House has requested $13.8 billion for the Department of Treasury, including an additional $480 million for program integrity …More
Budget: White House Eyeing Greater Oil, Gas Royalties
The White House’s $12 billion discretionary budget request for the Department of the Interior proposes legislative reforms to bolster administrative …More
Boost for Labor Agencies Involved in Worker Protections
The White House’s request for the Department of Labor includes about $1.8 billion for Labor’s worker protection agencies. Reflecting a …More
White House Seeks Better Transparency of IT Management Information
The White House has requested $20 billion through an IT oversight and reform appropriation (ITOR) that would be used to …More
Describes Key Cybersecurity Focus Areas for 2015
Budget documentation also describes some of the administration’s key cybersecurity focus areas for 2015, including managing information security risk on …More
USPS IG Calls for Knowledge Management Strategy
As a result of downsizing in response to declining mail volume and the retirement eligibility of about 31 percent of …More
OGE Cites Value of Publicizing Ethical Lapses
The Office of Government Ethics has said its goal in publishing an annual compilation of prosecutions of federal employees under …More
EEOC Explains How Employment Law Applies to Religious Dress, Grooming
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has posted an explainer document to its website on how federal employment discrimination law applies …More
NNSA Awards Management Contracts
The National Nuclear Security Administration hasselected five small-business-led teams for a new management, organizational and administrative services blanket purchase agreement. …More
GAO Calls for Better Cost, Benefit Evaluation of Executive Training
Agencies need to better assess the costs and benefits of executive training, and improve reporting, GAO has said. It said …More
