Technology

  • The Office of Personnel Management is calling on federal managers to help streamline the records management process by identifying which positions do what.

    January 03, 2014
  • The Homeland Security Department told the Government Accountability Office it is taking corrective action by re-reviewing proposals after 46 unsuccessful bidders protested their exclusion from the largest portion of the $22 billion IT services contract.

    January 03, 2014
  • The Homeland Security Department upgraded its Homeland Security Information Network (HSIN) last year with new security and identity management features. The growing acceptance and use of standards is making it easier for state, local, tribal government and other partners to securely access law enforcement data.

    January 03, 2014
  • On this week's Capital Impact show, Liberty Group Ventures President Kiersten Todt will discuss how corporations and the general public are handling the rollout of the cybersecurity framework. January 2, 2014

    January 02, 2014
  • David Bray has been the FCC's chief information officer for about two months and already has six priorities to improve how the commission meets its mission. January 2, 2014

    January 02, 2014
  • Karen Terrell, with the SAS Institute, will discuss how her company can help your agency manage its data. December 31, 2013

    December 31, 2013
  • Margie Graves, the co-chairwoman of the Innovation Committee and deputy CIO at the Homeland Security Department, said the committee is focusing on three areas: Open data, data analytical tools and public-private partnerships to help agencies improve mission outcomes. December 26, 2013

    December 26, 2013
  • Companies planning to bring aboard some new staff should rethink their secret use of social networking Web sites, like Facebook, to screen new recruits. William Stoughton of North Carolina State University, lead author of a study published in Springer's Journal of Business and Psychology, indicated in his work this practice is viewed by some as a breach of privacy and could create a negative impression of the company for potential employees. This type of spying could even lead to law suits.

    December 26, 2013
  • Budget cuts notwithstanding, the U.S. Air Force plans to add 1,000 new personnel between 2014 and 2016 as part of its cyber security units. The 24th Air Force at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas is home to the U.S. Air Force cyber command. With a budget of about $1 billion and a staff of roughly 400 military and civilian personnel, the command oversees about 6,000 cyber defense personnel throughout the Air Force.

    December 26, 2013
  • Terry Verigan, vice president of CompuCure, will discuss best practices for small businesses that do work for the federal government. December 24, 2013

    December 24, 2013
  • With the launch of VA Open Data, members of the public and applications developers will be able to access non-sensitive, non-personal information from the Veterans Affairs Department.

    December 24, 2013
  • SBA, OPM have new CIOs as the carousel in government IT spins once again.

    December 20, 2013
  • GSA's Mark Day said agency preferences in how they buy cloud services are clear, and point toward the need for a cloud broker.

    December 20, 2013
  • Federal News Radio surveyed more than a dozen current and former federal officials about what technology and acquisition stories stood out last year.

    December 20, 2013

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