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- Congress pressures agencies to speed up office consolidations
- Data breach puts DHS workers at risk of identity theft
- DoD chooses interoperability over integration for new e-health system
- Obama to nominate Tangherlini as GSA administrator
- House GOP panel moves on deep budget cuts
- OMB fuels synergy between mobile, open data
- IRS official Lerner: 'I did nothing wrong'
- Accountability breakdown leading factor in DoD sexual assaults
- OMB reworking financial system requirements to focus on outcomes, not inputs
- Retirement funds temporarily tapped to avoid debt limit default
- VanRoekel to lead OMB management team
- Meet the 2013 Service to America Medal finalists
New DoD CIO still unknown, but role will not change
Deputy DoD CIO Wennergren dispels rumors of modified responsibilities for next appointee. Technology executives see their responsibilities evolve to meet their agency's mission. OMB will issue memo reaffirming the role of the CIO.
Almost three quarters of all feds have HSPD-12 cards
More than 3.3 million agency employees now have secure ID cards. The CIO Council also releases new roadmap and implementation guidance for identity and access management. The guidance is intended to bring several governmentwide efforts together under one initiative.
Tech trends present greatest threat to federal agencies
Ponemon Institute study details why.
CIO, CHCO councils developing cybersecurity workforce models
The councils will focus on three main areas to develop competency framework. Agencies have until Jan. 15 to submit data about how they classify cyber positions. Interagency working group also will conduct a survey of cybersecurity workforce in the spring.
GSA gives agencies drop-dead date for Networx transition
Agencies now have until Aug. 30 to hire a telecommunications provider. GSA and the carriers still are concerned that they will not have enough time to complete the transition by mid-2011. Interagency Management Council trying to increase the urgency of the need for agencies to move to Networx.
CIO Council panel to take buzz out of cloud computing
New group surveyed CIOs to find out what questions they had about this technology and received more than 15 pages of comments. The panel created working groups to address many of the questions. Group will send recommendations to an executive steering committee for action.
CIO Council examines buzz around cloud computing
Peter Tseronis, co-chairman of the council's cloud computing advisory committee, explains what he and others are doing.
Agency cybersecurity reporting to get makeover
OMB has launched new tool to automate FISMA reporting. This data will help populate a new cybersecurity dashboard, federal CIO Vivek Kundra says. OMB also wants to collect more specific data around how much and where agencies are spending money on IT security.
CIO Council taskforce to change security metrics
New group is developing performance measures that are based on outcomes. OMB has set a November deadline for a draft of the metrics that will be reviewed by government and industry. DHS says the governmentwide focus to improve cybersecurity is on standards, metrics and authentication.
CIO Council releases Web 2.0 tool guidance for agencies
New document outlines best practices, ideas and what to avoid when deploying 2.0 tools at your agency.
CIO Council offers cyber guidelines for Web 2.0
The document focuses recommendations around five areas. Council says current policies should be enough to securely use social media.
Agencies trying to find balance between Web 2.0, cybersecurity
Coast Guard wants to set up separate network to use social media sites. CIO Council looking at cybersecurity implications of these tools.
OMB seeks right recipe for web cookie policy
After more than 9 years, the Office of Management and Budget is about to revise its original policy banning the use of web cookies, or tracking software, on federal websites. The change is expected to help federal web managers better run their sites, and also offer the same kinds of user experiences now commonplace on commercial and private-sector websites.
OMB details draft of new federal cookie policy
Notice likely to be published in Monday's federal register. White House wants comments on new rules.
OMB sets Aug. 7 for governmentwide IT project analysis
CIO Council to use dashboard to analyze macro trends of why agency technology programs are in trouble. Federal CIO Kundra calls for aggressive focus on project management.
IT dashboard pushes CIOs back to the front and center
Transparency gives additional clout to make technology projects perform. Tool replaces OMB watch lists and makes information more interactive.
Decade-old cookie policy under review
OMB drafting new guidance to let agencies use function to better understand citizen Web behavior. Draft policy includes opt-in option.
OMB reveals transparency roadmap
New site, Data.gov, to grow to about 240,000 datasets over the next month. Federal CIO Vivek Kundra says the public should direct what information is made available.
NIST looks to define the cloud
Draft explanation kicks off effort to develop special publication for government architecture, strategies and security.
