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Cuts and Gains: Budget details at a glance
More details are emerging about the $38 billion dollar deal lawmakers say they reached to keep the government from shutting down. Some cuts were made by pruning money left over from previous years. More than half of the cuts affect education, labor and health programs. A vote in the House is expected as early as Wednesday and the Senate must pass it by Friday to prevent a shutdown.
Cloud computing e-discovery risks a concern
The Justice Department and NARA are paying close attention to GSA, USDA and others in how they implement email and data storage on private sector clouds. Agencies should address potential data storage, collection and access issues during the development of the solicitation.
Treasury names Robyn East as new CIO
The Treasury Department named Robyn East to be their new chief information officer.
Justice awards $1 billion IT services contract
DoJ's ITSS-4 multiple award contract gives 20 companies the ability to bid on task orders to provide a variety of technology services.
Many agencies are not under a hiring freeze
Federal News Radio surveyed 10 agencies to find out how they are preparing for a shutdown, and how operating under a continuing resolution is affecting their operations.
Agencies collaborate against discrimination
AFGE legislative conference will focus on ensuring departments and contractors are abiding by civil rights laws. The union also will march on Capitol Hill to Tuesday in support of federal employees.
Justice heads to D.C.'s NoMa
The DOJ deal is one of the largest federal lease in the region.
Justice watchdog Fine leaves after 10 years
After 15 years, Justice Department Inspector General Glenn Fine is stepping down. He tells us what's next.
HHS, Justice turning up heat on fraudsters
New rule published today details how the government will go from chasing criminals to using data and other tools to stop them as Medicare and Medicaid fraud is happening. The agencies report returning $4 billion back to the government in 2010, a 50 percent increase compared to 2009.
Justice offers tips for transitioning to the cloud
When the Recovery Act passed, the Justice Department knew it would need to upgrade its IT infrastructure to keep up with the demand that was about to be placed on its systems. "We knew we could not support the transactions that would hit us, so we had to look at a solution," said Angel Santa, [...]![]()
MSPB to comply with Chambers reinstatement
But the question of whether Interior will comply is still open. We get the latest details from sister-station WTOP's Neal Augenstein.
Justice files charges in iPad data breach
Two men who authorities say were competing to impress their fellow hackers were arrested Tuesday on federal charges they stole the e-mail addresses of more than 100,000 Apple iPad users, including politicians and media personalities.
CyberSecurity - "Progress & Best Practices"
February 1st at 12pm
Program will discuss the progress report on CyberSecurity in the Federal Government, top CyberSecurity Priorities, challenges to still overcome in IT Security, lessons learned, and vision for the future - how can we be proactive and prevent attacks.
Bill would make deficit commission proposals law
Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas) introduces legislation to cut the federal workforce by 10 percent and freeze federal pay for an additional year. The bill includes a host of suggestions to cut spending from both the commission and from the Obama and Bush administrations. Brady said collecting unpaid taxes from federal employees could result in $3 billion.
How to determine what is cloud-worthy for your agency
Angel Santa, Deputy Chief Information Officer in the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, is John Gilroy's guest on Federal Tech Talk.
January 4, 2011
Obama appoints Public Printer, Deputy AG
President Obama announced his intent to appoint two key nominees, according to a White House statement.
DoJ Inspector General Fine steps down
DoJ Inspector General Glenn Fine steps down.
Is misconduct the same as contempt?
A draft Justice Department report has found that two federal prosecutors and an FBI agent engaged in misconduct in the corruption trial of Sen. Ted Stevens. Attorney Debra Roth explains what may be ahead for the trio.
IG report: Counterterrorism top DoJ challenge
The Office of the Inspector General released the 2010 list of the top ten management and performance challenges facing the Department of Justice, with counter terrorism as the top challenge.
White House launches Subcommittee on Privacy and Internet Policy
White House launches Subcommittee on Privacy and Internet Policy to both promote online economic opportunities and protect individual privacy.




