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White House to give identity management a push

Cyber coordinator Schmidt says the administration will issue a draft national strategy for secure online transactions by Friday. The goal is to make identity management easy to use, secure and interoperable to conduct business with the government and the private sector. Schmidt says transactions are key to everything the White House wants to do.

Tags: technology , Howard Schmidt , Ely Kahn , White House , GSA , Symantec , cybersecurity , secure online transactions , HSPD-12 , identity management , Jason Miller

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PSC voices concerns over Hill Defense bills

An organization representing companies that sell to the federal government is worried about newly approved provisions of the Defense Appropriation Bills now pending in the House and Senate. The Professional Services Council is worried that the provisions could cause more harm than good to contractors, and in some cases, were approved without the benefit of rigorous debate on their potential to affect the contracting community.

Tags: management , House , Senate , Defense Authorization Bill , PSC , Stan Soloway , Max Cacas

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DorobekINSIDER: Connecting Toy Story and government and innovation

Tags: technology , books , innovation

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Air Force saves cash by changing cell phone rate plans

The Air Force plans to save millions of dollars by changing the rate plans for thousands of its cell phone accounts.

Tags: Peter Orszag , OMB , Air Force , cell phones , rate plans , Rachel Stevens

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DLA and FEMA prepare for hurricane season

Federal emergency responders can expect prompt and well-rehearsed reaction from the Defense Logistics Agency when providing disaster relief during this year's hurricane season, which runs June 1 through Nov. 30. DLA's Aaron Geduldig explains.

Tags: Federal Drive , management , DLA , FEMA , DHS , Aaron Geduldig , Joint Logistics Operations Center , preparedness , best practices , Suzanne Kubota

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U.S. seeks allies in battle against cyber warfare

Bug hunter discovers serious Windows XP flaw

Tags: Federal Drive , Cybersecurity Update , cybersecurity , Windows XP

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Better understanding of DoD networks sought

Army Gen. Keith Alexander, the head of the new Defense Department's Cyber Command, says the military needs to bolster its ability to see and understand what's happening across its many computer networks in real-time.

Tags: Collaboration Center , technology , collaboration , Defense Department's Cyber Command , Defense Department

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DoD, VA database mesh a model for collaboration

Determining the language you'll use to work together is step one, says MHS CIO Chuck Campbell.

Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , In Depth Conversation , Chuck Campbell , James Peake , MHS , VA , health IT , technology , best practices , management

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What the cuts in federal building costs really mean

We get analysis from Washington Business Journal Sarah Krouse.

Tags: management , contracting , federal buildings , BRAC , Washington Business Journal , Sarah Krouse , DorobekInsider

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GAO: Agency rules allow conferences at resort locations

A recent GAO report looked at agencies' policies for choosing the locations of conferences and found that cost was the number one factor when it came to planning. Details from GAO's Lorelei St. James.

Tags: Federal Drive , management , GAO , federal travel , resorts , conferences , Lorelei St. James , Suzanne Kubota , GSA , SSA , USDA , DoC , HHS , DHS , DOI , DoJ , DOT , Treasury , VA

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