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Justice Dept. official moving up to No. 3 post
Tony West, the head of the Justice Department's civil division, will become the acting associate attorney general, the No. 3 post at the department.
Tags: Thomas Perrelli , Tony West , people
DoJ reduces FOIA backlog by 26 percent
The Department of Justice has decreased its backlog of Freedom of Information Act requests and processed a record number of requests.
Tags: Melanie Pustay , FOIA , open government , Federal Drive , technology
Former DoJ CIO Hitch joins Deloitte
Van Hitch will work in the company's federal practice as an advisor to clients about long-term technology and transformational opportunities.
Tags: people , industry , Van Hitch , Deloitte , Jason Miller
Section 508 revision nears home stretch but compliance problems remain
The Access Board hopes to publish new accessibility standards this fall, known as Section 508, which agencies use to buy tech products. The agency has been working on the standards for six years. But some advocates of disabled employees say the update, while necessary, doesn't address the real problem: lack of enforcement.
Tags: Section 508 , Census , technology , Access Board , Sarah Presley , David Capozzi , Ken Nakata , Hi Software
McCormack hired as new CIO at Justice
Luke McCormack will move to the department from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement directorate at the Homeland Security Department. He takes over for Van Hitch who retired in July.
Tags: technology , cybersecurity , people , Luke McCormack , John Morton , DHS , ICE , information sharing , law enforcement IT , Jason Miller
Acting antitrust chief stepping down
Tags: Sharis Pozen , Christine Varney
AGA recommends new COO, PIO job descriptions
The Association of Government Accountants is calling on the government to change how it finds and hires chief operating officers. AGA said better hires should lead to better program performance. And despite finding a number of shortcomings, AGA said performance improvement is working across the government.
Tags: performance improvement , AGA , Harold Steinberg , Association of Government Accountants , FAA , Toni Trombecky , Ruben Gomez , performance improvement officer , management , best practices
Justice IG finds IWN program provides little value
The latest report on the 10-year effort to build a nationwide interoperable communications system shows law enforcement agents are still using 15-year-old radios. DoJ's Integrated Wireless Network program has been a victim of budget shortfalls and poor governance.
Tags: technology , acquisition , management , Integrated Wireless Network , telecommunications , General Dynamics , Congress , oversight , Jason Miller
Updated: Hacker group Anonymous claims responsibility for shuttering Justice.gov
Hacker collective Anonymous has claimed responsibility for taking down the Justice Department's website just hours after Justice officials shut down a popular file-sharing websites.
Tags: cybersecurity , Anonymous , Justice.gov , Megaupload.com
Justice Dept says recent recess appointments legal
Tags: Virginia Seitz , recess appointments , Barack Obama , Congress
