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Sequestration claims another conference: DHS's GFirst cyber event
U.S. CERT said in an email to organizers the current budgetary environment wouldn't support the annual cybersecurity conference
Tags: management , conferences , sequestration , DHS , GFirst , cybersecurity , US CERT ,
Army IT Agency showing the value, potential of emerging technologies
Greg Garcia, the director of the Army's IT Agency, said the organization has been piloting a virtualized desktop initiative and almost is ready to move into full production.
Tags: technology , Greg Garcia , Army IT agency , virtualization , virtual desktop initiative , cybersecurity , PII , Ask the CIO , DoD , Army
Senators push Tangherlini for assurances GSA is improving
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee members support Dan Tangherlini to be the permanent administrator of the General Services Administration. Lawmakers, however, wanted more answers about the troubled SAM program and the recent IG report on management interference of contract negotiations.
Tags: management , acquisition , GSA , Dan Tangherlini , Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Co , Tom Carper , Tom Coburn , Claire McCaskill , System for Award Management ,
EPA CIO Jackson returning to private sector
Malcolm Jackson, the Environmental Protection Agency's chief information officer and assistant administrator in the Office of Environmental Information, will leave government after three years.
Tags: people , technology , Malcolm Jackson , EPA , exclusive
GSA to review all internal contracting practices after latest IG report
The review comes in the wake of the agency's recent inspector general report that revealed management interference on schedule contract negotiations. Acting Administrator Dan Tangherlini said the review will ensure the agency's contracting work is "performed with transparency and honesty."
Tags: acquisition , GSA , Anne Rung , Dan Tangherlini , oversight ,
House approves IT reform amendment to Defense bill
The first major IT reform bill in a decade has cleared the first of three hurdles to become law. The bill would empower CIOs by reducing the number of people with that title to one per agency, and give that person authority over the IT budget and personnel decisions.
Tags: technology , Congress , Darrell Issa , Gerry Connolly , FITARA , House Oversight and Government Reform Committee , Defense authorization bill ,
House lawmakers press VA for more details, assurances after cyber attacks
House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Jeff Miller (R-Fla.) and ranking member Michael Michaud (D-Maine) sent Secretary Eric Shinseki a letter asking for an explanation on why VA didn't tell the committee about multiple nation state attacks. The lawmakers call for VA to offer credit monitoring services to tens of millions of veterans.
Tags: technology , cybersecurity , House Veterans Affairs Committee , Jeff Miller , Mike Michaud , Eric Shinseki , Veterans Affairs , VA ,
The Big Data Dilemma
The concept of big data isn't new. The intelligence community and the Defense Department have understood the benefits of analyzing information to find enemies or determine intentions of nation sates. But with the acceptance and move to cloud computing and mobile devices, every federal agency now has the opportunity to make data work for them. But most federal agencies are struggling to manage and use information to make better decisions. This discussion will look at different use cases of how the public and private sectors are dealing with the deluge of information that is coming at them every day, and how they are using that data to make mission-critical decisions.
Tags: SAP , Thought Leadership in the Federal Marketplace , Lonny Anderson , Brian Sivak , Bryan Jones , David Robinson , The Big Data Dilemma
Lawmakers, industry press OFPP not to make strategic sourcing mandatory
The House Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and the Workforce is searching for answers about the potential impact on competition if the White House mandates the use of strategic sourcing contracts. Four industry associations provided little support for compulsory use, citing potential risks to the government and harm to vendors.
Tags: acquisition , industry , Joe Jordan , OFPP , Jeff Koses , GSA , Richard Hanna , House Small Business Committee , Rob Burton , Venable , Stan Soloway , Professional Services Council , Roger Waldron , Coalition for Government Procurement , strategic sourcing ,
GSA's Rung to lead Office of Governmentwide Policy
Anne Rung will take over for Kathleen Turco and continue to be the agency's chief acquisition officer.
Tags: people , management , GSA , Anne Rung , Dan Tangherlini , Betsaida Alcantara ,
