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DHS sketching future of Einstein cyber tools
The National Cybersecurity Protection System is testing software and hardware from the Defense Department and industry to figure out how to expand the Einstein toolset. DHS reports that 13 of 19 major agencies already have installed Einstein 2. The department also is planning to hold an industry day for a classified cyber RFI.
Tags: technology , Nicole Dean , DHS , DoD , cybersecurity , Einstein , intrusion detection , intrusion protection , TIC , MTIPS ,
Commerce's Locke promises changes
A new advisory council will provide Commerce and other agencies with ideas for how the government can help push federally-funded technologies into the commercial marketplace. Locke said his agency will do its part by speeding up the patent process to one year and get certain grant funding out in 30 days. Commerce also is working with NIH and NSF on the i6 Challenge where $12 million is available for companies to commercialize technologies.
Tags: technology , Gary Locke , Aneesh Chopra , Rahm Emanuel , Ginger Lew , White House , Commerce , National Economic Council , National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrep , NIH , NSF , PTO , Mike Morse , Mike Crow , Tom Albert , Holden Thorp , Steve Case , Mary Sue Coleman , University of North Carolina , AOL , University of Michigan , Madrona Venture Group , Arizona State University , innovation , i6 Competition , entrepreneurship ,
Communication, leadership make the best agencies run
The FCC, GSA and the Smithsonian were among the best agencies to work for in the latest survey and officials point to a few specific reasons for their success. Agencies must make their employees feel like they are part of the answer to meeting their mission, agency officials say.
Tags: management , Steven VanRoekel , Linda St. Thomas , Martha Johnson , Shaun Donovan , Analisa Archer , FCC , Smithsonian , GSA , HUD NARA , OMB , Partnership for Public Service , Best Places to Work survey , employee communication ,
Countdown: Martha Johnson upping the game at GSA
Jason Miller and Mark Amtower count down the top three most important Federal news stories of the week.
Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Federal News Countdown , Mark Amtower , Martha Johnson , contracting
GSA not accepting new vendors for office supply schedule
The General Services Administration is suspending new companies from offering office supplies through Schedule 75 for two years.
Tags: contracting , GSA , EZGSA , Scott Orbach , Schedule 75 , office supplies , strategic sourcing ,
Feds to pay less for hotels in major cities in 2011
GSA has issued per diem rates for lodging for next year. Most hotels in major cities saw a decrease, including $15 for Washington, $71 in New York City and $45 in Chicago. GSA did not change the rates for meals and other incidentals.
Tags: pay and benefits , management , Jill Denning , GSA , DoD , American Hotel and Lodging Association , Smith Travel Research , per diem rates , FedRooms , City Pairs ,
Wash acts as the conductor to make GPO's technology run smoothly
This week, host Jason Miller talks with GPO's Mike Wash about updating the agency's cybersecurity programs.
Sept. 2, 2010
Tags: technology , Ask the CIO , GPO , Mike Wash
Agency services lack consistency, coordination
OMB finds that most website and call center operations are separate and don't work well together. Some agencies are following the private sector's lead by offering multiple channels to serve citizens. CMS and GSA both use online tools to answer questions more quickly and reliably.
Tags: management , technology , Jeff Zients , OMB , GSA , CMS , SSA , Kevin Paschuck , RightNow , MeriTalk , customer service ,
Agencies to challenge citizens for solutions
GSA will unveil the Challenge.gov platform in the next few months where all agency competitions will be posted. Some agencies already are asking experts and employees for help. NASA will run 34 competitions before the end of December.
Tags: technology , management , Bev Godwin , Jeff Davis , GSA , NASA , EPA , SSA , OSTP , USDA , OMB , Challenge Post , Case Foundation , competitions , challenges ,
FAR Council seeks input on changes to 8(a) program
The council will hold three meetings with Alaskan Native and Native American vendors to seek their ideas on how best to write new regulations for sole source contracts in the 8(a) business development program. Congress required new rules for when agencies can give these firms sole source contracts worth more than $20 million.
Tags: contracting , FAR Council , Claire McCaskill , SBA , Alaskan Native Corporations , Native American firms , 8(a) program , sole source contracts ,
