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Behind the scenes on cybersecurity at your agency
The Senate Homeland Security Committee approved a bill that could dramatically reshape how agencies secure their computer networks.
Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Congress , technology , cybersecurity , Joseph Lieberman , Susan Collins , Tom Carper
Cybersecurity bill voted out of Senate committee
Learn more in today's cybersecurity update.
Tags: technology , cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , Max Cacas
Information sharing challenges ahead for Paul
Kshemendra Paul, the new Program Manager for the Information Sharing Environment, must reestablish the role of the organization, experts say. James Carafano of Heritage says Paul must convince and educate the intelligence community about the value of the ISE. Jim Dempsey of the Markle Foundation Task Force says Paul must figure out the ISE's relationship with other information sharing organizations in the government.
Tags: technology , Kshemendra Paul , Leslie Phillips , OMB , ODNI , DoJ , Information Sharing Environment , GAO , James Carafano , Jim Dempsey , Paul Wormeli , IJIS , Heritage , Markle Foundation Task Force , information sharing , NIEM , Jason Miller
Contract Overload: GAO finds continued problems with MACs
Audit agency calls for business cases to justify new multiple award contracts, and a database listing all existing contracts. Sen. McCaskill plans to hold a second hearing on interagency contracting in June.
Tags: contracting , Joseph Lieberman , Susan Collins , Claire McCaskill , Ed Towns , Darrell Issa , GAO , GSA , OFPP , MACs , GWACs , Interagency contracting , Jason Miller , Contract Overload
Contract Overload, part 3: OFPP ready to set tone for the future of MACs.
Congressional staff members call the current MAC environment "chaos." The administration will decide in a matter of weeks whether NIH should continue to run its CIO-SP3 governmentwide contract. OFPP administrator Gordon says several broad policy decisions must be made to address the challenges around multiple award contracts.
Tags: contracting , Dan Gordon , Molly Wilkinson , Peter Levine , OFPP , GSA , Senate Armed Services Committee , NIH , Scott Amey , Jim Williams , Alan Chvotkin , POGO , Professional Services Council , TechAmerica , multiple award contracting , GWACs , Jason Miller , Contract Overload
FEMA's Fugate on changes to the Stafford Act
Senate subcommittee looks at Stafford Act and how it may need some reform.
Tags: In Depth , management , best practices , Craig Fugate , FEMA , Francis Rose , Mary Landrieu
Senate explores improved supervisor training
What's the best way to train the next generation of federal agency supervisors? a Senate panel holds an oversight hearing exploring proposed legislation to improve the way that potential mid-level managers are trained, and ways to continue and enhance the training and experience they already have.
Tags: management , Pay&benefits , Daniel Akaka , Nancy Kichak , OPM , Marilee Fitzgerald , DoD , Defense , John Palguta , Partnership for Public Service , Max Cacas
Senate unlikely to consider DoD acquisition bill
The upper chamber will review IMPROVE Act provisions through the Defense Authorization bill. The Senate also is considering other acquisition bills focusing on the workforce.
Tags: contracting , Peter Levine , Molly Wilkinson , Susan Collins , Joseph Lieberman , Senate Armed Services Committee , DoD , Coalition for Government Procurement , McKenna, Long and Aldridge , Jim Schweiter , IMPROVE Act , acquisition reform , acquisition workforce , Federal Acquisition Institute , cybersecurity
Lawmakers seek a better presidential transition
The recent presidential transition from the Bush to Obama Administrations has been called one of the best in history. But lawmakers are considering legislation that would further streamline the peaceful hand-off of governmental authority. Would a reduction in the number of political appointees requiring Senate confirmation be part of that streamlining?
Tags: management , transition , Daniel Akaka , George Voinovich , Ted Kaufman , Max Stier , Partnership for Public Service
Senators suggest scrapping virtual fence
The virtual fence, better known as SBInet, was originally proposed by the Bush Administration to monitor the southern U.S. border with Mexico. But now, lawmakers on Capitol Hill are quickly losing patience with a project that has had a troubled history, while hemorrhaging hundreds of millions of dollars in costs.
Tags: management , DHS , CBP , Alan Bersin , Joseph Lieberman , John McCain , Jon Kyl , Janet Napolitano , Max Cacas
