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Veterans in Private Sector: Making the Transition
Tags: EMC , John Custer , RADM Michael Brown , Daniel Dougherty , Greg Muhlner , Tom Temin
Rep. Issa heading down familiar path for IT reform; Senate still in discovery mode
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) plans to offer the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) as an amendment later this week to the 2013 Defense Authorization bill. The Senate held a hearing looking at the best approach to empower federal CIOs. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee heard that transparency, visibility and senior leadership are common traits among successful CIOs.
Tags: management , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs , Tom Carper , Tom Coburn , Steve VanRoekel , OMB , Simon Szykman , Commerce , Frank Baitman , HHS , David Powner , GAO , CIO authorities , PortfolioStat , IT duplication , Commodity IT , Darrell Issa , Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act , House Oversight and Government Reform Committee , Jason Miller
Managing your data in the cloud
Dan Juengst, senior cloud strategist for Red Hat discusses how his company is helping federal agencies with their cloud computing needs.
June 11, 2013
Tags: cloud computing , Dan Juengst , Red Hat , open government , open data , Open source software , data management , National Security Agency , Linux , private cloud , public cloud , hybrid cloud , IaaS , PaaS , John Gilroy , Federal Tech Talk
Inside the Reporter's Notebook: Reverse auctions for IT; DHS' answers not satisfying; Contractor salary cap proposal returns
News and buzz in the acquisition and IT communities that you may have missed this week.
Tags: acquisition , Inside the Reporters Notebook , OFPP , Matthew Blum , Frank Kendall , DoD , contractor compensation , DHS , Bennie Thompson , Richard Spires , GSA , Mark Day , cloud computing , Margie Graves , Berry Berkowitz , Commerce Department , Jason Miller
Performance.gov faces identity crisis
Nearly two years after the site launched, the Office of Management and Budget still hasn't clearly defined its purpose or its intended audience, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.
Tags: GAO , OMB , Performance.gov , Gov 2.0 , federal websites , Jack Moore
NSA contract worker is surveillance source
Edward Snowden, a former technical assistant for the CIA and current employee of defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton, revealed himself Sunday as the source of disclosures about the U.S. government's secret surveillance programs, risking prosecution by the U.S. government. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper called the revelation of the intelligence-gathering programs as reckless and said it has done "huge, grave damage."
Tags: NSA , CIA , Edward Snowden , Booz Allen Hamilton , industry , cybersecurity , whistleblower , PRISM , FBI , Justice Department , James Clapper
Agencies improving security of IT networks slowly, but surely
The White House released updated progress report on the cross-agency cybersecurity goals and found most agencies improved. The administration said more agencies are using smart cards to log onto their networks and more are implementing continuous monitoring.
Tags: cybersecurity , OMB , White House , Andy Ozment , cross-agency goals , HSPD-12 , TIC , continuous monitoring , Jason Miller , exclusive
NSA whistleblowers say agency casts wide net
Tags: NSA , cybersecurity , whistleblower
New data could be difference-maker for move to shared services
OMB and Treasury have been working with the four federal financial management shared services providers to collect information on cost and performance. OMB Deputy Controller Norman Dong said the data will help agencies make true comparisons of the providers.
Tags: Norman Dong , OMB , Lisa Schlosser , AGA , AFFIRM , shared services , financial management , Treasury , Jason Miller
Partnership honors SSA's own 'Steve Jobs'
The Partnership for Public Service named Dave Broomell, the project manager at the Social Security Administration's Chicago Region office, a 2013 Service to America Medal finalist in the Citizen Services category. The award recognizes feds who have made significant contributions in the area of citizen services.
Tags: Dave Broomwell , Partnership for Pubic Service , Sammies 2013 , workforce , people , SSA
