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Friday, July 25, 2008

Clarifications sought on data mining
Several experts contended today that clarification is needed regarding the rules and definitions for government data mining.
(Posted July 24, 2008)
Hawley: Secure Flight set to take off
The Transportation Security Administration's Secure Flight program should be online in some form by January, the agency's administrator said today.
(Posted July 22, 2008)
Buzz of the week: The art of the retirement speech
With so many government employees approaching retirement, we're beginning to hear many agency executives deliver truly inspiring exit speeches to friends, family and future agency leaders.
(Posted July 21, 2008)
House defeats paper ballot funding
Privacy advocates are not happy that the House decided not to fund an effort to provide a paper-based backup system to electronic voting.
(Posted July 21, 2008)
PHR adoption: How’s it going?
Provider usage is one way to tell whether the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments’ personal health record systems are successful.
(Posted July 21, 2008)
Full medical jacket
The military’s personal health record projects — which aim for convenience, lower costs and better health outcomes — are shaking up deeply rooted business processes.
(Posted July 21, 2008)
HIPAA privacy and security violations cost Seattle company $100,000
First-of-its-kind settlement could signal that HHS is taking a tougher stance toward violations.
(Posted July 18, 2008)
Bill would require more privacy officers
A measure in the House of Representatives would beef up the Homeland Security Department's privacy efforts by requiring a full-time privacy officer in each of the department's components.
(Posted July 15, 2008)
Telework’s weak link
Telework programs can provide plenty of perks, but they can also be a breeding ground for security risks.
(Posted July 14, 2008)
Advocate pushes IRS to confront identity theft
The service plans to flag suspicious accounts and make it easier for victims of identity theft victims to get information about their cases.
(Posted July 8, 2008)
Smart policies protect agencies
Good training teaches employees to spot, and not take, the bait from phishing scammers.
(Posted June 30, 2008)
The federal enterprise architecture: Where it fits
The Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 called for agencies to adopt an IT architecture to govern the management and acquisition of new IT.
(Posted June 30, 2008)
SSA lists thousands of live persons as dead
By mistakenly adding more than 20,000 living people to its public Death Master File, the Social Security Administration released their names, Social Security numbers and other personal information, SSA's IG finds.
(Posted June 26, 2008)
Time to update the Privacy Act?
Lawmakers say they might update the Privacy Act this year or wait until next year to develop comprehensive privacy reform legislation.
(Posted June 20, 2008)
Buzz of the Week: Discussing Web 2.0 concerns using Web 2.0
There are no clear answers in how to manage government-sponsored wikis and other Web 2.0 tools.
(Posted June 16, 2008)
Bush leads biometric push
A new presidential directive requires agencies to create standards for sharing biometric data.
(Posted June 16, 2008)
Back to square one on clearances
Joint Security and Suitability Reform Team focuses on factors that cause delays and create backlogs.
(Posted June 16, 2008)
Buzz of the Week: A few minutes with Steve Ballmer
Federal Computer Week Editor-in-Chief Christopher J. Dorobek spoke with Microsoft’s leader about his views the government market and other issues.
(Posted June 9, 2008)
House telework bill advances
Stronger language added to bill to ensure that data that is transferred to the home computers of teleworkers is kept secure.
(Posted June 6, 2008)
Smart phones, smart leadership?
Management becomes a 24/7 job when executives,managers and supervisors get BlackBerrys.
(Posted May 19, 2008)






 
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