GAO: OMB must quicken pace on smart card use; IG tells IRS to curb Identity theft [+ more on FCW.com]

Having trouble viewing this email? View as a web page. Daily News April 10, 2008 http://www.fcw.com Daily News for IT professionals in government Subscription Services | RSS | Blogs | Jobs | Events | Contact Us The Lectern: Commercial vendors, government work Blogger Steve Kelman finds another case of a commercial vendor that might stop competing for government work. Read More FCW Insider: Movie Madness winners... and the next round... The American President, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, War Games, and In the Line of Fire move on... Vote now to help select the final eight in FCW.com's best government movie brackets. Read More ADVERTISEMENT FEDERAL IT NEWS GAO: OMB should move on HSPD-12 Government auditors outline problems with identity cards. TIGTA: IRS should safeguard taxpayers from identity theft The service says it lacks jurisdiction, and disclosure rules limit its ability to share information with employers and other agencies. GAO report outlines purchase card abuses A Government Accountability Office report finds that weaknesses of internal controls allowed almost half of government purchase card transactions to skirt the rules. Davis: Census didn't heed warnings Rep. Tom Davis says the Census Bureau ignored multiple warnings about the expanding requirements for its Field Data Collection Automation program. Air Force pushing ahead on cyberspace The service is close to finalizing a doctrine designed to guide its major cyberspace offensive and defensive capabilities. OMB seeks agency plans for fewer gateways OMB wants to know how agencies plan to reduce their Internet connections and which of them might be able to serve as shared-service providers. OFPP's Burton to retire in July During more than seven years at OFPP, Robert Burton played a major role in directing and developing governmentwide acquisition policies. 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