[ga] Up the food Chain

[Hugh Dierker <hdierker2204@xxxxxxxxx>]

This is probably more significant than anything ICANN can do to reform itself. The USgov is by comparison to ICANN lightyears ahead in managing its' own systems. That is because these guys are elected and held accountable. So perhaps Danny is right to want no gov. but, OTOH at least they are looking at being elected. 
 
http://www.gcn.com/24_4/news/35111-1.html
 
Rep. Tom DavisWhat?s on Davis? IT hot list?Cybersecurity?Monitor IT security and continue to issue an annual scorecard rating agencies? security programs

E-government?Review funding for e-government programs and track progress on E-Government Act mandates

Emerging technologies?Pay attention to how agencies use new technologies such as radio frequency identification and track involvement in standards setting

E-voting?Review the security and reliability of electronic voting systems and identify best practices

General Services Administration?Consider whether legislation is needed to restructure the Federal Technology Service and the Federal Supply Service

Information sharing?Make sure agencies implement the provisions of the intelligence reform act and create systems to share terrorism data securely

IP Version 6?Keep an eye on agencies? migration to the next-generation IP standards

Networx?Follow GSA?s progress on this $20 billion follow-on to FTS 2001

Privacy?Monitor agencies to assure protections for personal data gathered by government systems

Security clearance reform?Make sure legislation he sponsored is implemented quickly and begins reducing the clearance backlog

Transportation Security Administration?Track work on the new screening systems for air passengers

U.S. Visit?Oversee Homeland Security?s progress on the U.S. Visitors and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology system

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02/21/05; Vol. 24 No. 4 

Davis kicks IT oversight upstairs to full committee 

By Jason Miller 
GCN Staff

IT is so entrenched across government programs that it demands the attention of a full committee?that?s the reasoning behind Rep. Tom Davis? decision this month to elevate IT oversight to his House Government Reform Committee. 

 
 



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