• Karen Evans, OMB's e-government administrator, and officials from the Government Accountability Office, the State and Veterans Affairs departments, the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will testify. (govexec.com)
  • Additionally, all MTW PHAs remain subject to external monitoring by other governmental entities, such as the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the HUD Office of the Inspector General (HUD OIG). (hud.gov)
  • A report released by the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) advises people to avoid eating resident fish caught in Portland Harbor, such as carp, bass, and bullhead catfish, because it could lead to health problems. (cdc.gov)
  • The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the Oregon Department of Human Services today announced the release of the initial draft of the public health assessment for the Portland Harbor Superfund site in Portland, Oregon. (cdc.gov)
  • For three decades, scientists at CDC's National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) have been keeping America safe from hazards in our environment. (cdc.gov)
  • Now, thanks to an Agency of Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) intervention, Mr. Pound can once again smell the mouth-watering aromas coming from his kitchen. (cdc.gov)
  • This is a public version of a sensitive report issued in March 2022 that included additional information on (1) challenges agencies face in efforts to enforce export control regulations, particularly for deemed exports at universities, and (2) the extent to which agencies coordinate their efforts and share information. (gao.gov)
  • In July, federal officials collaborated with the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA), Red Cross, National Weather Service, and local departments and agencies during a four-day workshop to improve the territory's readiness. (fema.gov)
  • Officials hope the contract will be a model for future software procurement negotiations between the U.S. government and software vendors, although agencies will have to evaluate their needs against procurement requirements, said Karen Evans, chief information officer at the Energy Department. (networkworld.com)
  • Increasing and normalizing its use helps the public know where to find official government information- and where not to ," .gov domain officials wrote Monday in a blog post [original emphasis]. (nextgov.com)
  • Agencies involved in addressing this threat said that outreach and education increases university officials' awareness of research security threats and builds stronger relationships with university officials. (gao.gov)
  • and interviewed agency officials in Washington, D.C., and 15 U.S. field offices. (gao.gov)
  • The government officials will be available on Tuesday, November 27, 2001, at the City of Portland Water Pollution Control Lab, in the St. John's area, 6543 N. Burlington Avenue, Portland. (cdc.gov)
  • WASHINGTON - The U.S. government has started to use its immense purchasing power to influence cybersecurity, beginning with a Department of Energy contract with Oracle that requires the software vendor to build in security configurations. (networkworld.com)
  • Tim Hoechst, Oracle's senior vice president of technology for government, education and health care, welcomed the contract, saying it will help create a culture of cybersecurity that his company has encouraged for its customers. (networkworld.com)
  • The official domain for .gov websites shifted from the government's landlord to the government's central cybersecurity shop. (nextgov.com)
  • Management of the internet domain reserved for government agencies and services-the .gov domain-has officially shifted from the government's landlord to its cybersecurity agency. (nextgov.com)
  • Last year, Congress enacted the DOTGOV Act as part of the fiscal 2021 appropriations bill, which put a stronger focus on securing .gov websites by, among other things, moving management of the domain under the purview of the Homeland Security Department's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA. (nextgov.com)
  • People see a .gov website or email address and know they are interacting with an official, U.S.-based government organization," Eric Goldstein, CISA's executive assistant director for the Cybersecurity Division, said Monday in a statement. (nextgov.com)
  • The director of DHS's Science and Technology Directorate was also given one year to submit a report on new technologies and "mechanisms for improving the cybersecurity benefits of the .gov internet domain. (nextgov.com)
  • The bill named the TASTEE Act - T elling Agencies to Stop Tweaking What Employees Eat Act of 2021 - w ould ensure that federal agencies can't ban meat in government dining halls "at the expense of Iowa's and America's hardworking farmers and producers. (dailyiowan.com)
  • With the Modernizing Government Technology (MGT) Act signed into law Dec 12, we expect to see agencies increasingly prioritize the importance of modernizing legacy systems and eliminating the technology debt. (microsoft.com)
  • This report examines the extent to which agencies are assessing universities' risk of unauthorized deemed exports to prioritize outreach. (gao.gov)
  • In investigations related to national security, the US government may use a National Security Letter (NSL) or one of the authorities granted under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to compel Google to provide user information. (google.com)
  • The contract should serve as a model to other large organizations looking to leverage their buying power with software vendors, and is the first step in the government using its buying power to influence vendors, added McDonald, from the Department of Homeland Security. (networkworld.com)
  • gov exists so that the online services of bona fide U.S.-based government organizations are easy to identify on the internet. (nextgov.com)
  • For more than 20 years, GSA has supported government organizations and worked to make .gov a trusted space," the blog states. (nextgov.com)
  • The agencies identified this outreach as a key enforcement mechanism. (gao.gov)
  • EL PASO, TX-In an effort to address the alarming surge in social media threats directed towards El Paso schools, law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies came together to show the safety of El Paso's children is paramount and threats directed towards El Paso schools will not be tolerated. (fbi.gov)
  • Across El Paso, law enforcement agencies are diverting resources to address a minimum of three threats a day from each school across region 19 school districts. (fbi.gov)
  • All other tips can be reported to your preferred law enforcement agency. (fbi.gov)
  • According to U.S. government agencies, foreign entities are targeting sensitive research conducted by U.S. universities and other institutions. (gao.gov)
  • Does It Matter if Volunteers Work in a Nonprofit or a Government Setting? (energizeinc.com)
  • Marc D. Smith, the executive vice president of foster care and intact services at nonprofit Aunt Martha's Health & Wellness, is Gov. J.B. Pritzker's nominee to lead the Department of Children and Family Services. (chicagotribune.com)
  • We help you maximize your ROI on existing IT investments so you can both run your agency today and speed your digital transformation. (microfocus.com)
  • The effectiveness of a 6-year-old law intended to improve data security across the federal government will be questioned at a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Federal Financial Management Subcommittee hearing Wednesday. (govexec.com)
  • Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, will introduce a bill in the U.S. Senate that would prohibit government agencies from enacting policies to ban meat consumption by employees, referring to the "Meatless Mondays" initiative promoted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture nine years ago under former President Barack Obama. (dailyiowan.com)
  • At the same time, government agencies have been closely collaborating and training to improve their readiness to meet residents' emergency needs. (fema.gov)
  • The way .gov domains are priced is tied closely with the service contract to operate the TLD, and change in the price of a domain is not expected until next year. (nextgov.com)
  • Federal secured accounts involve the handling of U.S. government information subject to federal security and safeguarding restrictions. (microfocus.com)
  • In the meantime, "CISA will work to increase security and decrease complexity for our government partners," the agency said in Monday's statement. (nextgov.com)
  • In fiscal 2007, 92 percent of all government agencies operated with complete certification and authentication of systems and 86 percent had tested contingency plans in the event of an information leak. (govexec.com)
  • Using .gov also provides security benefits, like two-factor authentication on the .gov registrar and notifications of [ domain name system ] changes to administrators, over other [top-level domains]. (nextgov.com)
  • Created as a "A Guide for South Australian Local Government" by the City of Salisbury in SA, this contains many useful tips for determining potential risks in volunteer work, even if the legal issues discussed will not be the same in all locations. (energizeinc.com)
  • National professional association of directors, managers, and administrators of volunteer programs in local city, county and other local governments. (energizeinc.com)
  • We serve the IT needs of federal, state, and local governments by bridging the gap between existing and emerging technologies. (microfocus.com)
  • The purpose of a site visit is to discuss locally designed MTW initiatives and strategies, learn about challenges and local barriers the agency may be facing and discuss potential MTW solutions, talk through short- and long-term MTW PHA goals, and provide technical assistance. (hud.gov)
  • means you've safely connected to the .gov website. (fema.gov)
  • The three agencies are planning ways to safely clean up the Willamette River and Portland Harbor. (cdc.gov)
  • The problem is that Oracle has a wide range of users, from government agencies wanting to protect data at all costs, to research scientists who want to strip out all the security settings so that they can write information to the database as quickly as possible, he said. (networkworld.com)
  • Can your agency transform high volume data into accurate and actionable predictive insight? (microfocus.com)
  • Google LLC sometimes receives data disclosure requests from government authorities outside of the US. (google.com)
  • Google Ireland offers services to users located throughout the European Economic Area and Switzerland, and we sometimes receive data disclosure requests from government authorities outside of Ireland. (google.com)
  • The following is a list of parastatals and agencies in the Government of Rivers State. (wikipedia.org)
  • Aunt Martha's, which has a $70 million annual budget, has contracts with DCFS and other state agencies totaling nearly $14.5 million for the current budget year, according to the state comptroller's office. (chicagotribune.com)
  • Unlike his immediate predecessors, Smith doesn't have experience leading a large state agency, and he is something of an unknown quantity among both lawmakers and longtime child welfare advocates. (chicagotribune.com)
  • The Energy Department along with four other federal agencies and the membership organization Center for Internet Security (CIS) announced Tuesday the release of a security configuration benchmark for Oracle Database versions 8i and 9i running on Windows and Unix. (networkworld.com)
  • An Energy Department contract with Oracle requires the vendor to deliver its database software to the agency with the security configurations installed. (networkworld.com)
  • But the contract for an Oracle enterprise license, the first phase of which is worth $5 million, requires Oracle to ship the security configurations in databases delivered to the Department of Energy and requires the vendor to ensure that any future security updates it ships to the agency are compatible with the benchmark. (networkworld.com)
  • Department for Communities, Government of Western Australia (revised). (energizeinc.com)
  • Gov. J.B. Pritzker named an executive from a south suburban child welfare organization on Wednesday to head the beleaguered Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, which is facing renewed scrutiny after the recent deaths of two toddlers whose families were previously investigated by the agency. (chicagotribune.com)
  • Software vendors should expect more such demands in contracts, but not just from government, said others at a press conference in Washington, D.C. (networkworld.com)
  • The site was developed by the New South Wales (AU) government in response to a desire expressed by communities across NSW to access information about what others are doing and what works to make their community safer and more inclusive, enterprising and resilient. (energizeinc.com)
  • US government site listing Federal agency volunteer programs. (energizeinc.com)
  • The Oracle database is not the first software configuration benchmarking project done at CIS - others include various Windows products, HP-UX and Linux - but it's the first built into a federal agency contract. (networkworld.com)
  • As the property manager and self-positioned technology leader for the entire government, the General Services Administration was a natural choice to manage federal agencies' virtual front office in the earlier stages of the internet. (nextgov.com)
  • Agencies involved in enforcing export control regulations-the Departments of Commerce and Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)-conduct outreach to universities to strengthen efforts to prevent sensitive technology transfers, including unauthorized deemed exports. (gao.gov)
  • Along with the security configuration benchmark, CIS will release an automated scoring tool that government agencies and private enterprises can use to test their configurations against the benchmark. (networkworld.com)
  • CISA will continue GSA's work cataloging all government websites as a security measure. (nextgov.com)
  • A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. (fema.gov)
  • This work includes maintaining a list of official government websites, along with "hostnames and services in active use within the .gov internet domain," the act states. (nextgov.com)
  • Please contact the WA.gov Team . (wa.gov)
  • The document said the number of incidents reported by agencies continues to fluctuate from the prior year and continues to differ from statistics provided by the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team. (govexec.com)
  • The guidelines focus on direct involvement of volunteers or volunteer groups in contributing to the work of public sector agencies. (energizeinc.com)
  • America's Natural and Cultural Resources Volunteer Portal" to connect people to public sector volunteer positions in U.S. Federal government agencies concerned with parks, recreation, and the environment. (energizeinc.com)
  • U.S. government and public sector agency customers may have federal secured accounts and/or federal unsecured accounts. (microfocus.com)
  • The event comes on the heels of an annual report to Congress by the Office of Management and Budget that showed progress by some agencies. (govexec.com)
  • GAO based its selection of these offices on their proximity to research universities, their geographic dispersion, and other agencies' field office locations. (gao.gov)
  • To stay up to date on all things Azure Government, click "Subscribe by Email! (microsoft.com)
  • When we receive a request from a government agency, we send an email to the user account before disclosing information. (google.com)
  • How can agencies address technical debt? (microsoft.com)
  • GAO was asked to review agencies' efforts to address risks associated with foreign students and scholars who may seek to evade export control regulations. (gao.gov)
  • The U.S. government implements export controls to, among other things, mitigate the risk of foreign students' and scholars' obtaining controlled and sensitive information that could benefit foreign adversaries. (gao.gov)
  • A tremendous increase in their workload took place, however, after the passage of the Lend-Lease Act of March 11, 1941, the establishment of the "Proclaimed List of Certain Blocked Nationals" on July 17, 1941, and the growth of the foreign staffs of the economic agencies of the Government. (archives.gov)
  • Smith will face numerous challenges as he takes charge of an agency that has drawn frequent criticism over the past several decades for repeated failures to protect children in its care. (chicagotribune.com)
  • We'd like to congratulate the recently-announced 2018 Federal 100 Award winners, including Karina Homme, senior director, Azure Government, who was recognized for her. (microsoft.com)
  • Marc D. Smith, executive vice president of foster care and intact services at Olympia Fields-based Aunt Martha's Health & Wellness, will be the 15th person to lead the child welfare agency since 2003, a number that includes acting and interim directors. (chicagotribune.com)
  • DCFS has operated under federal court oversight since 1991 as part of a settlement with the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois over a lawsuit alleging the agency provided inadequate services. (chicagotribune.com)
  • Shifting models in this way enables the use of as-a-service offerings, so agencies can shed non-differentiated services and offload commodity workloads. (microsoft.com)
  • Of systems requiring a privacy impact assessment, 84 percent met the public posting mandate to ensure that agencies consider potential privacy concerns and incorporate mitigating measures into planning processes. (govexec.com)
  • Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, proposed a bill that would prevent government agencies from banning meat in dining halls, citing a USDA newsletter years ago that encouraged staffers to eat vegetarian options one day a week. (dailyiowan.com)
  • The Driver Licensing Improvement Programme is leading this mahi alongside other government agencies, with support from community organisations. (nzta.govt.nz)
  • Information that agencies deemed sensitive has been removed. (gao.gov)
  • What we're now seeing across the board and in the federal government is a move to eliminate animal agriculture or severely cut it back," Ernst told reporters Tuesday. (dailyiowan.com)
  • The DOTGOV Act also requires CISA to make .gov sites "available at no cost or a negligible cost," the blog notes. (nextgov.com)
  • In 2012, the USDA sent a newsletter to government employees encouraging them to not eat meat once a week, hence Meatless Mondays, as a part of a larger environmental effort. (dailyiowan.com)
  • As the Master Supplier for OpenText Government Solutions, MFGS, Inc. is committed to serving agencies by leveraging OpenText's best in class portfolio and delivering on its mission to put customers at the center of innovation and deliver high-quality, enterprise-grade scalable software. (microfocus.com)