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NIST releases draft revision of guidelines for authorizing operation IT systems

08/20/08 -- 10:06 AM Publication is part of an interagency project to harmonize C&A process across civilian, military and intelligence communities.

Diskeeper releases Undelete 2009

08/19/08 -- 02:35 PM Undelete 2009 replaces the Windows Recycle Bin with a "Recovery Bin" that captures all data that is deleted.

Risk assessment planned for voting systems

08/19/08 -- 01:54 PM Election Assistance Commission assessment to create benchmark for new voluntary guidelines.

OOXML on its way to final approval

08/18/08 -- 10:45 AM Microsoft's Office Open XML document format survives appeals that challenged its legitimacy as an international standard.

Secrets of optimization

08/18/08; Vol. 27, No. 20 How a few well-placed tweaks can greatly improve database performance.

SQL Server 2008 makes performance tweaking easier

08/18/08; Vol. 27, No. 20 SQL Server administrators optimizing their databases will have some new tools when Microsoft releases the next version of its relational database management system, SQL Server 2008, due for general release next month.

Reality Check | UCore's giant leap

08/18/08; Vol. 27, No. 20 A key group of chief information officers is pushing the boundaries of consensus building and galvanizing the federal information technology community.

A leaky system for protecting data

08/18/08; Vol. 27, No. 20 A recent survey of security professionals by the RSA Conference found that 29 percent had lost or exposed customer or employee data, but only 11 percent of respondents had publicly disclosed the loss.

2008 Rising Star Tiffani Harris

08/18/08; Vol. 27, No. 20 As program manager for the migration of Schedule 70 to the automated Solicitation Writing System, Harris formed an advisory team of senior contract specialists and organized and led team meetings. As a result, offerors’ submissions were reduced from more than 150 pages to 21 pages.

2008 Rising Star Jared Howerton

08/18/08; Vol. 27, No. 20 Howerton designed and implemented the Pegasus Information Management System, a Web tool for managing assessments, actions, correspondence and other facets of the Y-12 Nuclear Weapons Complex.

2008 Rising Star Matthew Keeneth

08/18/08; Vol. 27, No. 20 Thanks to Keeneth's technical skills, OMB's automated Budget Appendix Text project has improved efficiency, reduced errors and boosted the effectiveness of budget professionals across government.

2008 Rising Star Christopher Traver

08/18/08; Vol. 27, No. 20 Christopher Traver is a leader in the development of the National Information Exchange Model, an XML-based information exchange framework that represents a collaborative partnership among agencies and organizations across all levels of government.