SSA Gets Rare Positive Review on Charge Cards
More in: Federal Manager's Daily Report
http://www.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/ssa-gets-rare-positive-review-on-charge-cards/
Amid a continuing stream of audit reports finding wasteful and inappropriate use of government-issued charge cards, one agency receiving a generally positive review in an IG audit was SSA.
White House Responds to Huge Hack of Federal Employee Data
By Priscilla Alvarez. National Journal. June 5, 2015
Computer hacks that expose the personal information of about four million people are, objectively, pretty bad. The White House knows this, and said Friday that officials are investigating a breach that was revealed this week.
The risk to computers posed by hackers, however, is "not news," White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said.
GSA Preps Next Iteration Of Federal Payment Card Program
GSA Preps Next Iteration Of Federal Payment Card Program By JoAnn DeLuna
http://m.businesstravelnews.com/3_article?guid=25589&t=1&s=1&from=1_tab1
March 23, 2015
GSA SmartPay Program Begins Roll Out of Secure, Chip & PIN Charge Cards
January 21, 2015
For Immediate Release:
January 21, 2015
Contact: cara.battaglini@gsa.gov
GSA SmartPay Program Begins Roll Out of Secure, Chip & PIN Charge Cards
GSA Looks to Commercial Sector for New Federal Payment Systems
WashingtonPost.com
By Mohana Ravindranath
Consumers may one day rely less on traditional magnetic-strip credit cards as technology companies and banks introduce new, potentially more secure payment methods — such as tapping smartphones at the register to make payments, or using credit cards with embedded chips that are scanned, not swiped.
Soon, the federal government could take cues from the commercial sector as it tries to improve the way employees make official charges for hotels, airfare, car rentals, and other purchases or services.