People
House boosts health budgets for DOD, VA
The House Appropriations Committee set aside funding to expedite soldiers' disabilities claims.
Digital Government
EU's alternative to GPS runs into trouble
With development delays threatening to drive up costs, Europe may find an alternative approach to its current Galileo contract.
People
OMB to ask agencies for metrics on EA effectiveness
The Office of Management and Budget is preparing guidance to help agencies develop metrics to measure the value of their modernization blueprints.
People
TSA announces final TWIC costs
Port and maritime workers will pay slightly less than projected in January but still more than first predicted in May 2006.
People
OMB, FSIO propose first financial standard process
The proposed process would prevent agencies from spending or obligating more funds than their budgets allow.
Digital Government
Nelson: Feds taking the right approach to Vista
Microsoft's new operating system is the first major new technology being deployed since most agencies began taking an enterprisewide approach to the desktop computing environment, Nelson writes.
People
CIO Council honors Schlarman, Andreessen with Azimuth Awards
The CIO Council picked two winners of the 2007 Azimuth Award that couldn’t be more different.
People
NIST to decide on standards for e-records
NIST will determine whether to make standards developed by the E-Records Management e-government project a governmentwide requirement, or just a guidance.
Cybersecurity
DOD at work on more wireless policies
One forthcoming policy will address the "Starbucks problem," in which remote DOD users connect to nonsecure wireless links.
People