People
Bush asks for $5M for e-gov fund
Administration again proposes the use of surplus Acquisition Services Fund money to help pay for e-government initiatives, according to the fiscal 2008 budget proposal.
People
Budget would give SBA a 5 percent hike over 2006
The president's budget proposal includes $24 million in obligated funds for government contracting and business development.
People
What’s in a name? GSA hopes USA.gov says it all
The General Services Administration is re-launching FirstGov.gov as USA.gov to improve the way citizens and others find the federal government’s information.
Digital Government
Bush asks for 3 percent increase in IT spending
The number of major IT investments has decreased due to better capital planning and investments aligning with enterprise architectures, the budget states.
People
DOD seeks $6.4B for counter-IED efforts
President Bush said the Joint IED Defeat Organization will use the funds to develop and procure technologies that destroy improvised explosive devices before they detonate and to train U.S. forces to detect and disable the devices.
Modernization
The evolving role of the CIO
As the job changes, some struggle to climb out of the server room into the boardroom.
Modernization
NIST prepares to hash out new standard
Invites public input in upgrading cryptographic algorithm.
People
Bush asks for $716.5B DOD budget
The fiscal 2008 amount includes a $93.4 billion 2007 supplemental budget request, prompting the House Armed Services Committee's chairman to vow to ensure “the spending is justified."
Digital Government
2008 budget would boost IRS modernization by $85M
Modernization is one piece of a three-part strategy for closing the gap between taxes owed and taxes paid.
People
IT budget request asks for increase of 3 percent to $65B
The federal IT budget would increase by about 3 percent to $65 billion under President Bush’s plan for fiscal 2008.
People
USPTO hopes budget will help more examiners telework
Bush's budget proposal would give the agency's budget a $150 million boost, some of which USPTO would use to double the number of teleworking patent examiners.
People
DOD space programs get budget boosts
Major space program funding would be increased to $6 billion in fiscal 2008, $1.2 billion over fiscal 2007, according to Defense Department budget documents.
Modernization
Health info network takes another step
After prototypes share data, HHS gets ready for the real thing.
People
Federal Web site introduces new analysis tools
Government watch groups can begin to expect more from ExpectMore.gov, the government-run site that reports on performance and progress of federal programs.
Modernization
Where CIOs boot up
Sessions prepare new IT managers for their three-pronged role as technologists, strategists and salesmen.
People