Modernization
System starts with authentication
Putting a permit application process online opens a cornucopia of possibilities: increasing speed, accuracy and cost-effectiveness, and adding services. But "security has to come first," according to Allison Young.
Modernization
Engineering a safety net
The Army's Combat Readiness Center provides ways for soldiers to reduce risky behavior.
People
ITS names new VP, program manager
John Gregorits will handle the program management chores of ITS’ global IT governmentwide acquisition contracts.
Modernization
Is a targeted Web site a good thing?
As Web analytics tools give agencies a more precise picture of who is visiting their sites, it’s natural they should want to tailor their portals to better meet users’ needs.
Modernization
Services hit home
A Web-based client information management system run by Pennsylvania’s Office of Mental Retardation is improving the quality of life for Pennsylvanians with mental retardation.<@SM>
Modernization
SSA takes claims appeals online, too
Not only has the Social Security Administration digitized the process of filing for disability benefits, the agency also conducts disability appeals hearings online.
Modernization
Project leader gets firsthand experience
Using the same products and technology solutions an organization sells to others is the only way to get a good idea of how well they work—a sentiment shared by Lt. Col. Robert Aarhus, the program manager for the TRICARE Ecounter Data Project.
Modernization
Inside the federal teller’s cage
Planning and implementing the Call Report Modernization Project required bank regulatory agencies and their contractor to go far ahead in technology and deep into changing their business processes.
People
Congress forces cargo safety
By passing the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act, lawmakers require better inspection and tracking of cargo going through U.S. ports.
Digital Government
NIST highlights RFID risks
The guidance, still in draft form, outlines the security and privacy risks associated with RFID and discusses potential safeguards.
Modernization
True to form
HUD system verifies tenants’ reported income, frees up space for low-income families.
Modernization
Take it to the bank
Federal regulators put massive new financial reporting system to work.
People
Watchdog group to launch site on fed spending
OMB Watch will debut a prototype of the federal government’s mandated online database Oct. 10.
People
Apptis takes onboard retired Coast Guard captain
Kenneth Savoie has been hired as Apptis' program manager of its National Security Sector.
Modernization
GovPay adopts shared-services provider model
As OMB continues finalizing rules for how agencies analyze whether they should turn over control of their financial-management systems to a public or private shared-services provider, GovWorks, because of its automated GovPay system, would seem to be an option.
Modernization
Air traffic control on the fire line
The U.S. Forest Service’s Web-based tracking system and Google’s 3-D imagery help make fighting wildfires safer and more efficient.
Modernization
Case files travel lighter, faster
The Social Security Administration’s Electronic Disability System hastens benefits to the disabled while reducing a tremendous case backlog.<@SM>
Modernization
EIV keeps data secure but accessible
When HUD project manager David Sandler and Nicole Faison, director of HUD’s Office of Public Housing, led the team that developed the Enterprise Income Verification System, they made sure that it would use Web-based technology that could be easily accessed across multiple platforms.
Modernization
Florida taps CDW-G For storage
The 9th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida has migrated from direct-attached to network-based storage in an effort to boost data protection.
Modernization