People
UPDATED: DHS' Janet Hale resigns
Janet Hale, head of the Homeland Security Department’s management directorate, is resigning effective the end of April.
People
GAO report catalogs VA/DOD health data sharing projects
More than a dozen projects are under way, but GAO says the departments can do more.
Digital Government
Union fights proposed tax regs
Colleen Kelley says the safeguard for tax preparers to get taxpayers' consent before releasing information "truly is meaningless."
Modernization
Verizon unveils network tools
The tools provide aid in network assessment, reporting, dynamic bandwidth adjustments and packet marking.
People
GSA to release RFIs for new Lines of Business
The General Services Administration plans to release requests for information and hold industry days for the three news lines of business—IT infrastructure, geospatial and budget formulation—in mid-April.<@SM>
Acquisition
Numara partners with Softchoice
The software firms’ alliance puts Numara's asset management products on a GSA schedule contract.
People
Spawar tech transfer program gets $50,000 for robotics
Funding is intended to cover research that will make robots less dependent on human involvement.
People
Northrop Grumman looks beyond DOD
The defense contractor sees opportunities in health IT and homeland security.
Cybersecurity
International body adopts network security standard
The ISO approved a comprehensive model that identifies critical requirements to ensure end-to-end network security.
People
EPA to close library
Proposed cuts in the fiscal 2007 budget have prompted officials to shutter the agency’s Midwest Regional Library in anticipation of the budget's approval.
People
Satisfaction with government sites declines
Customer satisfaction with federal Web sites dipped slightly last quarter for the first time in a year, although users are generally more satisfied with the information the government has online, the latest American Customer Satisfaction Index concluded.<@SM>
Digital Government
SI International names Reimer to board
The former Army general stands for election at the company's annual meeting in June.
People
Michigan unveils long-term IT strategic plan
The 209-page plan focuses on improving education, homeland security, health care, government, the economy and the environment.
Digital Government
Citizen satisfaction with government Web sites stalls
Quarterly measure shows slight drop, but certain sites show improvement, while the annual comparison shows an increase in satisfaction.
Modernization
Europe wants more broadband
European Commission officials have called for greater high-speed Internet coverage across the continent to spur job growth.
Digital Government
GSA signs new facilities software contract
The agency stays with VFA's product for managing facilities and capital planning.
Digital Government
FlipSide: IT community volunteers to help hurricane victims
Many companies gave workers time off to head south to give humanitarian aid.
Digital Government
The Federal 100: A year like no other
Hurricane Katrina dominated this year’s Federal 100 Awards, in much the same way that it has dominated the headlines for the past six months.
People
CBP awards $112M contract to Robbins-Gioia
Under the BPA, the company will provide program management support to the Office of Information and Technology.
Digital Government