People

Feds seek input before soliciting Grants.gov integrator

In a recent request for information, HHS said that the Grants.gov Web site has significantly grown since its inception in 2003, and a new systems integrator may be needed as the portal’s use increases.<@SM>

Modernization

FEMA technology set for upgrade

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will get improved logistics systems, better customer service systems for disaster victims, modified contracting practices and better communications under new plans announced yesterday.<@SM>

Digital Government

Dems attack Bush R&D budget

House Democrats attacked the president's fiscal 2007 budget request for cutting research programs that fall outside his innovation agenda.

Cybersecurity

Gates: Simplify security

Vendors have to make it easier for everyone to use the security features in software, Microsoft's founder tells audience at RSA Conference.

Modernization

Homeland security library gets more searchable

Software from Teragram uses linguistic and semantic analysis to automatically categorize PDF, video and audio documents by their meaning.

People

Web browsers comply with Section 508

New versions tout better accessibility, but fresh issues loom for Web sites

Modernization

CYBEREYE: Help America Vote: Trust but verify

There are some good things in the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines approved by the Election Assistance Commission. But the voluntary guidelines have a glaring flaw: They are voluntary.

People

DOD buys five Linux supercomputers

Two will rank among the 20 most powerful systems in the world.

Digital Government

Web extra: How the jobs stack up

Here is a brief look at the pluses and minuses of being a federal information technology contractor compared with those of being a federal IT employee.

People

Hidden keys to health

The medical community is sitting on mountains of e-health data that could lead to important medical discoveries. But will its value remain buried by privacy concerns and lack of funding?

Digital Government

Home is where health IT is

Aging baby boomers are sparking a revolution in long-term care

Modernization

Small company shows how to win business

Like many firms founded and managed by young business leaders, PlatinumSolutions has been trying to get its name more widely known in the government market.

Digital Government

AHRQ launches health care IT resource center

The Web site includes a library with links to 5,000 health care IT-related documents and a health care IT evaluation toolkit.

People

Small growth in IT budget

Bush increases tech spending 3 percent

Digital Government

Web extra: Winners and losers in the budget proposal

President Bush's fiscal 2007 budget proposal contained substantial increases and cuts in spending on information technology.

People

McMillen is at home in history

NARA's first public liaison strives for candor, openness with the institution's constituents

People

GTSI lays off another 10 percent

The company cut 10 percent of its workforce today, its second round of layoffs since October 2005.

Acquisition

Share-in-savings on life support

Congress fails to renew authority for acquisition method

People

Fighting the flu

From game theory to flu chips, researchers experiment with new technologies to help thwart upcoming health catastrophes