People
EU focuses on health education
A new initiative in Europe would improve the quality of information its citizens receive about health issues.
Modernization
Bush seeks merger of two GSA funds
Bush's 2007 budget proposal seeks to merge the Information Technology Fund and the General Supply Fund into the Acquisition Services Fund.
People
DHS seeks 20 percent increase in IT spending
The IT budget would increase from $3.6 billion this year to a proposed $4.4 billion.
People
Senators question GSA on response to eOffer security problem
The Senate Government Affairs Committee is questioning the General Services Administration’s slow action in taking down its eOffer system after a vendor discovered a security flaw.<@SM>
People
New program to monitor loans
The Bush administration's fiscal 2007 budget proposal includes a new initiative designed to manage risk.
Digital Government
Viisage to buy iris-recognition company
The biometrics vendor will buy SecuriMetrics, a maker of handheld iris-recognition products.
People
OMB Web site lists federal program ratings
ExpectMore.gov provides clear evaluations of programs.
Digital Government
CDW launches health care solutions
CDW’s health care unit has launched a pair of solutions for archiving medical images and delivering them to the point of care.
Digital Government
For fiscal 2007, Bush seeks $64B for IT
The Bush administration's budget proposal seeks a 3 percent increase in IT spending and new lines of businesses to control spending.
Acquisition
GSA Preferred takes budget hit
Most of the agency's other IT projects held steady in the Bush administration's fiscal 2007 budget request.
Digital Government
Budget proposal lowers IRS' modernization funding
Requested funding for business systems upgrades drops to $167.3 million, a 19 percent decrease from the 2006 budget.
Digital Government
State Department IT budget grows in budget request
The Bush administration has asked for $890 million to support the department's information technology needs in fiscal 2007.
People
NAPA looks at 21st-century leaders
The National Academy of Public Administration and Human Capital Solutions explored steps that could develop public service leaders.
People
Nevada on track for Unified Tax System
Thousands of businesses have registered to use its online capabilities.
People
OPM budgets for retirement systems
President Bush's budget asks Congress to spend $43.2 million on modernizing the government's retirement systems.
People
Bush cuts Education IT budget
The Education Department would take a small cut in its fiscal 2007 information technology budget, from $407 million to $403 million.
People
Slow growth for VA IT budget in 2007
The fiscal 2007 IT budget proposal for the VA is $1.9 billion, a slight increase from $1.84 billion in 2006.
People
Bush skewers e-records research program, again
His fiscal 2007 budget proposal seeks to end the National Archives and Records Administration's grants program for state and local electronic records research.
People