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.

Digital Government

Budget day 2006

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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

Administration proposes three new Lines of Business for 2007

In the fiscal 2007 budget, the Bush administration said it will launch three new Lines of Business consolidation initiatives for IT infrastructure, budget formulation and geospatial investments.<@SM>