People
Proposed budget big on pandemic flu readiness
Request includes $188 million for CDC to improve public health disease surveillance.
Digital Government
SSA gets a small increase in Bush budget
Nearly a third of the agency's $1.03 billion IT budget will go toward updating its infrastructure to improve claims processing.
Digital Government
IG Report: Energy overspending on software licenses
Agency field sites neglected to use existing enterprise license agreements and paid for software they didn't use, costing $4.1 million in unnecessary expenditures.
Digital Government
Energy's 2007 budget request boosts supercomputing
DOE is seeking an $82 million increase for the Advanced Scientific Computing Research program.
People
Redback awaits DOD test
Certification could lead the networking products vendor to expand its involvement in the federal market.
People
DOD sets military, procurement targets
Officials foresee a greater reliance on IT and major changes in how technology is acquired.
Modernization
PMA fuels improved financial management: OMB
Agencies have speeded up completion of financial statements, accomplished more clean audits and strengthened internal controls, according to the Office of Management and Budget.
Modernization
VMware offers free virtualization server
The company's products provide capabilities for server consolidation, business continuity and a variety of other applications.
Digital Government
Louisville team designs health exchange
A nonprofit group in Louisville, Ky., is seeking a contractor to build a first-of-its-kind system for exchanging health records.
People
OMB makes new case to win Hill support for e-gov
Officials explain spending plans for 24 projects
People
Texas town creates wireless potpourri
Roaming technology enables police and fire officials to seamlessly communicate using three wireless networks.
Digital Government
Lisagor: My crystal ball tells me...
Not to disappoint, I have more predictions this year. In 2006, a major tactical war theater decision will be made in an online Navy chat room.
People
E-gov scores improve
Eight agencies improved their management of e-government initiatives, according to the latest score card from the Office of Management and Budget.
Modernization
DOD raises the bar on info assurance
New manual on security training could be a model for the rest of government
People
HUD's e-case system offfers framework for other services
SOA application for mortgage lenders cuts processing time by 30 percent
Modernization
OFPP finalizes contracting officers' certification standards
After years of trying to get the civilian contracting workforce on the same level as at the Defense Department, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy earlier this week finalized the certification program for employees under General Schedule 1102.<@SM>
People
OMB to name grants service providers
Three agencies given go-ahead as others told to curtail spending on new or modernized systems<@SM>
Digital Government