Modernization
OMB requires agencies to detail paperwork reduction goals
Agencies not meeting paperwork reduction goals will have to electronically file information with the Office of Management and Budget about how they are complying with burden reduction laws.
Digital Government
NASA supercomputing to lift off with Google
NASA Ames Research Center and Google have announced they will borrow each other’s computer scientists.
People
IG: Inadequate IT hobbled DHS’ 2004 hurricane response
The IG cites an unintegrated IT environment that sometimes required paper-based workarounds devised at the last minute, but FEMA's CIO defends the agency.
Digital Government
USAID awards $77 million contract
15 companies will develop a supply system to dispense medication and other resources to people with HIV/AIDS worldwide.
Modernization
USPS to rely on career employees, not contractors, for IT services
Career employees, not government contractors, will perform the bulk of the U.S. Postal Service’s IT management, according to the agency’s new strategic blueprint.
People
DHS privacy officer to depart
Nuala O’Connor Kelly, the first chief privacy officer at the Homeland Security Department, announced today that she is leaving her position.
People
Harris County sheriff uses new integrated biometric solution
Motorola teams with Viisage for facial recognition and other capabilities for Texas law enforcement.
People
Bonner to retire from Customs and Border Protection
As former customs commissioner, Robert Bonner oversaw the merger of three agencies and 42,000 employees into the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol.
People
CSC, Unisys win IT support work
Integrators get new military orders for Web development and software support.
People
DOD signs Symantec enterprise deal
The company’s products and services are now available at reduced prices.
Cybersecurity
GAO discredits the FAA's information security strategy
Information security procedures for air traffic control systems are unacceptable, GAO auditors say.
Digital Government
EDS picks new state and local chief
Rick Shaffer previously managed the integrator's state and local government business in midwestern and south central states.
Acquisition
Input: Most cabinet departments meet small-biz goals
Ten of the 15 cabinet-level departments met small-business contracting goals in fiscal 2004, according to a report from the market research firm.
People
GAO raps procurement data system
The next-generation system is hard to use and information is out of date, analysts found.
People
Boeing gets more FCS funds
The Army awards the company a $219.2 million increment under a $17.4 billion contract.
People
Service-oriented components advance transformation
The government’s vision for IT architecture that focuses more on citizen services than agency functions will become slightly clearer next week with the release of two new descriptive service components, said Dick Burk, the government’s chief architect.
Digital Government