Digital Government
Health IT to keep lawyers busy
A new report lays out a laundry list of legal issues that must be resolved for health IT to really pay off.
People
GSA finalizes reorganization plan
The General Services Administration today released the final restructuring strategy that details the roles of the five national program managers and six regional zones.
Acquisition
Cerner Corp. wins $51 million DOD health contract
Company will deliver the results of lab tests to online medical records of 9 million service members.
Cybersecurity
Linux scores high marks for security
A study finds that the most recent release of the popular open-source code is free of major defects.
Acquisition
Commerce to buy Linux through purchase agreement
The Commerce Department has awarded a blanket purchase agreement to DLT Solutions for Red Hat software and services.
People
OMB details milestones to move to IPv6
Agencies may have until June 30, 2008, to transition to Internet Protocol Version 6, but the planning starts now.
People
DOD CIO nomination stalled in Congress
The Senate Armed Services Committee is concerned about the pension that John Grimes would receive from his former employer, Raytheon.
People
GAO sustains travel agencies’ protests
GAO sustains protests from six companies that challenged the award on the Defense Travel System.
Modernization
OMB insistent on IPv6
Federal agencies must head to the next generation of IP by 2008, according to an OMB official.
Digital Government
ACS to buy transit and parking division of Swiss firm
The company leaps into international market through a planned acquisition.
People
For E-Gov Act report, OMB reducing reporting burden
The Office of Management and Budget is following its own collect-once-and-use-many mantra for the fiscal 2005 report to Congress on the E-Government Act of 2002.
Modernization
Modernization means faster tax refunds
The IRS is speeding tax refunds with a new digital system that is replacing a 40-year-old dinosaur.
Cybersecurity
Auditors find IRS security holes
IRS managers are not following security procedures for workers who leave but still have access to its systems.
People
Neal Fox to launch consulting firm
Former GSA official plans to advise companies on the government's contracting and procurement issues.
Digital Government
Justice seeks courts automation
Justice office requests information about commercial technology that can automate and integrate state and local criminal courts.
Digital Government
Houston plans for wireless savings
City officials believe new deals with Cingular and Verizon will cut voice costs, save gas and improve productivity.
People