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.

Modernization

Lost in translation

House seeks Spanish translation services for Web site content.

Digital Government

Mighty paper

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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

CDC awards multi-million dollar contract to BearingPoint

BearingPoint will expand support for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s terrorism preparedness office.

Modernization

Dashboards: cool tool

Are we there yet?