People
FBI plans for 2009 Sentinel
The FBI intends to roll out the replacement for its failed Virtual Case File program during the next three-and-a-half to four years.
People
Bush finds NIST nominee
President Bush intends to nominate a White House science and technology policy official to become director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
People
GAO details challenges to e-government project funding
Errors by administration officials, congressional pushback and a lack of funds hamstrung 25 OMB-sponsored e-government initiatives in fiscal 2003 and 2004
People
Boeing: We're working on JTRS issues
The company says it wants to work with the Pentagon to develop a realistic plan for the Joint Tactical Radio System.
People
Sourcing, e-gov targeted in Army Corps budget
The House voted to reduce funding for competitive sourcing and e-government in the Army Corps of Engineers.
Acquisition
SBA creates vets office
The Small Business Administration has created a new office to help small businesses owned by service-disabled veterans.
Modernization
LA increases CGI-AMS work
The company won a $33 million contract to implement a financial system for Los Angeles County.
Modernization
OMB directs agencies to begin buying commodities strategically
The Office of Management and Budget this week expanded the concept of enterprise software licensing to commodities.
Modernization
AT&T Networx point man to leave
Robert Collet, who has headed up AT&T's efforts to win the forthcoming Networx contract, is leaving the company.
Modernization
Florida port scans driver prints
Cross Match Technologies this week formally unveiled a biometric visitor management system at the Port of Palm Beach, Fla.
People
House bill would ease radio buys
The 2006 military spending bill approved by the House Armed Services Committee would eliminate a requirement for JTRS waiver approval.
People
NCMEC begins Amber e-mails
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children will redistribute Amber Alerts through geographically-targeted broadcast e-mails.
Digital Government
NHS changes schedule for Accenture
The company and the UK Department of Health have worked out a new deployment schedule related to Accenture's work for the National Health Service.
People
OMB requires strategic sourcing
Chief acquisition officers have until October 1 to identify three commodities ripe for acquisition on an agency-wide basis.
People
Council seeks leadership training applicants
Two programs offer a hands-on approach to work on projects in a collaborative manner with other government executives.
People
Agencies still not owning up to e-government projects
Some agency executives have yet to take ownership of certain projects and rely too much on OMB to make funding and administrative decisions, one critic says.
Modernization
TCE terminated
Treasury cancels its controversial Treasury Communications Enterprise and now plans to use General Services Administration contracts
Modernization
Agriculture changing data centers expertise
USDA is reconfiguring its data centers in New Orleans and in Kansas City, Mo., to take advantage of volume purchases and improve disaster recovery.
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