People

Proponent of open government

McDermott: Feds closing the door to information.

People

Airport security enters new phase

Airports in Boston, Denver, New York City, Orlando and Salt Lake City will test new security devices.

People

Spend more on training, OMB exec says

Transforming government will require increased funding for workforce training, Clay Johnson says.

Acquisition

Amtower: Relationships are crucial

The federal IT market is close-knit, and the significant players tend to know one another.

People

A record e-filing season

More taxpayers go online rather than lick stamps.

Digital Government

On the circuit

Tidbits about Donna Morea, Alan Balutis and Tish Tucker.

People

Slowing the brain drain

The Rising CIO Stars Forum entails finding an auditorium, inviting a few experienced IT executives and then advertising to attract an audience.

People

Congress to OMB: More oversight needed

Evans argues the task should not be a paperwork exercise.

People

A few minutes with ... David Walker

Tough decisions must be tackled now to save the country from a not-so-distant crisis, says the comptroller general of the United States.

People

IRS increasing CADE capabilities, cutting refund time

The Internal Revenue Service will enhance its new taxpayer database to handle select exceptions in the simplest tax returns.

People

Operation Tsunami Aid

DOD uses IT in biggest relief effort since Berlin airlift.

People

Radios aid relief workers

A satellite radio system developed to aid relief workers could serve as the basis for a global tsunami warning system.

Modernization

ATSG offers Flowfinity

The company's GSA schedule now has Flowfinity's wireless applications.

Digital Government

Intercepts

AKO angst. Spook facility update. FOSE PR smokescreen. Alienware sighting.

People

Shopping for data

Lawmakers have tough questions for largely unregulated data firms.

People

Fight over driver’s license standards

Sensenbrenner pushes his controversial bill

People

DHS looks at procurement risk

Officials plan to try a new approach to evaluating companies and their products before awarding a contract for a departmental intranet portal.

People

DHS scholarship program fosters new tech skills

Program encourages science and technology expertise.

Acquisition

Kelman: Leadership, at long last

Safavian understands the needs of and threats to a value-oriented system.

People

Q&A with Maureen McCarthy

FCW interviews the director of the Office of Research and Development in the Homeland Security Department's Science and Technology Director.