People
Grams balances budget scales
IRS CIO says the tax agency's budget shouldn’t be viewed as an internal competition for dollars between enforcement and modernization.
People
GAO pushes for bomb detector study
Transportation officials need to make a better case for funding bomb detection installation projects, congressional auditors say in a new report.
Acquisition
House ponders GSA overhaul
Members of Congress probed General Services Administration officials today on plans to merge FTS and FSS.
Cybersecurity
FISMA tightens criteria
Federal agencies will encounter tougher security grading standards next year.
People
IRS board urges modernization increase
The IRS Oversight Board says the Internal Revenue Service's modernization effort needs more money.
People
Web satisfaction dips
Federal sites with declining satisfaction outnumbered those with rising scores.
Modernization
IBM, Sun unveil utility computing services
IBM Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc. have launched on-demand computing services where customers submit work to the companies and pay by the computer cycle used.
Modernization
Boost IRS funding to avoid system collapse, Oversight Board says
Funding for agency business systems modernization should be significantly higher to avoid a catastrophic collapse of archaic legacy systems, according to a new report.
Digital Government
GTSI starts loan unit
The reseller now has subsidiary with financing for its customers.
People
E-filing surges
IRS commissioner says the majority of individual returns in 2005 will be filed electronically.
People
TSA awards explosive contracts
Siemens, GE and L-3 will maintain explosive detection and explosive trace detection machines.
Digital Government
Editorial: We’ve come a long way
When it comes to telework, technology has improved the way we do so many tasks.
People
HR service centers on the move
Agency human resources systems came one step closer to obsolescence with the appointment of an 11-member board.
Modernization
Qwest to extend Energy net
The five-year deal continues Qwest’s support of the Energy Sciences Network run by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
People
DHS alumni get jobs
Asa Hutchinson, Patrick Hughes, Jack Johnson and Stewart Verdery have found new jobs.
Modernization
Chicago studies Wi-Fi
The city's CIO says building a municipal Wi-Fi structure would require about 7,500 antennas on light poles.
Modernization
Army to issue RFP for ITES-2S contract later this month
The Army is expected to release a request for proposals for its $20 billion IT Enterprise Solutions-2 Services contract by the end of the month.
Cybersecurity