People

VCF assessor: Stop funding

A contractor hired to evaluate the FBI's Virtual Case File says stop funding it, according to a Justice official.

People

XML deal inked for responders

DHS and the Emergency Interoperability Consortium formally agreed to jointly develop XML standards for emergency response.

People

Director: ERA on track

Officials for the National Archives and Records Administration still expect to choose an ERA team in August.

People

GPO calls for FDsys integrator

The Government Printing Office is looking for integrators to implement a system for electronically managing official government content.

People

SSA mainframes to feel drug load

Medicare's prescription drug program will increase the workload on computers at the Social Security Administration in a few months, officials say.

People

Washington overhauls Medicaid system

State health officials hired a Rockville, Md.-based company to modernize Washington's '70s-era Medicaid system.

People

IRS to boost database capability, cut modernization work

An anemic 2005 budget will force the agency to curtail work on most efforts to modernize its business systems.

People

NASA site draws Titan viewers

A probe's visit to a Saturn moon drew more Web traffic to NASA's site than any other event has except Mars-related events.

People

Terror response research to get center

DHS wants to establish a university center to study event preparedness and response.

Digital Government

SI to buy outsourcing firm

Shenandoah Electronic Intelligence will be acquired by SI International.

Modernization

Tempe plans Wi-Fi

The Arizona city expects to seek bids for a citywide wireless network.

People

Air Force seeks space router

The space-hardened IP router will be part of the Air Force's Transformational Satellite Communications System.

Modernization

Indiana bill would crimp municipal broadband

The measure would severely limit Indiana municipalities' ability to set up their own communications facilities.

People

McClure to join Gartner

The vice president for e-government at the Council for Excellence in Government, will join Gartner on Jan. 31.

People

IRS copes with cuts

The agency will use up to $11 million of reserve funds to keep modernization tax administration projects on track.

Digital Government

U.S. to add tsunami buoys

The United States will expand its tsunami detection system through a $37.5 million effort.

People

Virtual Case File a virtual bust

Only about one-tenth of the planned capability has been completed, an FBI official said.

Modernization

HUD org charts go online

TimeVision's software will create Web-based organizational charts for HUD.

People

Forest Service to accept new proposals for Recreation One-Stop

The agency will heed the Government Accountability Office’s suggestions and reopen discussions with the three final vendors to provide a consolidated reservation system.

Cybersecurity

DHS, DOJ plan cybercrime survey

Officials plan to ask 36,000 businesses about computer security incidents.