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