People

Government flunks annual audit

Agencies lack accurate daily financial data despite clean audits

People

Finetuning needed

Federal CIO Web pages reflect diverse ideas about the Web as a communications platform

Modernization

Aeris.net expands machine-to-machine communication

Aeris.net's acquisition of t-Connect and t-Data from Wireless Car allows Aeris to expand its services to several networks.

Digital Government

Lawmakers drop restrictions on FTS services

Lawmakers eased fears among Defense Department and General Services Administration officials.

People

Air Force picks engineering firms

Four companies won contracts to pursue work under a $610M Space Command program.

People

Long way to go for student aid system, GAO says

A report recommends that the Federal Student Aid Office's chief operating officer clarify strategic objectives and finish integrating incompatible systems.

Cybersecurity

NIST's budget woes

An advisory board concluded that funding for computer security activities at NIST is inadequate.

People

Sprehe: Finding a balance

Is productivity a casualty of building security practices?

Digital Government

House legislation puts chief architect role in limbo

A little-noticed provision in a report on a House spending bill calls for eliminating the position of chief architect in OMB.

Modernization

NSA plots software center

A National Security Agency official says the research will focus on software security.

Digital Government

Newstrom boards IMC

Virginia's former secretary of technology took a seat on the board of software developer IMC Inc.

People

Feds see need for info-sharing assertion

DHS must give state and local officials more direction about information sharing, Steve Cooper says.

People

Peek at Democratic e-gov

A think tank's criticism of Bush's e-government record offers seven steps for improving things.

Cybersecurity

DOJ writes to share

Justice officials now propose having reports written with sharing in mind, rather than concealment.

Modernization

First JNN phase gets funding

Lawmakers agreed on $247 million for the Joint Network Node for three divisions, said the Army's CIO.

Digital Government

Health IT experts urge investment

Members of the health IT field say the United States should spend more money on their industry to cut overall medical costs.

Modernization

Air Force expands Link 16

More aircraft will get the old Link 16 system because officials can't find more secure high-capacity communications.

People

Anteon gets Marine task orders

The contracts to support battle management air defense systems are worth up to $16 million.

People

Think tank slams Bush’s e-gov efforts

A Democratic think tank harshly criticized the Bush administration’s e-government effort, saying the administration “has failed to make a serious commitment.”

Modernization

House urges format for drug info

The House passed a bill that requires HHS to administer an electronic format for drug data and funds state databases for controlled substances.