People

Drabkin to leave GSA

He will join the State Department's Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator.

People

FBI tech plans overlap, GAO says

Only two of six divisions examined ensure that IT efforts don't duplicate others, auditors say.

Digital Government

EDS may cut 20,000 employees

The cuts could come during the next two and half years as EDS tries to reduce expenses, according to the company's CEO.

People

HSARPA seeks cyberdefense R&D

The Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency released a broad agency announcement for technologies to protect critical cyberinfrastructure.

People

USDA’s buy for recreation site draws protest

Spherix Inc. has protested the Agriculture Department’s award of a contract to ReserveAmerica for the consolidated National Recreation Reservation System.

Cybersecurity

OMB: Clamp down on P2P

The Office of Management and Budget wants CIOs to monitor and enforce federal policies on employees' use of P2P technology.

People

OMB sets plan to review all 25 e-gov projects

By the end of the month, the Office of Management and Budget plans to hire a contractor to make sure all 25 e-government projects comply with federal laws and regulations.

People

Reagan National tests explosive detector

The pilot program will test a scanner designed to find explosive residue on boarding passes or driver's licenses.

People

Responders sound off

Nationwide interoperable communications need sustained funding and attention, first responders tell Congress.

Digital Government

Smart card use grows

Federal agencies are moving toward large-scale adoption of smart cards for identification, according to the latest survey from the Government Accountability Office.

People

Cole steers Accenture's fed biz

The new boss of Accenture's global government operating group plans to maintain the direction set by his predecessor.

People

Labor pushes its electronic agenda forward

The Labor Department has rolled out new e-government initiatives to bring services and information to the public quickly and easily as well as handle internal business efficiently.

People

Recreation.gov walks privacy line

Bush administration officials would like to push the bounds of e-government with Recreation.gov, but they don't want to push too far.

Cybersecurity

State on track for biometrics

But GAO says federal officials haven't provided comprehensive guidelines for the Biometric Visa Program.

Modernization

EMC, IBM roll out cheaper network storage

The storage rivals release new entry level versions of their network attached storage systems.

Digital Government

Dems blame Bush for small-biz woes

House Democrats say their Small Business Index declined in the first half of 2004.

People

CIO site gets overhaul

The CIO Council plans to unveil a new Web site by the end of the month.

People

Federal execs face pay overhaul

The top salary will go up for the Senior Executive Service, but it could be harder to get there.

People

IRMCO awards announced

The Interagency Resources Management Conference recognized the e-Payroll team and Army executive Wesley Miller.

People

Boeing, Lockheed to design Air Force/Navy radio

The two companies will design the Joint Tactical Radio System for the Air Force and Navy.