People

Army to speed up some FCS

The Army announced today it will deploy some Future Combat System technologies faster than originally planned.

People

Application Accepted

Of the 13 million loan and grant applications it received this year, the Education Department’s Federal Student Aid Office got 82 percent of them—nearly 10.7 million—online.

Digital Government

Manugistics gets new boss

The software company appointed Joe Cowan ad CEO.

People

9/11 report urges info sharing, biometrics

The long-awaited report calls for better information sharing and adoption of biometric technologies.

People

Stone confirmed as TSA boss

Rear Adm. David Stone has been confirmed as the new administrator of the Transportation Security Administration.

People

Web appointments for immigrants to go nationwide

USCIS hopes to have its Internet-based appointment system available across the country by September.

People

Agriculture awards EDS $93 million e-travel contract

The Agriculture Department selected EDS Corp. to provide employee travel services under the General Services Administration's e-Travel Service contract vehicle.

People

Boosting CIOs' stature

Experts and lawmakers debated ways to improve the effectiveness of federal CIOs.

People

At last: IRS starts using modern database for returns

The tax agency is processing 1040EZ forms on a new central database system, marking the first time in 40 years that individual tax returns have been processed using modern technology.

Digital Government

HHS to test Medicare portal

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will try to speed up the use of electronic prescriptions too.

People

Lee preaches Get It Right gospel

The Defense Department plays a major role in GSA's campaign to prevent contracting abuses, Deirdre Lee says.

People

Protest puts off IRS competitive sourcing deal

Union officials say the contract was for supporting mainframe operations at 10 campuses where the IRS has large data centers.

People

Committee ponders e-voting

Rep. Adam Putnam chaired a hearing on such election technologies.

People

Army delays full FCS to 2014

That's four years past the previous target for a brigade fully equipped with the Future Combat System.

People

Experts: Cybersecurity needs education, standards, partnerships

There's a dire need for functional cybersecurity, experts tell the House Science Committee.

Cybersecurity

IRS auditors call for constraints on contractors' computer access

Investigators say some contractors blatantly circumvented IRS security policies and procedures.

Digital Government

Nine get $2M for health information exchange

The Connecting Communities for Better Health program chose nine groups out of 134 applicants.

People

E-gov redefines the workforce

When Norm Enger agreed nearly two years ago to manage the Office of Personnel Management’s five Quicksilver e-government projects, he wasn’t sure how much success each initiative would find.

Digital Government

Standards body eyes JTRS

The military's Joint Tactical Radio System architecture may become an international commercial standard.

People

HHS plans for e-records

Department officials have 12 strategies for an interoperable health network.