Modernization

Managing servers

This summer, Opsware Inc. officials will introduce a new version of the company's server management software, Opsware System 4.1...

Digital Government

Intercepts

Munns; ITES 2; videoconferencing; Army promotions; sleek Navy

People

Eight questions for Sam Nunn

Former senator now focuses on homeland security issues

People

States play vital role

Many of the national systems being developed to spot possible bioterrorism attacks will rely on data supplied by state governments and other locally based health care organizations.

Digital Government

Robbins-Gioia sold

Consulting firm Robbins-Gioia has been sold to the Institute for International Research.

People

Digital radio building blocks

Key components of an interoperable digital radio network

People

NMCI contract gets a rewrite

Navy, EDS streamline the Navy Marine Corps Intranet service level agreements.

People

House passes DHS funding bill

The House Friday passed the Homeland Security Department's spending bill; the Senate version is moving through that body.

People

Developing leaders at home

New program aids transformation

People

Army splits WIN-T work

General Dynamics Corp. officials will oversee the development and installation of the Army's Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) system with help from Lockheed Martin Corp., according to the service's top information technology official.

Modernization

Will the DHS financial system emerge, too?

Teams of contractors vying to develop the Homeland Security Department’s integrated financial system, dubbed Emerge2, face a risky task.

People

Zeppieri named TSA CIO

Sources say TSA picked David Zeppieri as its next chief information officer.

Modernization

OMB targets desktop hole in cybersecurity

Agencies are failing at the first line of defense against cyberattacks for lack of minimum desktop configuration security standards. And the Office of Management and Budget is trying to patch the gap, said Karen Evans, administrator for e-government and IT.

People

US-VISIT gets green light from the House

Democrats failed to block the $10 billion award to Accenture.

Acquisition

Rule underscores contracting officers' role

A new rule says contracting officers must ensure that ordering agencies' rules are followed.

People

GAO lists SEVIS monitoring gaps

But DHS has improved the system for tracking foreign students, auditors say.

Modernization

Defense medical records system is rolling out ahead of schedule

Defense Department officials say military units are already ahead of schedule in meeting a recent mandate by President Bush for federal agencies to keep electronic health records of personnel and their families.

Modernization

Putnam, Davis seek changes to Clinger-Cohen

Reps. Adam Putnam (R-Fla.) and Tom Davis (R-Va.) last week added proposed language to four sections of the 1996 Clinger-Cohen Act, which governs how agencies make their IT investments.

People

OMB lays out Grants.gov funding

A new formula outlines how much each agency should contribute to the initiative in the next two years.

People

Interagency committee identifies steps to citizen-centered Web site

The Interagency Committee on Government Information last week recommended seven steps agencies can take to make their Web sites more accessible.