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Schambach to leave TSA
The chief information officer of the Transportation Security Administration is leaving federal government.
Modernization
Treasury to outsource network
The Treasury Department seeks proposals for a network services contract that would be worth up to $1.5 billion.
Cybersecurity
More info assurance centers named
NSA and DHS added 10 universities to the list of National Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education.
People
Digitizing groovy records
Library of Congress officials hope particle physics equipment can map those old turntable and phonograph recordings.
Modernization
UBL standard published
Version 1.0 of the Universal Business Language protocol comes after a six-year effort.
People
Taking your word for it
Or a caseworker's word, at least to get Social Security benefits online.
Modernization
Justice cancels network award
The contract for the Justice Unified Telecommunications Network will be recompeted.
Digital Government
Space Station gets handheld PCs
The International Space Station now has a pair of iPAQs from HP.
People
DHS invites vendors to submit product info online
Homeland Security officials say the Vendor Information Site is an effort to develop partnerships with the private sector.
People
Accenture: Agencies must get market savvy
One of the newer challenges government agencies face is getting the word out about their electronic services, a new survey finds.
People
Brailer named health IT coordinator
The California physician has been a leader in using IT to improve health care.
People
DFAS gets new boss
Zack Gaddy has been named director of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service.
People
E-voting group meets
A standing-room-only crowd packed the first hearing of the Election Assistance Commission to discuss electronic voting.
People
NIST to cut 100 jobs
The National Institute of Standards and Technology faces a $20 million budget shortfall.
People
Air Force program seeks ERP system
Officials want human resources and planning applications to help them plan and manage overseas deployments.
People
OMB pushes e-gov plans quickly
Officials want drafts of the target architectures for lines of business initiatives by June 30.
Digital Government
Officials take surveillance STEPs
Law enforcers and emergency managers tested the STEPs geospatial app at the Kentucky Derby.
People
Gut check time for e-governing
Canada has the most mature electronic government, Accenture says. The United States and Singapore tied for second.
People
Post Office drops e-payments
The U.S. Postal Service has dropped an online bill payment service.
People