People

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

GSA adding new capabilities to FSS schedules

The General Services Administration’s Federal Supply Service will let vendors submit offers for task orders electronically beginning May 17.