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IBM to provide RFID support
DOD hired IBM Business Consulting Services to help develop and support policies for radio frequency identification devices.
People
IRS sees IT modernization helping enforcement
“Most would agree that improvement of IRS taxpayer services was achieved in large part at the expense of needed enforcement activities,” but that's about to change, IRS commissioner Mark Everson says.
Modernization
Software gets Groovier
Groove Networks Inc., maker of virtual office software, has upgraded its product with new security and data functions.
People
Roland wins $8.5M simulation deal
The company will provide software system design and maintenance for the simulation system at the Joint Warfighting Center.
People
Four vie for first ITES order
The Army is considering one of four projects as the first task order of the $1 billion Information Technology Enterprise Solutions contract.
People
Consultant provides Grants.gov assessments
Turner Consulting Group officials say they can analyze an agency's readiness for the governmentwide portal for finding and applying for grants.
People
PEO-EIS eyes goals for 2004
The Army's Program Executive Office-Enterprise Information Systems will work with vendors to ensure IT programs succeed.
People
Interior protests court ruling
The Interior Department criticized a court order to shut down its IT systems in the latest round of the ongoing battle over Native American asset management.
Acquisition
S.F. transportation group buys content system
San Francisco's Metropolitan Transportation Commission will use Percussion's Rhythmyx 5 Enterprise Content Management system.
Modernization
Navy adds four e-biz pilots
They cover training, visitor security and challenges of bandwidth, secure wireless communications and network traffic.
People
Nothing easy about security
The maze of requirements imposed by the Federal Information Security Management Act has created confusion about interpretation.
People
Davis questions border cards
The congressman has concerns about DHS' plans to use border-crossing cards for some Mexican citizens in place of the visitor tracking system.
People
Putnam questions OMB oversight
Questioning how strict OMB has been about dismal security grades, Rep. Adam Putnam wants to know how much has been withheld from agencies' budgets for new systems.
Digital Government
GAO offers security guide
A report from the General Accounting Office outlined the major types of commercial security technologies that agencies can use.
Digital Government
SAIC exec takes SiteScape helm
Brian Hays will be CEO and chairman of SiteScape, a provider of secure Web-based enterprise collaboration technologies.
People
Feds learn value of continuing ed
15 years of lessons learned about managing technology and employees
Digital Government
In crisis mode
IT has played a leading role in helping federal officials respond to national crises.
People