Digital Government

Dolezal, Skoch join Suss

The former government officials will work for the telecom and IT consultant.

Digital Government

Bush IT request chart

An agency-by-agency breakdown of President Bush's information technology funding requests for fiscal 2005

Digital Government

Fiscal 2005 budget roundup: Key IT funding requests

An agency-by-agency breakdown of President Bush's information technology funding requests for fiscal 2005

People

DHS tech request rises 8 percent

President Bush wants to spend $4.43 billion on homeland security IT in fiscal 2005.

People

Bush backs bonuses

The president's budget includes $300 million to provide pay over and above an employee's salary for good work.

Digital Government

Key IT programs get FAA boost

The FAA's overall IT budget request is down, some of its major projects would get increased funding.

Digital Government

GSA would shrink IT budget

The administration's 2005 budget request cuts $7 million from IT projects from fiscal 2004.

Digital Government

Treasury IT spending could fall

But certain IRS programs could get more money.

People

E-gov fund ambition shrivels

The administration is asking for a much smaller central e-government fund than in recent years.

People

IT request not finalized for Defense

Although federal documents list $27.4 billion for the military's 2005 information technology request, the actual figure won't be available until March or April.

Digital Government

NASA IT funding goals keep falling

The president asked for $1.9 billion in the space agency's IT funds, which declined in 2004.

Digital Government

Robbins-Gioia hires Emory Miller

Miller had been director of IT professional development at GSA and led the SmartBuy initiative.

People

PART still apart from law

The tool for assessing programs' effectiveness is still not effectively linked to the budget planning law, GAO says.

Digital Government

Granholm calls for resource pooling

The Michigan governor urged local governments to form partnerships and pool resources.

People

School data goes online

The Education Department's new Web site offers access to comparative school data that previously was not readily available to the public.

People

Homeland security to power IT growth

Homeland security demands will continue to fuel the tech market in 2004 and 2005, say Meta Group officials.

People

House committee to study PART

Lawmakers plan to hold a series of hearings to examine the effectiveness of OMB's Program Assessment Rating Tool.

People

Innovation award semifinalists chosen

The 50 programs picked for the Innovations in American Government awards include several technology- or Internet-based federal projects.

Digital Government

NIST issues authentication draft

The document advises agencies on procedures to authenticate users before giving them access to a computer information system.

People

Management scores rise

OMB says agencies showed higher marks in overall technology management since last fall.