Digital Government
GAO: Immigration needs fee tracking
Officials don't have a good way to monitor immigration applications, making it hard to determine where there is a shortage of funds, auditors said.
People
Lee back as defense procurement chief
The announcement comes less than three months after she joined the Coalition Provisional Authority.
Digital Government
Education grants increase
Federal grants for state and local education reached almost $35 billion in fiscal 2004, including more than $700 million specifically for technology programs.
Digital Government
Interior tabs BearingPoint for finance systems
BearingPoint will get $124.9 million under a blanket purchase agreement.
Digital Government
SRA to buy Orion
Orion specializes in counterintelligence, counterterrorism and law enforcement services and technologies.
People
Bush chooses DHS finance chief
Customs official Andrew Maner has been chosen as chief financial officer for the Homeland Security Department.
Modernization
Bechtel wins Iraq II contract
The U.S. Agency for International Development will pay $1.8 billion for work that includes rebuilding Iraq's communications infrastructure.
People
Accela to create Minneapolis building portal
It will let people go online to apply for construction permits, schedule inspections, check project status and pay fees.
People
E-filing’s popularity lets IRS shift resources to enforcement
The IRS is reorganizing some operations as a result of increased electronic filing by taxpayers and technology use by agency employees.<br>
People
Navy honcho: More tech, less people
The chief of naval operations says tech has improved and calls for a reduced workforce as a result.
Digital Government
IRS moves on 45-point IT plan
The Internal Revenue Service has started a plan to improve management of IT projects, including business systems modernization.
People
DARPA plans network workshop
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will sponsor an industry workshop on defending mobile networks.
People
NASA sites bear Mars load
Download times have doubled, but the space agency's site has stayed up despite getting the equivalent of a half-year of traffic in three days.
Modernization
FAA sets target for telecom backbone
The Federal Aviation Administration plans to deploy it by September.
People
Defense books still don't comply
Continuing a trend that has been ongoing for years, an Inspector General says a credible audit of DOD financial statements can't be issued.
People
IRS unveils 1040 Central site
Officials say the new online service offers nearly everything that taxpayers must know for filing 2003 tax returns.
Digital Government
NCI buys spy business
NCI Information Systems bought Scientific and Engineering Solutions.
Digital Government
States to make digital maps for mines
The Labor Department awarded almost $4 million in grants to 13 states.
People