People
Commerce's Bodman to head E-Gov committee
Samuel Bodman will become chair of the e-gov committee on the President's Management Council.
People
Taking measure of e-gov projects
As many agencies struggle to define ways to measure the performance of their IT investments, the General Services Administration seems to have found a method that works.
Acquisition
Sandia buys switches for supercomputer
Sandia National Laboratories bought 10 Gigabit Ethernet switches from Foundry.
Digital Government
Digital certificate clearinghouse needs work
The Federal Bridge Certification Authority must be upgraded before it can be used for the entire government, a federal IT official says.
People
West to take over as FEMA CIO
CIO musical chairs continue, as West replaces Rose Parkes, who replaced Karen Evans, who replaced Mark Forman, who took an industry job.
People
Evans to lead SmartBuy advance
OMB's e-government boss promises an action plan by the end of next month.
People
Interim pay system doesn't comply, GAO says
The Defense Finance and Accounting Service didn't follow legal and administrative policy, according to Congressional auditors.
People
OMB maps a plan for advancing SmartBuy
The Office of Management and Budget will develop an action plan by November describing how it will move the stalled enterprisewide software licensing program.<br>
People
Homeland Security seeks fees to fund SEVIS
Officials are proposing a one-time $100 fee on foreign students to pay for maintenance of the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System.
Digital Government
FAA radar goes digital
The Airport Surveillance Radar-11 system will replace analog radars and provide improved digital data on aircraft and weather.
People
Study: Fed sites lack accessibility
An academic report says government Web sites should accommodate people who can't see, read well or speak English.
People
N.Y. center tests e-gov gateway
The Center for Technology in Government at the State University of New York at Albany is helping different levels of government connect, a type of e-government it says has been overlooked as agencies focus on services to citizens.
Modernization
Generals point ways to better Blue Force
The military's Blue Force Tracking worked well in Iraq, but it could be better, commanders said.
Acquisition
General Dynamics wins GIS deal
The company will provide geographic information services for the Forest Service.
People
Computing will become service ‘you buy by the drink’
Two industry leaders speaking last month at the Commonwealth of Virginia IT Symposium 2003 acclaimed Web services as the next big thing, despite the juggernaut of hardware and networking innovation.
People
Alabama mandates electronic tax filing
The state has launched an electronic tax filing service that is mandatory for 10 of its 44 taxes.<@SM>
Modernization
Sprint reveals two clients for new network
The Army National Guard and the FBI signed up for a 'government-grade' IP network launched by Sprint as a secure alternative to the Internet.
People
Army awards ITES contracts
The Army awarded five contracts Oct. 22 in the second part of the $500 million Information Technology Enterprise Solutions program.
Modernization