People
Telework website updated
Officials from the General Services Administration and the Office of Personnel Management today introduced an updated version of their telecommuting Web site
Digital Government
NASA seeks Mars requests
NASA is giving the public an unprecedented opportunity to suggest places on the Red Planet that should be photographed from an orbiting spacecraft.
Digital Government
Firefighters to use simulators
Just as pilots learn to fly using flight simulators, firefighters will soon be able to train for emergency situations using similar software.
Digital Government
N.Y. to train more on data warehouse
The New York State Comptroller's Office plans to expand training and usage of a data warehouse created last fall to integrate information from payroll and accounting
People
GAO: Reserve, Guard need better systems
The General Accounting Office today said the Defense Department needs better, more centralized systems for overseeing Reserve and National Guard forces
Acquisition
National Weather Service awards $48 million contract
RS Information Systems will tech and science-related services at National Weather Service headquarters in Silver Spring, Md.
People
Court appointee: Interior broke the law
Interior officials violated federal law and breached trust duties to American Indians, according to a U.S. District Court official.
Digital Government
FDA unveils strategic plan
The Food and Drug Administration today released its 5-point plan to improve consumer safety and protect the food supply
People
CDC to consolidate hotlines
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plan to make it easier for the public to get disease info
Digital Government
DARPA seeks propulsion tech
The defense research agency wants new technologies in microelectric propulsion for smaller and more flexible spacecraft and satellites
Digital Government
Tampa drops face software
Tampa has abandoned its controversial face-matching system
People
E-Grants portal preps for launch
After two years of planning, the Health and Human Services Department has three more months to fine-tune its portal automating the federal grants process.
Acquisition
VA to adopt outside security solutions
The Veterans Affairs Department's largest security project to date will rely heavily on solutions developed by other agencies
People
DHS to host alert system fair
Homeland Security Department officials plan to host an industry day in October for companies to show off their solutions for public warnings and alert systems
Digital Government
Oklahoma, Philly roll out Web services
Oklahoma accountants can use the Web to get licenses, and Philadelphia residents can get more geographic information than ever online.
People
Texas CIO Purcell will retire
Carolyn Purcell, the only CIO Texas has had, announced she is retiring from state government at the end of this month. <br>
People
Boeing lands Air Force deal
The aerospace company won a $126 million deal to build a test platform for the Air Force's E-10A command and control program
People
Agencies flunk telework test
The General Accounting Office says two agencies leading the federal telecommuting program should do more to make it successful
People
Spawar awards two support contracts
The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (Spawar) in Charleston, S.C., hired M.C. Dean and Eagan, McAllister
People