People

The homeland security shellgame

Systems integrators find new business opportunities are tough to uncover

People

Grants.gov enters final test phase

Officials at the Department of Health and Human Services are putting the finishing touches on Grants.gov

Digital Government

HHS to reverse roles with tech vendors

HHS is taking an unusual approach to strengthening the partnership between the department and the IT industry

People

NARA plots ambitious e-archiving system

By the end of this year, NARA expects to release an RFP for its Electronic Records Archives program

People

Trial by fire

Realistic stress testing is essential when launching online services, experts say

People

US-VISIT: Sizing up a challenge

US-VISIT will bring the latest biometric technology to one of the most visible homeland security programs

People

OMB freezes authentication technology buys

OMB wants to buy authentication technologies for use governmentwide and has asked agencies to halt individual procurements.

Digital Government

Printing detente

Commentary: The battle over government printing has reached an amicable resolution

Digital Government

Justice OKs PeopleSoft-Edwards merger

The Justice Department has given PeopleSoft approval to buy J.D. Edwards

Digital Government

Gateway's sleek Centrino notebook reads memory cards

Centrino is Intel's brand name for its power-optimized technology that offers improved wireless performance and longer battery life in thinner and lighter form factors

People

FBI purchases training simulator

Portable digital system generates scenarios to assess how agents analyze and respond to dicey situations

People

SAIC to build DHS architecture

DHS has tapped Science Applications International Corp. to develop its enterprise architecture

People

Results Act at a crossroads

It's still a work in progress, agencies say

People

DOD takes different tack on acquisitions

DOD will no longer base its acquisition and development cycles on requirements but instead set benchmarks according to what systems can actually do

People

Agencies improve management

Agencies are improving their scoring on the Bush administration's management agenda

People

Little progress on e-gov in latest management scorecard

“More than meets the eye” is how administration officials today described the latest scores for agencies’ work on the President’s Management Agenda.<br><@SM>

Digital Government

System pushes emergency alerts

Governments use 'push' communications to send warnings to constituents

People

OPM’s E-Clearance meets its goals

The Office of Personnel Management this month completed the final module of its E-Clearance project that automates Form SF-86. It's one of the first Quicksilver initiatives to meet all its original goals. <br>

People

Senate holds up CAPPS funding

But appropriators unanimously approved a $29.3 billion spending bill for the Homeland Security Department

People

Fingerprint systems integration lagging

Justice Department Inspector General report says delay creates continued risks to national security