Digital Government
Cray announces new supercomputers
NEC-made SX-6 Series will be available to agencies and contractors via SEWP III
People
DOD picks homeland security chief
Army Secretary Thomas White will spearhead DOD's homeland security efforts
Digital Government
Keys called target for terrorists
Third-party encryption keys would only put institutions at more risk, congressmen and panelists say
Digital Government
Call goes out for communications
Government officials are clamoring for better wireless interoperability among public safety agencies
Digital Government
Forman sees ally in Ridge
The top e-gov official said he intends to work closely with the chief of the Office of Homeland Security
Digital Government
Report laments accounting systems
GAO report reinforces message that agencies face major challenges in fixing financial management systems
People
Brown University study finds city Web sites lacking
The Web sites of the 70 largest American cities need major improvements and offer little more than basic information, researchers at Brown University’s Taubman Center for Public Policy said.<@SM>
Acquisition
NIST awards security grants
Nine research grants total $5 million for projects to enhance the security of critical infrastructures
Digital Government
Va., AMS system less taxing
New tax accounting and revenue system is more cost-effective and consumer-friendly
Acquisition
NIH buys file-tracking system
Bamboo Solutions will provide software for a system to manage an NIH research grant portfolio
People
IRS hires transition manager
Stan Ratcliffe will become the project director of transition management for IRS modernization
People
Bush forming panel of science, technology advisers
President Bush yesterday signed an executive order creating the latest incarnation of the President’s Council of Advisers on Science and Technology, a group made up almost entirely of private industry and academic advisers.
People
Roster change
Stan Ratcliffe will become the project director of transition management for the IRS' division overseeing modernization
Digital Government
Data determining Free Flight future
GAO says there will be enough information to decide on deployment for one air traffic system
Acquisition
GSA orders State network support
CSC awarded contract to support the Diplomatic Telecommunications Service Program Office's global network
People
DOD strategy embraces uncertainty
QDR report says technology and information assurance are a cornerstone of new approach
Digital Government