People

IRS database off the pace

Modernized taxpayer database behind schedule and over budget, GAO report says

People

New DARPA chief selected

Sequoia Group CEO Anthony Tether will head the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

Digital Government

Letter to the Editor

Feds are people too

People

Weldon: Scale back NMCI testing

Rep. Weldon opposes subjecting NMCI to the rigors of weapons system testing

Digital Government

ILOG enters e-gov arena

Software component seller wants to target U.S. state, local and federal governments

People

Roster Change

Mark Forman last week was named to lead the Bush administration's e-government and information technology initiatives

People

New Maui supercomputer team formed

Air Force Research Laboratory selects team to manage Maui supercomputer center

People

Briefs

DOD has deducted funds from the pay of about 15,000 service members to make up for wrong tax deductions.

Digital Government

Group updates guide for financial systems

JFMIP has unveiled a plan to revise standards for agency financial-management systems

Digital Government

Awareness still lacking

When the General Services Administration developed the specification for the governmentwide Smart Access Common ID Card contract, it included a requirement for biometric security.

People

Three FEMA grants going electronic

In another step toward its vision of e-government, the Federal Emergency Management Agency plans to automate three of its grants programs

People

MilMod goes live

The Air Force has launched its new personnel data system and has transferred millions of personnel records into a central database.

Acquisition

Lockheed wins en route deal

The Federal Aviation Administration awarded Lockheed Martin Corp. a contract worth up to $125 million June 11 to develop and field the En Route Communications Gateway (ECG), which will connect data from radar sites to the FAA's system of en route air traffic control centers.

People

Group surveys kiosk scene

The federal Interagency Kiosk Forum is conducting a survey of how agencies are using kiosks

People

The state of surveillance

Loss of privacy may be e-government's price

Digital Government

A dressing down

If you don't wear a shirt and tie to work, you may be unstable.

Digital Government

ViewSonic flat panel's price is right

If you've been delaying a flat-panel purchase because of prohibitive pricing, you may not have to wait any longer

Digital Government

What the security act requires

This is an excerpt from the Office of Management and Budget's draft guidance on what agencies must do to comply with the Government Information Security Reform Act:

People

Infowar to shape DOD review

Information warfare will play a major role in the forthcoming Quadrennial Defense Review