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NASA’s ERP project goes awry, GAO tells panel

NASA has bungled its $982.7 million enterprise resource planning system project in a way that caused the agency to lose track of $2 billion in its Treasury Department account and forced it to adjust its books, witnesses told a House committee last week.

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Tachyon touts easy-to-use satellite network

The company promotes its Auto Deploy product as a high-speed data solution for first responders.

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GCN Survey: For IT managers, it’s patch-as-patch-can

Feeling a little overwhelmed by the flood of patches from software vendors? You’re not alone.

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NASA systems: Houston, we have a problem

Mistakes in implementing its enterprise resource planning system have perpetuated NASA's lack of adequate financial controls, GAO tells a House committee.

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Limited progress noted on DOD business architecture

GAO said the DOD still has no one responsible for the accountability and responsibility of directing, overseeing and approving the business enterprise architecture. <@SM><@SM><@SM>

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Army selects software to upgrade its portal

The Army has upgraded its Army Knowledge Online portal that provides single sign-on access to roughly 300 Army applications and services.

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GSA approves E-Travel systems

All three E-Travel vendors’ systems were approved and certified as ready to make federal employees’ travel easier, the GSA said Monday.

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OMB to make biz cases a bit easier

Agencies working on their IT business cases for the 2006 budget will, for the first time in five years, get to follow a familiar format.<@SM><@SM>

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Capitol architect signs 10-year services contract

Avue Technologies Corp. has sold its workforce management services to the Architect of the Capitol in a 10-year deal worth more than $30 million.

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CSC telecom deal expanded

The company's contract for emergency telecom services could now be worth up to $281 million.

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Military health records contract awarded

The Department of Defense's Theater Medical Information Program awards contract to Lockheed Martin Corp. for software applications.

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DOD wireless policy looks to the future

Defense officials took a minimalist approach with basic guidelines rather than detailed specs.

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Lotus makes info more accessible

Lotus Notes/Domino 6.5 offers new interface, links to collaboration tools.

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Lockheed to use AT&T

Ma Bell signed a $60 million contract to provide data and voice services to Lockheed.

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GAO says VA, DOD e-health data interface lacks detailed plan

Veterans Affairs and Defense departments have failed to initiate a defined architecture and project management to develop a two-way electronic exchange of patient health data, GAO reported.<@SM>

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Agriculture software to better manage conservation lands

Web-based software will more efficiently rank offers based on environmental benefits and cost, calculate payment rates and eligibility determinations.

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Marching toward business process transformation

New generations of software are helping major institutions map, manage and streamline operations

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Standards groups take shape

New organization to help showcase evolving business process sector

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Analysts see turbulence ahead for some vendors

Push for better services, cost savings means change for the sellers of management software

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Allegany goes wireless

The Md. county has almost finished a broadband network for ISPs.