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DHS delays new pay system
Union officials say Homeland Security Department told employees that the new pay system will be delayed for at least a year.
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SBA centralized crisis center to manage Katrina claims
Small Business Administration inspectors are waiting for instructions from a new, centralized disaster management center to assess damage and process thousands of loan applications from small businesses along the Gulf Coast.
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Makeshift control towers guide rescue planes
The FAA used its ingenuity to create control towers that allowed thousands of planes to land in hurricane-devastated areas.
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Holcomb: Katrina could shift DHS priorities
The disorganized and delayed federal response to Hurricane Katrina will likely alter the Homeland Security Department’s priorities, DHS’ chief technology officer said.
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New help for consumers to pick best hospital
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services adds three new quality measures to the 17 already available for consumers to compare hospital performance.
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USPS urges Katrina victims to e-file address change requests
Bracing for a historic number of relocations, the U.S. Postal Service is asking those displaced by Hurricane Katrina to use the Internet to file change of address requests.
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Army releases ITES-2S RFP
The Army released the solicitation for the $20 billion ITES-2S contract.
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University opens port security research center
The Stevens Institute of Technology's facility will serve the Navy and other agencies studying port security.
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IT helps limit flight delays
FAA officials say they had appropriate communication capacity to reroute air traffic last week and are prepared for this week’s challenges.
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New York transportation group awards security contract
The New York's transportation authority has selected a Lockheed Martin-led team to upgrade the authority’s electronic security infrastructure.
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Tech companies aid Katrina recovery
Technology companies are providing technical expertise, communications equipment, money and other resources to recovery efforts in areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
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OPM launches Katrina Web site for feds
The Office of Personnel Management today unveiled a Web site to centralize information for federal employees affected by the Hurricane Katrina disaster.
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Education Department has big plans in 2006
At least four requests for proposals for IT systems are in the works, and a new system to give agency analysts more information about how school systems spend federal money is scheduled to come online.
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Intercepts
Al Qaeda recons networks. The next cyberwar. Comings and goings. DOD IG resigns. Army e-learning winners.
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California struggles with change
The California Performance Review, modeled after the Bush administration's management agenda, is still a work in progress one year later.
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3 principles for chief privacy officers
Principles to help guide chief privacy officers as they stake out their turf
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6 ways to survive major Internet attacks
Facing the difficult task of securing systems, experts offer their advice
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IRS moves to 'clean slate'
Agency kills modernization office and creates new organization to take over
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911 wiped out in many areas
Rescue workers say there is no communications infrastructure in some areas hit by Hurricane Katrina.
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