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Congress to OMB: More oversight needed
Evans argues the task should not be a paperwork exercise.
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Slowing the brain drain
The Rising CIO Stars Forum entails finding an auditorium, inviting a few experienced IT executives and then advertising to attract an audience.
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Spend more on training, OMB exec says
Transforming government will require increased funding for workforce training, Clay Johnson says.
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Airport security enters new phase
Airports in Boston, Denver, New York City, Orlando and Salt Lake City will test new security devices.
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Profiles in leadership in government IT
The winners of this year’s GCN IT Leadership Awards are a highly diversified bunch.
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Eagle has landed at Wright-Patterson
The new supercomputer, one of the most powerful in the military, will be used for modeling, simulation, testing, evaluation and weapons system design.
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Energizing the CIO
The Homeland Security Department’s chief information officer should report directly to DHS’ secretary and deputy secretary, government officials told lawmakers last week.
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General Dynamics gets FCS work
The expanded scope will include delivery of what General Dynamics called the "largest battle command software package for FCS."
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E-gov projects hire some help to get the word out
<a href= "http://www.grants.gov/">GovBenefits.gov</a> doesn’t have a name that resonates with the public, like IRS Free-File or Disaster Management.
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OMB opens eye to consolidating budget, records and other functions
The Office of Management and Budget says groups either have started or will start analyzing four new areas for functions that are common across all agencies.
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SmartBuy picks up portfolio management
The General Services Administration earlier this month added portfolio management software to its growing list of enterprise license agreements.
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Minorities sought for DHS research
DHS has summer research appointments for teachers and students involved in science, technology, engineering and math at minority-serving higher education institutions.
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Finally, some headway in the battle for Internet security?
The latest report on Internet security from Symantec Corp. identified a couple of positive trends in the last half of 2004.
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Congress mulls new rules on protecting personal data
Government workers probably wish it happened earlier, but support is finally growing for federal regulation of personal information held by private companies. In February, Bank of America Corp. lost personal data, including Social Security numbers, for 1.2 million federal charge card holders.
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Tax e-filers reach 60 percent
The IRS has received 60 percent of its tax returns through electronic filing as of the April 15 deadline, boosted by increases in individuals e-filing from their computers.
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New joint forces office expects to speed technology to the field
The processes used by the Defense Department’s Joint Forces Command for buying cutting-edge technology have a reputation for being cumbersome and difficult.
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Study: Online CFO Act reports are a mixed bag
The Homeland Security Department was “a day late and a dollar short” in posting its annual mandated performance review on its Web site in December, according to a new study of performance-based accountability for 23 federal agencies by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va.
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