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BAE, Northrop carry on with missile defense research
They will test prototypes of defenses against MANPADS.
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IRS goes outside for modernization boss
Richard Spires will take over the Business Systems Modernization effort in mid-September.
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OMB hires marketing firm for e-gov projects
The Office of Management and Budget last week awarded a contract to Edelman Public Relations of New York to develop marketing plans for three e-government projects.
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Group to study sourcing
The Department of Homeland Security and the Office of Federal Procurement Policy are forming a working group to study strategic sourcing.
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Council urges DHS, Army partnership
The National Research Council says DOD and DHS should work together to develop tech for first responders.
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Input sees $33B for DHS
The market research firm analyzed the Senate's proposed fiscal 2005 budget for DHS.
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OMB finds e-gov exec
Timothy Young has been promoted to OMB's associate administrator of e-government and IT.
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VA hires chief architect
Scott Cragg will be responsible for the department's enterprise architecture, database management and records management program.
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Army portal specs due soon
Army officials plan to release a draft solicitation next week for Army Knowledge Online Enterprise Services.
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Michigan pushes permits online
Within the portal, companies can use a guided search to determine the permits that they need.
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Northrop lands $408M Army deal
The Army will get training and simulation services from Northrop Grumman IT.
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Senate CIO starts a new tradition
The Senate's CIO Greg Hanson introduces new technology to an old institution.
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Going for green
An OMB memo lists three more criteria used for evaluating agencies' e-gov performance.
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USDA, HUD race to document IT security
In a recent report card on agencies’ compliance with federal IT security requirements, the scores of the Agriculture and Housing and Urban Development departments stuck out like sore thumbs.
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