People
Innovation award semifinalists chosen
The 50 programs picked for the Innovations in American Government awards include several technology- or Internet-based federal projects.
People
Management scores rise
OMB says agencies showed higher marks in overall technology management since last fall.
People
Cyber Alert system catches on
The signup site for the National Cyber Security Alert System has captured public attention.
People
Bush to seek $274M for biosurveillance
The integrated initiative would develop a national data collection and analysis system for identifying bioterrorism and disease outbreaks.
People
Fla. police radio in the home stretch
Florida's Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System is entering its final phase to provide a single communications network for 13 agencies.
People
Congress questions US-VISIT
Lawmakers wondered about the effectiveness of a visitor tracking system with scattered watch lists and no system yet for recording exits.
People
Harvey urged to stay in touch
Lawmakers urged the man slated to lead the military's IT programs to keep a close relationship with Congress.
People
Harvard honors government’s best and brightest
Ten federal programs were among the 50 best and brightest government projects named today as semifinalists for Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government awards for innovation.<br><@SM>
People
More time needed to test software
Agencies are having a hard time meeting some of OMB's deadlines for migrating to e-government projects.<br>
People
OPM gets to green on e-gov rating
The Office of Personnel Management has done what only one other agency has accomplished: reached e-government nirvana.
People
OMB eyes architecture practices
Officials are examining how well agencies use the federal enterprise architecture to guide IT investments.
People
Viisage to develop face recognition for visas
The State Department hired Viisage to provide identity solutions for up to 15 million applicants received each year for the Diversity Visa Program.
People
House tries to keep NASA brains
The NASA Flexibility Act of 2003 is designed to stem an expected exodus of talent from the space agency.
People
Ohio creates CIO post
Greg Jackson was named state Chief Information Officer to oversee Ohio's new Office of Information Technology.
People
General Dynamics hires Baker
Roger Baker will be the company's vice president of federal civilian operations.
People
FirstGov’s FAST engine gets faster
To speed responses to FirstGov site visitors, the General Services Administration will update the portal’s search engine software.<br>
People
Tax industry says its involvement is key to IRS increasing e-filers
Tax professionals are essential to ensuring that more returns are filed electronically, the chairman of the Council for Electronic Revenue Communication Advancement said.<br>
People
Arizona to consolidate e-purchasing
The state's fiscal 2005 budget calls for a statewide procurement system.
People
Military health care makes use of tech
Telemedicine and the Joint Medical Surveillance System are transforming military medicine, officials say.
People