Digital Government
The Circuit
In an effort to keep it clean, the General Services Administration is on a mission to ferret out dirty words on federal Web sites
People
IRS' blueprint has vision for portals
The IRS' latest blueprint for modernization will include plans for three portals to access its computer systems.
People
USDA boosts modernization
After many failed attempts, the Agriculture Department appears to have gotten a key computer modernization program on track.
Acquisition
Customs primed for contractor
The Customs Service expects to seek a prime contractor within the next six months for its $1.4 billion modernization program, the agency's CIO says
Digital Government
Census extends Lockheed contract
The bureau gave the prime contractor an additional 42 months to provide technical and management help to store census data
People
Supreme Court posts digital advances
The U.S. Supreme Court will post transcripts Friday of George W. Bush's appeal of the Florida ballot recount
Digital Government
IRS builds portals into next blueprint
The Internal Revenue Service's latest blueprint for modernization will include plans for three portals to access IRS computer systems
Digital Government
IRS rings up $200 million for modernization
The Internal Revenue Service received an infusion of $200 million to move ahead with its modernization program
People
FDA Web site gets a fresher look
Agency unveils a redesigned Web site to give consumers and health professionals faster access to information about health products
Digital Government
USDA maps new course
The USDA selects ESRI for work on a landmark geographic information system that will change how the government manages map data
Digital Government
VA awards contract for security test
A small, veteranowned company will evaluate every security system at the Department of Veterans Affairs
People
Public gets access to HUD database
HUD is giving the public access to loan-performance data, providing a resource for communities to identify trouble spots
Digital Government
GAO reports on IRS lapses
The IRS received failing grades in 1999 for providing insufficient controls on internal security and collections
People
HUD praised for use of technology
A report on management reforms at HUD showed that the agency is effectively using technology to carry out its mission
People
Farmers reap electronic receipts
A new law gives farmers the goahead to use electronic warehouse receipts for all major commodities in federally licensed warehouses
People
Medicare site unites services
The federal government's Medicare Web site has unveiled a series of new initiatives to help unify its health care services online
Digital Government
Census has lessons for election
Election officials could take lessons from the Census Bureau, which cleaned up its act with technology
People
Tech opens tribe's access to medical data
The National Library of Medicine is installing eight computers and Internet access to the American Indian Cultural Center in Waldorf, Md.
Digital Government