EDITORIAL
The General Services Ad-ministration surprised a lot of people when it chose not to continue with the Inktomi Corp. technology for the second-generation search engine for its FirstGov portal. Inktomi had donated the search services and the hardware to host FirstGov, so many assumed it would have the incumbent's advantage.
INTERVIEW: Kim Nelson, EPA's systems chieftain
Kim Nelson became the Environmental Protection Agency's CIO and assistant administrator for environmental information in November.
GPS will be nation's primary navigation tool
The Transportation and Defense departments will strengthen the Global Positioning System to make it the nation's primary means of navigation, according to a joint plan released today.
Hitch is new CIO at Justice
Attorney General John Ashcroft has named Vance Hitch as Justice Department CIO. Hitch formerly was a senior partner with Accenture LLP of Chicago, where he worked on development of the state of Maryland's IT strategic plan. He also managed projects for the Defense, Justice and State departments as well as the CIA and the National Security Agency.
USPS updates payroll processing system
The Postal Service has chosen two applications from Mitem Corp. of Menlo Park, Calif., to streamline payroll processing. Postal supervisors will no longer have to fill out paper forms for employee payroll adjustments every two weeks.
GSA awards task order for software patch filtering program
The General Services Administration has awarded a task order to Science Applications International Corp. of San Diego for a Web service that will alert users of security vulnerabilities in their computer systems and of patches to fix them.
Energy and IBM construct a scientific computing grid
An Energy Department laboratory in Berkeley, Calif., is joining with IBM Corp. to develop a high-performance computing grid for research in global climate change and other areas that use large data sets.
The week's top stories for March 18 through March 22
<p><a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/18235-1.html">NFC reissues thousands of W-2s</a><p><a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/18234-1.html">White House: Take sensitive data offline</a><p><a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/18228-1.html">IT bills moving through Congress</a><p><a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/18221-1.html">E-gov projects likely to end up on a bell curve</a><p><a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/18224-1.html">Quad Council salutes cutting-edge initiatives</a>
NFC reissues thousands of W-2s
The Agriculture Department's National Finance Center in New Orleans had to reissue tens of thousands of W-2 statements earlier this year because of a software coding change that miscalculated individuals' incomes.
OMB, CIOs support a central e-gov fund
The congressional appropriations process is holding back the administration's 24 e-government projects, Mark Forman and David McClure yesterday told members of the House Government Reform Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement Policy.
Bush seeks money for biometrics at borders
The administration yesterday requested $27.1 billion in emergency homeland security appropriations from Congress, including $5.8 million for 30 biometric systems at U.S. ports of entry with links to the FBI's Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System. The links would tell Immigration and Naturalization Service agents whether an apprehended person has a criminal history.
Bennis to head TSA seaport and land efforts
Rear Adm. Richard E. Bennis, who led the Coast Guard response to the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, is the new associate undersecretary of Transportation for maritime and land security. He will direct Transportation Security Administration activities at the nation's seaports and in land transport.
Justice officials endorse FBI reforms
Law enforcement officials, testifying yesterday about FBI records management foul-ups in the prosecution of Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh, endorsed legislation proposed by Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Charles Grassley (R-Iowa).
Lieberman quizzes Ridge on federal IT security
Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (D-Conn.) has asked Tom Ridge, director of the homeland security office, to explain how his office is protecting the country's critical infrastructure and the security of federal information systems.
IT bills moving through Congress
Contractor employees are one step closer to being able to telecommute while working for the federal government. The House yesterday passed the Freedom to Telecommute Act of 2002 by a vote of 421-0.
Flyzik, Altman win Azimuth awards
Treasury CIO Jim Flyzik and IBM executive Anne K. Altman are recipients of this year's Azimuth awards, chosen by the CIO Council and sponsored by the FOSE IT trade show. The awards, given for outstanding service to federal IT, were presented by Bill Howell, FOSE's general manager, and Mark Forman, associate director for IT and e-government at the Office of Management and Budget, at a dinner last night in Washington.
Marines name NMCI transition manager
The Marine Corps has officially chosen Richard Glover to be its program manager for the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet. Brig. Gen. James Feigley, commander of the Marine Corps Systems Command, announced the appointment yesterday.
FAA opens ERAM contract for bids
The Federal Aviation Administration is inviting proposals for a billion-dollar air traffic modernization project that ran into controversy last year.
Quad Council salutes cutting-edge initiatives
The government has a reputation for lagging behind the private sector when it comes to technology use, but at least five e-government projects are on IT's cutting edge, a senior administration official said.
NASA, Transportation collaborate on an air traffic system
NASA and Transportation Department are developing a system that will help air traffic controllers better manage flow of air traffic.
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