Follow the Money
Five years after the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act, most agencies still run separate, or stovepiped, financial systems. But the General Services Administration, Office of Personnel Management and State Department are no longer among them.
Army opens more virtual doors to education
Soldiers at bases in Colorado and Washington next month will be able to enroll in online courses at 23 colleges, bringing to five the number of bases using the eArmyU learning portal.
GAO, Defense at odds over software report
The General Accounting Office took Defense Department acquisition practices to task last month in two reports. One criticized DOD's method of purchasing services and the other slammed the Defense Logistics Agency for its software procurement procedures.
INTERVIEW: Maureen Conway, HP's transformation manager
As vice president and CIO of Hewlett-Packard Co., Maureen Conway guides the computer maker's internal IT activities. Since taking the CIO job in December 2000, she has tried to redefine business processes in HP's divisions.
The week's top stories for Feb. 11 through Feb. 15
<a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/17955-1.html">OMB reports on federal IT security</a><p><a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/17956-1.html">Airport security measures will include biometrics</a><p><a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/17929-1.html">CIO Council releases knowledge management primer</a><p><a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/17937-1.html">Rep. Davis calls for wider use of pay-for-performance bonuses</a><p>
NHTSA opens multicultural traffic safety site
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has posted traffic safety materials and information designed to serve minority populations on a new Web site, <a href="http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/multicultural">www.nhtsa.dot.gov/multicultural</a>.
Energy's bioterror system protects Olympics
A system developed by two Energy Department laboratories for detecting and rapidly analyzing airborne biological weapons is getting its first real-world workout at the Olympic games in Salt Lake City.
Airport security measures will include biometrics
Within six months, the Federal Aviation Administration will start 20 tests of new technologies, including biometric sensors, to increase airport security.
Rep. Davis intends to keep GISRA from ending
Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) is planning to introduce a bill to keep the Government Information Security Reform Act from terminating on Nov. 29.
Soldiers get Valentine's hugs and kisses online
Valentine's Day is not just for lovers. It's also for sending holiday greetings to service members protecting American interests away from home.
Commerce sees online gold rush
A rush to conduct e-government transactions is being led by children, young adults and retired people who increasingly have broadband Internet connections, Commerce Secretary Donald Evans said this week in a report.
Customs is a big Elvis fan
The Customs Service is asking more foreign countries to use its Electronic Visa Information System, which matches import visas with textile shipments.
GAO: Systems don't support state welfare programs
A majority of state welfare administrators surveyed by the General Accounting Office reported that the systems they use provide half or less of the information they need to function effectively.
DOD rule would mandate use of enterprise licenses
The Defense Department has proposed a new procurement rule that would require agencies to look first to DOD's enterprise software agreements when buying commercial software and maintenance services.
NASA Ames adopts forms software
NASA Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif., has negotiated an enterprise license for Informed, an electronic forms application from Shana Corp.
Rep. Davis calls for wider use of pay-for-performance bonuses
Rep. Tom Davis is urging the Office of Personnel Management to use pay-for-performance bonuses to help diminish the government's looming personnel crisis, especially as it affects IT workers.
Evans takes the CIO reins at Energy
Karen S. Evans is the new CIO at the Energy Department. She succeeds acting CIO Linda Y. Cureton.
The week's top stories for Feb. 4 through Feb. 8
<p><a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/17933-1.html">Lieberman, OMB approach a compromise on e-gov bill</a><p><a href="http://gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/17930-1.html">House OKs bill to pump $880 million into cybersecurity R&D</a><p><a href="http://gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/17928-1.html">E-gov personnel could earn performance bonuses</a><p><a href="http://gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/17924-1.html">Navy taps rear admiral to head new NMCI office</a><p>
Lieberman, OMB approach a compromise on e-gov bill
Office of Management and Budget officials are negotiating with Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.) about his e-government bill, S 803, in an effort to make the administration's request for $45 million for 24 approved e-gov projects more palatable to lawmakers.
Spectrum summit will scope out macro level
A Commerce Department spectrum summit in Washington on April 4 and 5 will 'step back and take a 20,000-foot view' of the way the electromagnetic spectrum is divided among government and commercial uses, National Telecommunications and Information Administration head Nancy J. Victory said today.
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