BLS, Census and DEA gear up to improve software
Three agencies have bought processMax software project management tools from Pragma Systems Corp. of Reston, Va., to move up the scale of the Software Engineering Institute's Capability Maturity Model.
DVD recordables are catching up with and passing CD-Rs, CD-RWs
Even though CD-rewritable drives are just starting to become standard components on new PCs, they soon might be squeezed out by competition from recordable DVDs.
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If you are not careful when surfing the Internet, someone could install so-called spyware on your system that tells third parties about your Internet activities. I am not talking about viruses. The perpetrators are usually advertisers who want marketing data.
NWS hires fresh talent for weather radio
The National Weather Service is firing Igor and hiring Donna and Craig to take his place forecasting the weather.
CYBER EYE
The FBI has a tough selling job ahead if it expects the security software industry to stand still for a covertly distributed program that would monitor criminal suspects' computer use.
Steering in Deepwater
A $12 billion, multiyear procurement generates lots of paperwork, but it won't swamp the Coast Guard.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Robert Gellman's column, 'Be skeptical when analyzing security technology' [<a href="http://www.gcn.com/20_33/tech-report/17482-1.html">GCN, Nov. 19, 2001, Page 27</a>], is right on target. I hope it gets the attention it deserves, particularly among those responsible for what you correctly characterize as 'mindless applications of technology and fake security.'
EDITORIAL
It hasn't taken long for the whispered doubts about the Office of Management and Budget's e-government initiative to set in. At cocktail parties and luncheons throughout the recent holiday season, you could hear the growing buzz of skepticism about whether OMB will pull it off.
OMB lists 126,000 jobs for possible outsourcing
The Office of Management and Budget yesterday released a third inventory of agency jobs under the 2001 Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act. The jobs deemed not inherently governmental are potentially open to public-private competition.
FAA defers CPDLC deployment
The Federal Aviation Administration today released the second version of its 10-year, $11.5 billion air traffic control modernization plan, reflecting priority changes since Sept. 11.
New Virginia tech czar is EDS' Newstrom
Virginia Gov.-elect Mark R. Warner yesterday appointed George C. Newstrom as the state's new secretary of technology. Newstrom is senior vice president of Electronic Data Systems Corp. and president of EDS' Asian IT division.
Agencies rate higher in customer satisfaction
The federal government is showing signs of becoming more citizen-centric, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index, a national indicator of consumer opinions. The IRS' electronic tax filing option, in particular, helped raise the agency's approval rating to 62 percent for last year, an 11 percent increase over 2000.
DOD builds out its electronic mall
The Defense Logistics Agency is adding 30,000 new suppliers of off-the-shelf products to the Defense Department's EMall online procurement system. The expanded site, at <a href="http://www.emall.dla.mil">emall.dla.mil</a>, will go live at the end of January.
FAR blacklisting rule revoked
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council late last month rescinded a controversial contractor responsibility rule, which would have required contracting officers to consider a bidder's compliance with multiple laws before making an award.
Wisconsin takes unemployment filing to the Web
Wisconsin's Workforce Development Department has begun accepting initial unemployment claim applications on a Web site, <a href="http://www.ucclaim-wi.org">ucclaim-wi.org</a>, which links to the state portal at <a href="http://www.wisconsin.gov">wisconsin.gov</a>.
Judge dismisses thrift board's suit against AMS
A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed by the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board against systems contractor American Management Systems Inc. of Fairfax, Va., citing the lack of jurisdiction to hear the case.
Nancy Dorn nominated to replace O'Keefe at OMB
President Bush has nominated Nancy Dorn to take over the post of deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget, which became vacant when Sean O'Keefe left in November to become the NASA administrator.
Defense CIOs honor their own
Senior Defense Department chief information officers this month gave the first-ever DOD CIO Awards to the Army Recruiting Command's Information Support Activity and to Robert J. Fecteau, CIO of the Army Intelligence and Security Command.
USPS gets good grade for e-commerce privacy
To meet online competition, the Postal Service has narrowed its e-commerce projects to five but cannot yet report what they cost, the General Accounting Office said last week. Postal officials told GAO that only some of their online initiatives were meant to generate revenue. The others support core delivery services and help customers find information, they said.
USPS gives $93 million upgrade contract to Lockheed Martin
The Postal Service will replace its optical imaging cameras and software to improve mail sorting'the second mail systems upgrade in two weeks [see <a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/17643-1.html">www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/17643-1.html</a>].
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