GSA sets up business registry portal
Dry cleaners, restaurants and trucking companies will be the first to get one-stop business registration and licensing services from a new General Services Administration Web portal.
CIO Council gets new priorities
HERSHEY, Pa. -- The Office of Management and Budget has radically overhauled the CIO Council by abolishing committees, changingmembers' assignments and setting new priorities. The changes came after months of consultation with <b>Mark Forman</b>, OMB associate director for IT and electronic government.
DOD looks to save millions with business plan
The Defense Department has signed off on a broad range of initiatives designed to improve business operations and save more than $200 million.
SAP protests Medicare unified accounting plans
SAP America Inc. has protested the Health and Human Services Department's planned acquisition of Oracle Federal Financials software that could be part of the $328 million Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System [see story at <a href="http://www.gcn.com/20_30a/inbrief/17244-1.html">www.gcn.com/20_30a/inbrief/17244-1.html</a>].
Lifespan of IT assets should be two years, council says
The five-year lifetime of most computer equipment is still about the same as it was 20 years ago, the Information Technology Industry Council told Congress today in comments on an economic stimulus bill. Instead of five years, the council recommended replacing PCs, peripherals, servers, hubs, bridges, switches and routers every two years.
DOD awards contracts for DISN support
The Defense Department has awarded contracts potentially worth $3 billion to Science Applications International Corp. of San Diego and SETA Corp. of McLean, Va., to support lifecycle management of the Defense Information Systems Network.
DOD starts over on contested telecom contract
The Defense Department on Tuesday reissued a request for proposals from five telecommunications companies to add fiber-optic services to the Defense Research and Engineering Network.
Coast Guard inks a deal for IT services
The Coast Guard has awarded a $17.8 million contract from systems engineering and technical services at its Aircraft Repair and Supply Center in Elizabeth City, N.C., to RS Information Systems.
Commerce Web site aims to boost small-business exports
The Commerce Department this week launched a Web service aimed at connecting U.S. businesses with buyers and partners around the world.
Nobel-caliber NIST research could aid computing
The National Institute of Standards and Technology gained its second Nobel laureate yesterday when senior scientist <b>Eric A. Cornell</b> was awarded the 2001 Nobel Prize in physics for research that could aid computer science.
Navy, Army, Guard award IT contracts
The Navy, Army and Army National Guard each has awarded multimillion-dollar contracts for large-scale IT projects.
IBM builds encryption, wireless access into PCs
An embedded security subsystem in new IBM Corp. NetVista and ThinkPad PCs automatically encrypts files, e-mail and user keys. The notebook systems also have built-in IEEE 802.11b wireless Ethernet, and the redesigned ThinkPad A30p has Bluetooth short-range networking.
GovConnect keeps N.J. officials on the same page
The <a href="http://www.state.nj.us">MyNewJersey</a> portal lets state and local government officials share documents, communicate ideas and keep up with statewide news. Now employees from the Information Technology Office and Local Government Services Division have created a subportal, called GovConnect, to keep the state government in touch with 566 municipalities.
President's Management Council approves 23 federal projects
The President's Management Council, made up of 29 chief agency operating officers, this week approved 23 e-government projects. 'Each of these initiatives represent this concept that I've been laying out: Unify and simplify,' said <b>Mark Forman</b>, associate director for IT and e-government at the Office of Management and Budget.
FirstGov handles millions of Web hits after attacks
Like a seismograph needle during an earthquake, the activity on FirstGov, the General Services Administration's portal to government Web sites, posted a sharp spike during last month's terrorist attacks.
Telework gets new support
Marjorie Adams, a full-time program manager at the Agriculture Department, works 40 hours a week but battles suburban traffic only three days.
Agency webmasters aid in recovery
E-government wasn't a major focus as the government got back to work after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, but federal agencies did use the Web for a variety of purposes.
Forman aims to consolidate systems
Mark Forman, associate director of the Office of Management and Budget for IT and electronic government, has a plan for unifying government systems but no budget yet.
Air logistics centers buy $1.25b worth of FAST services
The Air Force has awarded a $1.25 billion contract to Science Applications International Corp. of San Diego to provide an array of services under the Flexible Acquisition and Sustainment Tool program.
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