CMS gives the public access to hospital care data
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services yesterday launched a Web site that lets the public compare hospitals on how they treat certain medical conditions.
HUD reduces errant rental subsidies by centralizing access to wage data
The Housing and Urban Development Department has slashed its improper payments by $1.6 billion since 2000 through data matching with other agencies and sharing information with states. The housing agency expects to better that
GSA contract gives vets IT opportunities
The General Services Administration has released its request for proposals for a contract that aims to steer federal IT work to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses.
Alliant draft RFPs hit the street
GSA has issued the draft requests for proposals for the multibillion-dollar Alliant full and open and Alliant small-business contracts.
Navy's England tapped to replace Wolfowitz
President Bush plans to nominate Navy Secretary Gordon England to be deputy secretary of Defense when Paul Wolfowitz takes over as head of the World Bank.
Feds: GSA reorg must yield real benefits
The General Services Administration's plan to reorganize the Federal Technology and Federal Supply services must go beyond the superficial merging of two organizations and improve overall value to agencies and industry, government and industry procurement experts said.
New strategy calls on Defense to streamline IT
If the Defense Department wants to succeed in the years to come at fighting wars and protecting the nation against foreign threats, it must revamp its business processes and technology, a new Pentagon plan concludes.
Changes delay GSA's Networx RFPs
Pressure from Congress and vendors persuaded the General Services Administration to consider more changes to its multibillion-dollar Networx data and telecommunications procurement.
OMB urges use of shared-services approach to telecom via Networx
The Office of Management and Budget has made it clear that it will steer agencies toward the General Services Administration's Networx telecommunications contract instead of letting them strike separate deals to modernize their networks.
Satellite broadband is Stryker MVP
A comercially based satcom system developed in fielded in 90 days proved to to be most valuable C2 assets used by Army's Styker Brigade in Iraq.
The IRS wants its money'electronically
Following the lead of the popular eBay payment company, the IRS is focusing on getting citizens to not only file their tax returns electronically but to pay their tax bills that way, too.
New subcontracting system will help track IT spending
The Integrated Acquisition Environment e-government team has begun work on a system that, for the first time, will let agencies go to one place to see if they are meeting federal subcontracting goals.
Defense provides new business modernization plan to Congress
The Pentagon's top acquisition authority has a plan to get the Defense Department's business systems modernization back on track.
Government IT gets star treatment at FOSE
The 29th edition of FOSE opens tomorrow at the Washington Convention Center with a three-day slate of exhibits, demonstrations, discussions and meetings on IT and government.
DHS steps up efforts to integrate geospatial apps
The Homeland Security Department this summer will experience a geospatial revolution of sorts.
Retirement isn't affecting IT skills so far
Retirement is not diluting the skills of the federal IT workforce, according to a new study by the CIO Council and the Office of Personnel Management.
Grants.gov team mulls awards database
The managing partners of the <a href= "http://Grants.gov">Grants.gov</a> e-government project are determining the feasibility of a governmentwide grant awards database.
Pentagon takes over 21 major Air Force buys
The Defense Department has temporarily taken over 21 Air Force projects worth more than $200 billion.
Latest projection has IT budget on upward trend
Federal IT spending will remain on the fast track through the end of the decade, according to a new forecast from Input.
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