GAO checklist guides managers through financial IT rules
The Government Accountability Office today published a checklist of core financial system requirements to help agencies meet federal mandates.
Proposed cuts to GSA's governmentwide policy shop to be felt throughout agencies
The White House's desire to eliminate what it considers redundant spending at the General Services Administration's Office of Governmentwide Policy might make things more difficult for one of its own offices.
DOD's IT budget boost is biggest in four years
The president's fiscal 2006 Defense Department budget proposal calls for raising IT spending by the largest margin in the past four years.
Bush's IT spending grows, but leaves some agencies behind
On the surface, the fiscal 2006 IT budget request of $65.1 billion appears to reflect the Bush administration's willingness to spend on technology, with a 7.1 percent jump overall from 2005 and double-digit percentage increases going to the Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs departments.
That system's only as secure as its audit trail
SAN FRANCISCO'The message is clear to vendors: It's not enough to secure your network and data when working for the government; you must be able to document security efforts to meet a growing list of federal requirements.
VA turns to vendor in bid to salvage flawed financial system
The Veterans Affairs Department is trying to figure how to put its Core Financial and Logistics System back on track.
Mergers reshape telecom landscape in government
Within a year, the government will be looking at a much different telecommunications market'with far fewer vendors offering far more services.
People on the Move
<b>Carlos Solari</b>, who spent the last 2 1⁄2 years as White House CIO, left last week to return to industry.
Data Reference Model already being revised
The Data Reference Model, the final piece of the Federal Enterprise Architecture, is only a few months old, and already federal officials are making plans to revise it.
Army shuffles groups that handle IT work
The Army has realigned three of its communications and electronics organizations at Fort Monmouth, N.J., to form the Communications-Electronics Life Cycle Management Command.
Federal GIS users want a better GPS fit
Interoperability, data standards and policies for sharing geospatial information are among the top concerns of federal geographic information system users, according to a survey by ESRI.
Social Security to collect personal data for Medicare drug plan
The Social Security Administration will collect and compare income, benefits and other personal information from several agencies related to seniors applying for assistance under the new Medicare drug benefit.
USGS backs global warning system idea
Through its Public Warning Network Challenge, the Internet Society is calling for collaborators on an all-media, all-hazards public warning system.
GSA outlines its strategy for consolidation deals
The General Services Administration's strategy for its Alliant acquisition will include a contract for small businesses and a $65 billion ceiling.
Weather service syncs up new supercomputers
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's planned Global Earth Observation System of Systems got a new member earlier this month when the National Weather Service synchronized a trio of IBM eServer clustered supercomputers.
Telecom reform may be back in play on the Hill
The Internet rated only a footnote in the landmark 1996 Telecommunications Reform Act.
NIH accelerates posting of work it has funded
The National Institutes of Health is asking scientists to voluntarily make their biomedical research results available through the agency's searchable database within 12 months of publication.
Novell's Hula says 'aloha' to open source
BOSTON'Novell Inc. will open source the e-mail and calendar functions of its NetMail enterprise collaboration server software.
GSA issues RFI for e-travel data collection, analysis
The General Services Administration and the Defense Department are looking for vendors to manage the data from all agency electronic travel systems.
Defense architect named to 'premier' health IT group
Connie Gladding, chief architect for the Military Health System, has been selected as a senior member of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society.
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