NOAA links its architecture online
Enterprise architects at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration this week said they are piecing together an online portal that can navigate 99 disparate systems.
DHS scored on systems, finances
Lawmakers today criticized the Homeland Security Department for lacking integrated computer systems and efficient financial management.
Negroponte nominated for new intelligence position
President Bush has nominated John Negroponte, currently the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, to become the first director of national intelligence.
Davis kicks IT oversight upstairs to full committee
IT is so entrenched across government programs that it demands the attention of a full committee'that's the reasoning behind Rep. Tom Davis' decision this month to elevate IT oversight to his House Government Reform Committee.
Who's in charge of privacy issues? Agencies have until March 11 to figure it out
Agencies must name a senior official in charge of information privacy issues by March 11.
GSA: Industry comments won't prompt major Networx revisions
Comments on Networx, GSA's huge telecommunications contract, reflect industry concerns about low minimum revenue guarantees and other issues.
HHS awards SRA $60 million parent locator system task order
HHS has awarded a task order to manage and monitor the development and implementation of the expanded Federal Parent Locator Service.
Apps on tap
Government agencies are increasingly turning to Web services to speed application development, share data and conduct transactions more easily.
Ready for a Windows-free desktop?
Earlier this month, Red Hat Inc. gathered government users, partners and the press together to launch its federal sales division.
Internaut: Services shops take on more government IT
The stars seem to be lining up in a way that could push even more business toward the big IT service vendors that already handle so much of the federal government's need for IT.
PC blades gain acceptance
From the wilds of Afghanistan to the depths of Cheyenne Mountain'and at numerous civilian agencies in between'a novel approach to desktop computing is solving some of government customers' thorniest problems.
IG challenges effectiveness of DHS port security grants
The current grants process 'compromises the program's ability to direct resources toward the nation's highest priorities,' a new audit concludes.
9-11 Commission member urges administration to put teeth in cybersecurity, intel efforts
"The White House doesn't have to do everything, but it does need to anoint whoever it wants to do something," Jamie Gorelick says.
DHS intelligence chief heads for the exit
Patrick Hughes, the Homeland Security Department's acting undersecretary for information analysis and infrastructure protection, plans to leave March 15.
Census drumming up vendors for 2010 count
The Census Bureau is looking for prime systems integrators to develop, implement, and manage and support systems for the 2010 Decennial Census.
Trend toward software patents threatens open-source movement
Aggressive litigation over software patents could undermine the future of open-source software, a leader of the Linux open-source movement warned.
FDA to launch drug safety Web site
The Food and Drug Administration plans to launch a Web page to share drug safety information with health care professionals and patients.
GAO re-examines agency missions, including IT's role
A sweeping Government Accountability Office report on agencies' work in light of looming deficits noted IT's successes but also its vulnerabilities.
Executive suite: And the Oscar for net-centricity goes to ...
Net-centricity is the power of networks to distribute information instantly and without borders.
Weinstein sworn in as new head of NARA
Allen Weinstein was sworn in today as the ninth archivist of the United States, replacing John Carlin.
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