Programs test ID technologies
The Transportation Security Administration is testing two projects to keep track of workers' comings and goings at facilities across the country.
Complexity slows FAA Delphi rollout
The Federal Aviation Administration's installation of a new financial system has created a steep learning curve for its users.
FAA tool offers bird's-eye view of staff
The Federal Aviation Administration is deploying software to track air traffic control personnel and provide a snapshot of what controllers do and when.
Different bills, same topic
As House and Senate leaders were unveiling plans this month for IT-heavy bills in response to the 9/11 Commission recommendations, three other homeland security bills affecting federal IT were under consideration.
Hill, administration draft terror panel response
Congress and the administration are working on separate tracks to implement 9/11 Commission recommendations to expand IT use for sharing terrorism information.
Army negotiates network deal a year ahead of schedule
The Army is proceeding with a revised acquisition strategy for its $10 billion Warfighter Information Network-Tactical program, naming General Dynamics Corp. as the prime contractor and Lockheed Martin Corp. as the major subcontractor.
Bush nominates Bement to head NSF
Arden Bement, acting director of the agency and of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, would have a six-year term.
SBA attributes agency 'greening' to better management, accountability
Not too long ago, the Small Business Administration's IT projects were in disarray. But management practices instituted by Stephen Galvan, now SBA's chief of staff and chief operating officer, and deputy CIO Jerry Williams started to take hold.
Council sets $35m plan for e-acquisition in '06
The government's procurement chiefs know what they want to spend on a federal acquisition portal; now they have to make sure the government's money chiefs will pony up the funding.
Air Force deals forge service standards for IT
Two major contracts unveiled in recent days demonstrate the Air Force is serious about saving money and improving productivity by enforcing discipline on hardware and software buys across the service.
NIST gathers evidence on forensics tools for PDAs
Unisys to help DOD with health care recordsaAs crime goes high-tech, investigators need to be familiar with techniques and tools for gathering, preserving, analyzing and documenting data from digital devices.
Unisys to help DOD with health care records
The Defense Department has awarded Unisys Corp. a contract potentially worth more than $130 million to provide worldwide implementation and training services for the department's electronic medical records system.
NIH has $144m to fund cancer nanotech R&D
The National Cancer Institute plans to devote $144.3 million to a five-year initiative to develop and apply nanotechnology to cancer research.
Bills to revert to old A-76 attract Bush veto threat
The Senate Appropriations Committee last week approved a $90.6 billion spending bill for the Transportation and Treasury departments and other government offices that would limit privatization of federal jobs.
Five lines-of-business projects are under way
Finance and human resources are two of five lines-of-business consolidation efforts.
OMB to call for shared finance and HR apps
The Bush administration is crafting a plan to outsource the government's financial and human resources processing to vendors and federal service centers. <b>Tim Young</b>, OMB's associate administrator for e-government and IT, has said the plan involves '...IT hosting services at a minimum."
Warner: 'Major breakdown of stovepipes' coming
Senator faults DOD and industry for failing to find ways to stop the escalating terror in war zones.
Security scandal prompts shake-up, firings
The Los Alamos National Laboratory has overhauled the way it keeps track of classified removable electronic media as a result of its inquiry into security breaches.
FAA testing new backup system
The Federal Aviation Administration has begun integration testing of the Enhanced Backup Surveillance system with the National Airspace System as part of air traffic control modernization.
Army picks Iraq communications contractors
General Dynamics won the work, at Camp Victory, as a subcontractor to Computer Sciences Corp.
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