Wolf threatens funds over telework shortfall
The Commerce, Justice and State departments as well as the Small Business Administration and Securities and Exchange Commission could lose $5 million each if they don't improve their telework programs.
FBI's Virtual Case File is stalled for now
The FBI says its troubled Virtual Case File project has been delayed again and will not meet its planned December launch date.VCF would automate the handling of evidence, leads and other case information. It would replace the Automatic Case File system that is antiquated, difficult to use and riddled with security flaws, according to multiple reports from the General Accounting Office and the Justice Department's inspector general.
Transportation moves ITOP II contract to GSA
The Transportation Department last month transferred management of the Information Technology Omnibus Procurement contract to the General Services Administration. ITOP II is worth up to $10 billion over seven years.
DHS makes pick for personnel system work
The Homeland Security Department's human resources management system, known as MAXHR, will be designed by Northrop Grumman Corp.The company's information technology unit in Herndon, Va., will perform the work under a blanket purchase agreement worth up to $175 million over three years, the company announced last week.
Committee finds ways to better keep e-records
An interagency working group has identified barriers that keep agencies from managing records effectively.Nancy Allard, the National Archives and Records Administration's project manager, said the E-Records working group of the Interagency Committee on Government Information will shortly issue a report detailing the problems agencies are having with their records.
USGS makes more satellite pics available
The Geological Survey has awarded the third contract in a $15 million program to make commercial satellite imagery widely available to government users.
How Treasury calculates the bottom line across agencies
The Treasury Department compiles its own financial statement and that of the Homeland Security Department, but it also assembles a consolidated financial statement for the entire federal government.
He got green
Why is Education CFO <b>Jack Martin</b> smiling? He and his team earned the Office of Management and Budget's top grade for financial reporting. Their efforts mean the agency is on track to meet shortened deadlines to get their annual financial reports to OMB after the fiscal year ends. Here's how Education does it.
AKO deploys Autonomy for search
Army Knowledge Online search engine designed to mine material in the portal's Knowledge Collaborative Center.
Raduege takes on global network job
Air Force Lt. Gen. Harry Raduege, DISA director, will also command the Joint Task Force-Global Network Operations and is deputy commander for global network operations and defense at the United States Strategic Command.
Iraq remains technology testbed
From battlefield record management systems to biometrics, technology gets a real-life workout in Iraq.
Army seeks to speed selection of WIN-T contractor
The Army wants to expedite the process of choosing a contractor for its $10 billion-plus Warfighter Information Network-Tactical project.
Councils propose share-in-savings regulations
<font color="CC0000"> (UPDATED)</font color> Proposed rule lays out the process for agencies to use the share-in-savings method for IT contracts.
FAA to upgrade traffic flow management system
Computer Sciences Corp. gets contract to upgrade the automated system the agency uses to ensure the most efficient flow of the nation's air traffic.
FAA selects mobile platform for air traffic asset maintenance
Platform is designed to deliver enterprise data to where skilled technicians perform their work using mobile devices and networks.
Auditors: DHS flunks wireless security
The Homeland Security Department's failure to impose security controls on its wireless data exposes sensitive information to potential eavesdropping and misuse, the department's inspector general said.
Letters to the Editorial
The <a href= "http://Grants.gov">Grants.gov</a> site provides more functionality than just the ability to submit applications electronically. The Find functionality is fully deployed and receives more than 1.2 million hits a week and distributes 400,000 e-mails weekly. Less than six months after the November 2003 effective date of the governmentwide policy directing all federal grant-making agencies to post all grant funding opportunities on Grants.gov, the weekly usage of the site soared from 435,415 hits per week to over 1 million, more than a 100 percent increase.
Hijacked
'For eight minutes and thirteen seconds, between 8:56 and 9:05, this primary radar information on American 77 was not displayed to controllers at Indianapolis Center. The reasons are technical, arising from the way the software processed radar information, as well as from poor primary radar coverage where American 77 was flying.'
More managers see good than bad in outsourcing
In a GCN telephone survey, most IT managers said their agencies contract with industry for IT support and services, and most expect to do even more outsourcing in the next two years.
FBI to phase in case file system
FBI CIO Zalmai Azmi has taken the reins of an IT operation that is restructuring one of the most ambitious systems procurements in the federal government: the Trilogy system's Virtual Case File case management system.
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