GAO, DOD don't see eye to eye on architecture
The Defense Department has made limited progress on its business enterprise architecture even after three years of effort and more than $203 million in expenditures, the General Accounting Office has found.
HHS gets own channel on WebMD site
The Health and Human Services Department has started distributing consumer health information via a new HHS channel on popular online site WebMD.
DHS delays decision on $5b buy
The Homeland Security Department is taking more time to decide whether to continue or scrap a multibillion-dollar IT acquisition.The department last week announced it would defer until about Aug. 1 a decision on the future of the Security Planning and Integrated Resources for IT procurement. The $5 billion, five-year Spirit procurement was put on hold May 7, pending a reassessment.
FinCEN ramps up
FinCEN, the Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, is preparing to ramp up IT systems for better data collection, data mining and analysis to help disrupt the flow of funds to terrorists.Armed FBI agents are often the law enforcement officials who capture suspected terrorists. But many times, it was Treasury Department agencies that uncovered the terrorists' financial footprints to build enough evidence for an arrest.
Forman calls for new approach to the Federal Enterprise Architecture
The Federal Enterprise Architecture needs to move to a service-oriented architecture and away from one that focuses on symmetrical multiprocessor concepts, Mark Forman, the former federal CIO, said.
Senate approves $5.6 billion for bioterror protections
The Senate approved legislation to fund $5.6 billion for Project BioShield over 10 years to research, develop and stockpile vaccines, antidotes, and medical and diagnostic devices to protect the nation from bioterror attacks.
GSA proposes new FedBizOpps
The General Services Administration issues a request for proposals for a new Federal Business Opportunities system.
HUD activates Pay.gov for electronic lender fees
Pay.gov will reduce transaction and processing costs for HUD.
New chairman to be named to telecom advisory committee
Committee provides industry-based advice to the president on issues of national security and emergency preparedness communications policy.
VA, DOD two-way medical data exchange uncertain, GAO says
The Veterans Affairs and Defense departments are proceeding with development of their own computer-based patient records systems but lack a clear strategy as to how to build electronic data exchange capability.
HHS creates internal group to speed up medical technology innovation
Task force to weigh, promote innovation in health care and to speed the development of new medical technologies.
NASA systems: Houston, we have a problem
Mistakes in implementing its enterprise resource planning system have perpetuated NASA's lack of adequate financial controls, GAO tells a House committee.
Leaders must be realists, panel says
Effective leaders find a way to balance process with progress, said Jim Williams, director of the Homeland Security Department's U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology system.
Feds help create PDF archiving standard
A number of federal agencies are working to create an archiving version of Adobe's Portable Document Format.
iBook is a lean, clean machine
The G4 Apple iBook reminds me a little of a greyhound. Looking sleek and way too delicate, it becomes a 'Like, wow, man!' competitor when the gun goes off.
Lotus Notes and Domino boast new features
Every now and then, IBM Corp. proves that it deserves to be in the office suite market by revamping its Lotus suite.I took a look at IBM's Lotus Notes and Domino 6.5.1, having reviewed Version 6 of both products last year. The latest release is a big upgrade in both features and usability.
Hub safely shares power and data down the line
Not all power sources are equal for hooking up new remote devices to a network.Ideally, webcams, wireless hubs and IP phones draw power from the Ethernet they're connected to. But even if they are power-over-IP-ready, you still have to connect them through a device that puts power into the data cable, or else default to a separate power plug.
VA licenses medical consent software
The Veterans Affairs Department will use medical consent software from Dialog Medical in 162 VA hospitals and hundreds of outpatient clinics.
'Every day, make a difference'
Panel discusses what makes a leader.
The lowdown on 64-bit processors
<b>What is 64-bit computing?</b> A 64-bit processor has a word size of 64 bits, a requirement for advanced scientific and business applications. It handles twice as many bits of information in the same clock cycle as a 32-bit processor.
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