Iraq team gets Groove on for collaboration
As the Coalition Provisional Authority works to rebuild the Iraqi infrastructure and establish a new government for Iraq, its members must work closely with one another, Iraqi officials and coalition partners. But doing so easily and securely has been a tall order.
Nebraska city Palms one off on its employees
From monitoring fauna and flora to keeping children safe, Lincoln, Neb., handles many core city functions wirelessly with handheld PCs.Four years ago, the city gave its animal control officers Palm VII handheld computers from palmOne Inc. of Milpitas, Calif. The handhelds connect to the city's IBM Corp. mainframe, which houses rabies vaccination information and tag numbers of all registered pets as well as pets with a record of vicious conduct.
Apple pushes feds toward broader open-source use
Apple Computer Inc. is seeking Common Criteria evaluation of Mac OS X, which could open government doors wider to open-source software.
Kansas City nuclear facility captures expert know-how
The Kansas City, Mo., plant of the National Nuclear Security Ad-ministration has been making components for national defense systems for more than half a century. But few of its original experts are still alive, and 34 percent of workers are 50 years old or older.
Stenbit's stepped down as Defense CIO
John Stenbit has officially retired from his Defense Department CIO post, the Pentagon's top IT job.
IRS commish says '05 budget can cover the service's needs
Countering a report out yesterday, IRS commissioner Mark Everson told lawmakers the tax agency will be able to continue its business systems modernization under the White House fiscal 2005 funding proposal.
E-forms on the fly at BLM
E-forms and smart cards are intertwined at the Bureau of Land Management. 'Together they reduce the cost of operations,' Bob Donelson said. 'They merge the physical with the logical.'
CIO Council must look to the future
Dan Matthews considers his role as vice chairman of the CIO Council similar to his job as the Transportation Department's CIO'on a larger scale.
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By the numbers
With 10 days until tax day, here are a few cyberstats (as of mid-March) about how the filing season's been going so far for the IRS.<ul><li>43 million plus: tax returns filed electronically, up more than 11 percent over last year</li><li>10 million: people who prepared and filed returns from their home computers, up 23 percent</li>
Another View: Lessons from fallen stars
If you think the recent behavior of Michael, Martha, Howard and Darlene is irrelevant to federal managers, think again. The rise and fall of celebrity executives illustrates that people in leadership positions are under more scrutiny and sanctions than usual.
Off-road challenges
Watching those robotic contraptions run off the road and flip over at the DARPA Grand Challenge last month might have been amusing. But the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the teams trying to meet its requirements made significant progress in converging sensors, data networks and machinery.
IRS makes electronic filing available to corporations
Corporations and tax-exempt organizations for the first time have the option of filing their annual income tax and information returns electronically.<br>
Bush budget shortchanges IRS, oversight board says
The Bush administration's proposed fiscal 2005 budget will hamstring the IRS' ability to upgrade it systems properly, the IRS Oversight Board says in a report it's releasing today.
DOD's imagery arm awards high-res satellite pact
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has awarded Orbimage Inc. a satellite imaging contract under its ClearView program.
GSA readies RFI for next wave of e-gov projects
The General Services Administration by the end of the month will kick off new business consolidation initiatives by releasing a request for information.
DHS taps Verity for data-sharing net
Homeland Security has chosen Verity's enterprise software for its government intelligence information-sharing network.
SSA balks at GAO suggestions on e-disability claims process
The Social Security Administration has refused to accept recommendations that the General Accounting Office contends will reduce the risks in rolling out an electronic disability claims process.<br>
Callahan resigns from Homeland Security Department
Laura Callahan, former senior director in the Homeland Security Department's CIO office, resigned from the department today. Callahan had been on administrative leave with pay since last June, after a GCN investigation revealed that she had three questionable degrees from a diploma mill in Wyoming.
Microsoft offers peek at Visual Studio 2005
New version of Visual Studio will offer more tools for building Web applications.<br>
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