Treasury CIO Ladner to resign
Drew Ladner is resigning as CIO of the Treasury Department.<br>
Education picks new technology director
The Education Department today named Susan Patrick director of the Office of Educational Technology.<br>
FAA names chief financial officer
The Federal Aviation Administration today named Ramesh Punwani to be its chief financial officer, a new position for the agency.<br>
Appeals court restores some Interior Internet links
The Interior Department has restored most of nine agencies' Internet links.<br>
Air Force awards $800m IT support contract
The Air Force has awarded an $800 million contract to SI International Inc. for IT services and equipment.<br>
Agencies must focus on customer service, executive says
Customer satisfaction in the commercial market has improved steadily over the past five years, but the same can't be said of satisfaction with government agencies, the head of Siebel Systems Inc. said today.<br>
AKO undergoes spiral development
The Army Knowledge Online program is upgrading its portal using a methodology for building large platforms called spiral development, said Michael Beckley, chief technology officer and cofounder of Appian Corp.<br>
Home e-filers continue to surge
Nearly 10 million tax returns were self-prepared on a home computer and submitted through e-file as of March 19, an increase of 22.9 percent over last year.<br>
Agencies taking closer look at human capital issues
Representatives from the CIO, Federal Acquisition, Chief Financial Officers and the Chief Human Capital Officers councils said today that workforce training and hiring issues are among their top priorities.<br>
GAO, agencies rate e-gov success differently
Even though several Quicksilver project managers trumpeted the success of their projects and e-government in general before lawmakers yesterday, the General Accounting Office offered a more cautious view.<br>
Kiosks go to war to dispense spare parts
Dell Inc. has fielded a half-dozen parts kiosks that are traveling with military units in and around the Persian Gulf.<br>
Homeland Security IG puts focus on department's IT woes
The Homeland Security Department faces hurdles in improving its systems, the DHS inspector general said. <br>
Agencies still need help with pending workforce shortage
While the private sector is looking overseas for IT expertise, federal agencies are focusing their recruitment efforts in the United States.<br>
E-government advances 'only a first step'
Despite advances, disconnects remain between federal agencies and users, e-government leaders and watchers said today.<br>
DFAS' MyPay catches on'retirees excepted
The Defense Finance and Accounting Service's online MyPay system has grown to 2.6 million users in just four years but is still encountering resistance from military retirees.<br>
Apple Xserve G5 challenges Linux clusters
The $2,999 Xserve PowerPC G5 server "is not just for IT people, users themselves can set it up," Apple Computer Inc.'s Douglas Brooks says.<br>
Labor releases free e-learning app
The Labor Department is offering agencies a free version of an application it created to build multimedia training sessions.<br>
Defense pilot compiles acquisition data
The Defense Department has kicked off a pilot system to understand 'what we're buying and where we're buying,' says DOD acquisition official Mark Krzysko.<br>
Photo gallery from FOSE 2004
Flip through these pages and see FOSE 2004 as it opened March 23, 2004, in the Washington Convention Center.
Defense and NATO will test sharing RFID networks
NATO will establish a pilot radio frequency identification program to manage its supply chain between Europe and Afghanistan. The goal eventually is to create a system compatible with the Defense Department's RFID network.
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