Defense adds another tool to collaboration kit
Defense Department do-it-yourselfers have more tools this week with the addition to the Defense Collaboration Tool Suite of Forum eMeeting software from SiteScape Inc.<br>
IT high on Government Reform agenda
The House Government Reform Committee has set its agenda with a keen eye toward IT oversight, including a focus on reorganization of the Federal Technology Service.<br>
Treasury unveils 2005 tax proposals
President Bush's fiscal 2005 budget proposal calls for expanding taxpayer use of electronic filing to cut IRS costs, speed processing and promote proper filing.
Always look to future, military chieftain recommends
To maintain relevancy in IT, Defense Department brass need to be forward-thinking and 'skate where the puck's going to be, not where it's been,' an Air Force leader advises.<br>
FTS' Mary Whitley retires
Mary Whitley, assistant commissioner for customer relationship service and sales for the General Services Administration's Federal Technology Service, retired this month after more than 20 years in government.
Lawmaker decries delay of watch list merger
Rep. Jim Turner today condemned delays in creating a unified terrorist watch list.<br>
Win98 gets a reprieve
Microsoft Corp. extends the termination date for several operating systems.<br>
VeriSign to run RFID root directory
A standards organization for radio frequency identification tags has chosen VeriSign Inc. to run a global root directory for product ID numbers.<br>
Treasury's ready to re-compete TCS network services
The Treasury Department is laying the groundwork for a follow-on contract to the $1.2 billion Treasury Communications Systems.
GSA will merge six governmentwide contracts
With its new plan to merge the services of six governmentwide acquisition contracts into the Alliant procurement, the General Services Administration is upping the ante on its effort to eliminate duplicative GWACs.<br>
Navy agrees to let others use security tool
The Navy will let a vendor sell portable chemical detection technology tools patented by the Navy to other agencies and companies for use as a security tool.<br>
GSA extends WorldCom telecom contract
The General Services Administration has exercised the second one-year option for WorldCom Inc. in the FTS2001 telecommunications contract.<br>
HR, financial system consolidation next on OMB's hit list
Agencies should be prepared to give up more money to governmentwide consolidation initiatives this year.<br>
Online Extra: U.S. Visit privacy plan protects data
The Homeland Security Department's privacy plan for the U.S. Visit program's first increment specifies that the biographic and biometric data the system collects and processes will be protected in several ways.<br>
Online Extra: Challenges ahead for CIOs
As CIOs play a larger role in their agency's business decisions, the challenges they face are becoming more than technological.<br>
'Awesome deals:' NMCI holds big yard sale
The Navy-Marine Corps Intranet program office has begun selling tens of thousands of computers and peripherals that were not upgraded to the NMCI environment.<br>
Harris gets Iraq media network contract
Harris Corp. has won a one-year, $96 million contract to upgrade a media network for Iraq.<br>
Summit next week on dubious degrees
Federal and state officials plan to meet Jan. 15 in Washington to brainstorm approaches for dealing with government employees who claim educational degrees from unaccredited institutions or diploma mills.<br>
Packet Rat: The Rat tests his moo-ves
'You mean, cattle are being turned into cannibals?' asked the Rat's two elder offspring, horrified by his explanation of mad cow disease, which was keeping him on duty at the agency through the holidays.
Personal space: Change expert
By day, Navy CIO David M. Wennergren splices naval networks. By night, he and his wife, Sandra, juggle their adopted twin daughters Kaelyn Martin, left, and Skylar Rachael, right. His mission as CIO: to lead change. Wennergren says the babies give him plenty of hands-on changing experience.
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