Medicare complaint tracker set to launch
The Health and Human Services Department will go live next month with a national system to track and process complaints about Medicare and Medicaid providers and suppliers.<br>
New revolving door: from DOD to DHS'and back
President Bush says he intends to nominate Gordon England to return to his former job as Navy secretary.
NSA revamps acquisition oversight
The National Security Agency is streamlining its systems buying processes and doing away with its massive Signals Intelligence Programs Office.
Stenbit urges IT crews to be forward-thinking
'I'm at the Pentagon shouting at the top of my lungs about what is obvious to everyone outside,' Defense CIO John Stenbit says. What's obvious? DOD must become a network-centric organization that delivers the right information to the right person at the right time.
Homeland Security plans shake-up of contract management
The Homeland Security Department intends to act on audit recommendations that it reorganize the contracting shops that were part of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.<br>
Marine Corps unit adopts vehicle support app
A Marine Corps base in Hawaii is using a new application that helps personnel quickly find and fix vehicle malfunctions.<br>
Bush taps NTIA deputy to take over as chief
Michael D. Gallagher has been nominated to lead the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.<br>
NARA's plan for archival system lacks detail, GAO says
Sketchy plans for an Electronic Records Archives system could put the NARA system at risk of failure over the long haul, an early audit concludes.
Forecasters focus on better weather models
To issue early warnings about small but destructive weather events, such as tornadoes and thunderstorms, a group of agencies has teamed up to improve the resolution of forecasting models.
Fort Monmouth finishes satellite comm test bed
The Defense Department's new Teleport Testbed at the Communications Electronics Research and Development Center will give deployed forces a multiband, multimedia reach-back capability for network-centric warfare. <br>
Packet Rat: The Big Apple bites back
'There's no hot water in this hotel,' Mrs. Rat complained. 'Our first trip away from the ratlings, and we've got no hot water.'
'Did you hear...'
<b>Busted</b>. The General Accounting Office this month sustained a small-business protest against the Veterans Affairs Department because of a bogus database search. According to the ruling, VA decided to open up an eyeglass fitting and manufacturing contract to all bidders instead of just small businesses, which had previously snared the four-eyes awards. The reason? VA's contracting officer searched the Small Business Administration's Pro-Net database for small businesses with annual revenue no higher than $6, instead of $6 million. Not surprisingly, the small-biz database doesn't bother to track kids' lemonade stands, dot-bombs or corporate paupers such as Enron Corp. GAO upheld the protest of Rochester Optical Manufacturing Co. of Rochester, N.Y.
Atlanta day shelter dedicates computer lab to Mendenhall
Janice K. Mendenhall's legacy is living on at a daytime home and resource center for homeless women and children in Atlanta.
Forman heads for greener pastures
Forman left Washington for California this month, but not before the government IT community gave him a collective laurel'and hardy handshake (our apologies to Mel Brooks).
People on the Move
<b>Maya Bernstein</b>, a former Office of Management and Budget policy analyst, last week joined the IRS as its privacy advocate.
IG says GSA office misused $36m from IT Fund
Sales competition among General Services Administration regions might have led to the misuse of funds intended for IT buys, the agency's inspector general has concluded.
Global Hawk OKed for U.S. flights
The Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle, famous for precision surveillance and targeting in Iraq and Afghanistan, yesterday received Federal Aviation Administration approval to make routine flights.
Solution architects to have certification program
The emerging federal career path of solution architect will gain professional certification under a program sponsored by the Potomac Forum Ltd., a clearinghouse and conference sponsor for federal IT professionals. <br>
Blackout is first test for emergency wireless telecom
The National Communications System's priority telecommunications services got a workout this month during the electrical grid collapse that caused blackouts across much of the Northeast and Canada.
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