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Navy secretary-designate dies
Colin McMillan, chosen by President Bush as the next Navy secretary and awaiting Senate confirmation, died yesterday from a gunshot wound. <br>
IRS delays CADE until 2004
The first phase of an IRS program to modernize the Customer Account Data Engine for master files will not get under way 'until the March or April time frame' during the 2004 tax filing season, an IRS spokesman said today. <br>
Cryptogram: Clean-cut architecture
This German architect was known for incorporating techniques from modern technology into building designs. His works reflect his belief in teamwork, standardization and prefabrication'ideas that have found their way into enterprise IT frameworks.
Packet Rat: The Rat opens a Window to let some hot air in
When the Homeland Security Department this month announced a $110 million deal to standardize on Microsoft Windows applications, the Rat went through four of the five stages of loss.
'Did you hear...'
<b>Hair-raising laptops</b>. Sony Electronics Inc. this month recalled 18,000 Vaio notebook computers for modem replacement. A bad modem can deliver an electrical shock, Sony said, if a Vaio is running on AC power, the phone connection is disabled, a grounded peripheral is hooked up and you happen to be touching the metal chassis at the moment the phone rings.
Que SARA?
The Services Acquisition Reform Act passed by the House in May promises sweeping changes in the way agencies buy services'which in 2001 totaled about $17 billion for IT alone.
People on the Move
Retired Army <b>Lt. Gen. Joseph K. Kellogg</b> has joined Oracle Corp. as its senior vice president of homeland security.
DFARS task force proposes 40 percent cut in procurement regs
A Defense Department task force has proposed changes that would slash more than 500 pages from the 1,400-page Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement and would revise another 22 percent of the document.
OMB doles out $1.6 million to SBA for e-gov project
For the second straight year, the Small Business Administration's e-government project is one of the few Quicksilver initiatives to receive money from the e-government fund.
OMB tells SBA to develop e-forms system
The Office of Management and Budget has directed the Small Business Administration to roll out an electronic-forms system.
OPM rejects GAO advice on portal contract
The Office of Personnel Management last week took the highly unusual step of rejecting a General Accounting Office recommendation, deciding not to recompete the contract for the Recruitment One-Stop Quicksilver Project.
Forecast for NWS: flash flood of Linux
The National Weather Service is converting its severe-weather prediction system to Linux.
Need case help? Ask industry
With about six weeks left before fiscal 2005 budget submissions are due to the Office of Management and Budget, the CIO Council this month urged agencies to seek industry assistance in developing their business cases and enterprise architectures.
Guidance for federal tech workers issued
The CIO Council recently finished testing its IT Roadmap tool to help federal employees chart their careers. Version 1 of the application went online last week at <a href= "http://www.golearn.gov">www.golearn.gov</a>.
DHS seeking replacement for Callahan
The Homeland Security Department is advertising to fill Laura Callahan's position, but an agency spokeswoman said that Callahan has not been fired and remains on administrative leave.
House Appropriations slashes E-Gov Fund
The House Appropriations Committee yesterday cut the administration's E-Government Fund by 80 percent from what Congress had allocated for fiscal 2003.<br>
EPA to spend more on IT integration
The Environmental Protection Agency will invest more in IT integration to 'better use environmental data to make decisions, set priorities and achieve agency goals,' CIO Kimberly T. Nelson said.
Collins urges OPM to nix diploma mill degrees
Senator asks the Office of Personnel Management to 'close a legal loophole that enables federal employees to use federal funds to pay for coursework from diploma mills.'<br>
Using IRS tax payment site is now less taxing
The IRS earlier this month rolled out improvements to the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System Web site that will let taxpayers schedule and track payments more conveniently.
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