FDA to upgrade its data-mining skills and tools
The Food and Drug Administration has signed a two-year cooperative R&D agreement with Lincoln Technologies Inc. of Wellesley Hills, Mass., to develop data-mining techniques for the Adverse Events Reporting System.
House OKs $2.4 billion for nanotech R&D
The House earlier this month approved a bill to establish a National Nanotechnology R&D Program.
GSA hires SRA for acquisition institute work
The General Services Administration has awarded SRA International Inc. a five-year, $8.2 million support contract to help the Federal Acquisition Institute revamp its services.
Davis services bill moves on to House vote
Rep. Tom Davis has come a step closer to changing the way the government buys services and trains acquisition workers.
EA by the slice
To the Census Bureau's <b>Jack Leidich</b>, enterprise architecture is like a pizza from which users can take slices with the toppings of their choice. The bureau has implemented an online visual modeling environment to make enterprise architecture plans more accessible to managers at all levels.
OMB details procedure for obtaining e-gov funding
Agencies looking to get a portion of the Office of Management and Budget's e-government fund will need to submit a proposal that includes a description of the initiative, a justification for the funding and a spending plan.<br>
NMCI symposium will benefit Navy and vendors, director says
Charles Munns, director of the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet, said he is hoping an industry symposium on NMCI next month in New Orleans will open a dialogue between more IT vendors needed for the project and the Navy.<br>
House committee passes DOD funding measure
The House Armed Services Committee yesterda y approved a fiscal 2004 authorizations bill that recommends $400.5 billion in funding for the Defense Department and the national security programs of the Energy Department. <br>
Calendar
<b>8-11 Access-VB-SQL Advisor DevCon Conference.</b><br>Las Vegas. Contact Advisor Media Inc.; phone: 858-278-5600; Web: <a href= "http://www.Advisor.com/AccessDevCon">www.Advisor.com/AccessDevCon</a>.
Policies and Practices: Many agencies fall short on project management
Some federal officials have questioned the government's ability to manage IT projects.
Training is key to contract reform
If agency acquisition workers do not receive adequate training on new and innovative contracting methods, acquisition reform will slow considerably, 22 procurement executives said in a survey released in April.
Dell mix-up changes printer results
Sometimes IT products aren't quite what they say they are. That was the case with the Dell P1500 executive laser printer that was evaluated in a GCN Lab review that ran late last month.
Where am I? GPS review tells all
Devices that use the Global Positioning System are getting as common as wireless phones were five years ago. GPS is invading the IT world in business, science and recreational applications, and we can't yet imagine how it will evolve in our daily lives.
Senate Select Committee approves fiscal 2004 funding
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence approved fiscal 2004 spending for intelligence agencies last month, increasing funding to standardize databases across intelligence agencies to improve information sharing and data analysis.
Defense plans Metadata Registry
The Defense Department can't achieve net-centricity without a policy for managing the millions of lines of code in use throughout the department, CIO John Stenbit said.
Incoming
<b>Unify and simplify</b>. To reduce duplicative functions, the Office of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy has announced it will shut down the Defense Department's Business Opportunities Web site by the end of fiscal 2004 and transfer its functions to the Federal Business Opportunities site, <a href= "http://www.fedbizopps.gov">www.fedbizopps.gov</a>.
Army's advanced systems project moves forward
The Army is ready to begin developing and demonstrating its Future Combat Systems, a modernization program for vehicles, personal gear and the systems that connect them.
NMCI moves in at six Marine sites
The Marine Corps announced today that six Marine Corps sites have entered the assumption-of-responsibility phase in the transition to the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet.<br>
GSA's Self to retire in July
Charlie Self, the man many believe is responsible for bringing the concept of seat management to government, announced today he is retiring after 34 years of government service.<br>
Agriculture signs a deal for digital radios
The Agriculture Department has purchased a digital radio system that will extend communications across a large geographic area and deliver voice over IP, allowing eventually for data applications. <br>
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