Security funding only seems set to rise next year
IT security funding is slated to rise 10 percent, to $4.7 billion, in fiscal 2004.
President Bush sends $379.9 billion DOD budget to Congress
Out of its proposed $379.9 billion fiscal 2004 budget, the Defense Department wants to spend $24.3 billion on overhauling the military to meet 21st century threats and rolling out joint systems that rely heavily on IT.
Lawmakers seek $40m restored in '03 for e-gov
Congress late last month entered the home stretch on finishing the fiscal 2003 budget when it named members to a conference committee to iron out differences between House and Senate spending bills.
What the '04 IT budget means for each agency
The <b>Agriculture Department</b> plans to continue developing its enterprise architecture, including a project to connect field offices via a virtual private network. USDA would receive $2.25 billion for IT next year, up from $2.14 billion this year.
Bush pushes $1b for enterprise architectures
The president's fiscal 2004 budget request earmarks $1 billion of the government's IT spending for enterprise architecture projects. The year-old Federal Enterprise Architecture Program Management Office is slated to get $2.5 million to carry on its interagency work, the Office of Management and Budget's chief technology officer, Norman Lorentz, said last week.
White House plan requires integrating bioterror warning systems
The government has begun work on multiple bioterrorism alert systems that it must integrate to create the nationwide warning network described by President Bush last month in his State of the Union address.
Bush: U.S. defense depends on data
For the Bush administration's proposed Terrorist Threat Integration Center to succeed, the FBI, CIA and other intelligence agencies will have to overcome the age-old problem of mixing databases and agency cultures.
EPA launches rule-making site
The administration took a step toward its goal of establishing a single place for citizens to comment on proposed federal regulations last month with the launch of <a href= "http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
Army will issue Future Combat Systems RFP
The Army plans to release a request for proposals in mid-February to begin the system design and demonstration phase of the Future Combat Systems program to modernize soldiers' equipment and weaponry.
Airman gets six years for theft of PCs
A military judge has sentenced an Air Force staff sergeant to six years in prison for the theft of four notebook PCs and two handheld devices from Central Command last summer.
DOD reaches deal to share radio frequency
The Defense Department and IT product vendors have struck an agreement to share a band of radio frequencies without jeopardizing military radar systems that are used to guide warships and provide weather forecasts.
Energy IG finds 'dysfunction' at Los Alamos lab
Los Alamos National Laboratory needs better controls over procurement and property systems, the Energy Department's inspector general said in a Jan. 30 report.
Army starts up enterprisewide systems plan
The Army next month will release a request for proposals for a $700 million governmentwide acquisition contract for hardware, software and IT services.
Rule simplifies defense buys in emergencies
The civilian and defense Federal Acquisition Regulation councils late last month issued an interim rule simplifying the way agencies can buy products or services for defense or recovery from terrorist attacks.
FAR councils seek changes to bundling rule
The Federal Acquisition Regulation councils late last month issued a proposed rule to curtail the bundling of contracts by agencies.
INS contract will support its move to HSD
The Immigration and Naturalization Service has issued a $2.6 million task order to PEC Solutions Inc. to assist the agency's move to the Homeland Security Department.
Digital records swamp NARA
The National Archives and Records Administration received more electronic files from the Clinton administration than it had in the previous 30 years from all of government. Reynold Cahoon of the NARA, states that the electronic record-keeping could not keep up.
OMB to agencies: Justify that IT spending
As the White House detailed each agency's share of the $59.3 billion earmarked for IT in the president's fiscal 2004 budget request, one thing became clear: The administration will increase its pressure on agencies to justify their IT investments.
NASA team combs data for clues to Columbia disaster
NASA began marshaling information in a central database and using models to help it analyze the Columbia space shuttle disaster within hours of the accident.
GAO blasts FAA systems project
The Federal Aviation Administration cannot manage the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System effectively because it does not keep track of the project's costs accurately enough, according to a new GAO report.<br>
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