Homeland request marbled with IT spending
The Homeland Security Department's fiscal 2004 budget proposal contains IT spending increases for projects begun at its component agencies salted throughout the $36.2 billion spending request.<br>
NIMA seeks name change that fits its expanded role
What's in a name? A lot, says the director of the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, who is asking the White House to consider renaming it the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency.
Enterprise architecture performance assessed
Agencies are making progress in implementing enterprise architectures but still have a way to go, according to the fiscal 2004 budget proposal released today by the Office of Management and Budget.<br>
IT security spending to keep pace with budget
Money requested in the fiscal 2004 budget for IT security would increase about 10 percent to $4.7 billion, according to the Office of Management and Budget. At that figure, allocations for security would hold steady at about 8 percent of federal IT spending. <br>
NASA will create central repository of Columbia data
NASA is amassing data that will help it analyze the cause of Saturday's space shuttle disaster, senior agency officials said today.<br>
GSA taps 17 for Connections contracts
The General Services Administration last week awarded contracts to 17 companies through its Connections program to provide telecommunications equipment and support services to federal agencies.<br>
FAR councils propose change to contract-bundling rule
The Federal Acquisition Regulation councils on Friday issued a proposed rule to curtail the bundling of contracts by agencies. <br>
Air Force comm deal will support Enduring Freedom
As the Air Force sets up makeshift bases across the deserts of Southwest Asia, an IT company from Doylestown, Pa., has signed on to supply the service with communications support. <br>
'Ratty' data from Columbia during final moments key in probe, NASA says
Fragmentary telemetry data sent from the space shuttle Columbia to ground-based NASA systems could be critical in reconstructing the doomed vehicle's status in its final seconds of flight, program director Ron Dittemore said yesterday. <br>
Defense plans to spend big on IT for joint operations
The Defense Department wants to allot $24.3 billion of the $379.9 billion it has requested for fiscal 2004 to bolster training and systems for a joint military force that relies on IT to sustain its missions.<br>
GAO tells OFPP to move faster to improve competition
The General Accounting Office chided the Office of Federal Procurement Policy for responding too slowly to its recommendations to ensure more competition on Federal Supply Service schedule buys.<br>
Experts give tips on good software buying
Quicker, shorter and even cheaper may not translate to a better buy for large-scale software systems, experts advise.<br>
Progress on e-government moves slowly
Education and Veterans Affairs had the biggest jumps in their overall progress on e-government efforts in the latest OMB scorecard. And no agency dropped a grade.<br>
Administration to seek $36.2 billion for homeland department
The Homeland Security Department budget request for fiscal 2004 will be $36.2 billion. The department also announced a reorganization of its border security agencies.<br>
Financial systems on the fast, and costly, track
At least four departments are plunging ahead with plans to overhaul financial systems so they are compliant with the most recent regulations, even though project leaders have no assurance of adequate funding.<br>
INS extends deadline for student tracking system
The Immigration and Naturalization Service has extended the mandatory date for schools to use its new foreign student tracking system to Feb. 15.<br>
How NIMA sends intelligence to the field
Military operation planners are now demanding video fly-throughs in minutes instead of weeks. So the National Imagery and Mapping Agency has begun posting Neopacks of intelligence data on secure Web sites. <br>
Homeland IT added to GAO's high-risk list
The Homeland Security Department and its IT operations are new areas of high risk for failure, the General Accounting Office and lawmakers said this morning.<br>
NIMA maps out its homeland role
For the first time, the National Imagery and Mapping Agency provided support to domestic security agencies during preparations for Sunday's Super Bowl. <br>
Company wants to integrate cellular, satellite services
A satellite telecom provider has plans to broaden its market by incorporating cellular access into its satellite service.<br>
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