NAS catches on
Data accumulates; it's practically a law of nature. And as an agency's data grows, so do the need to store it and the complexity of accessing it.
Taxpayers will file 2002 federal returns online free
The Office of Management and Budget yesterday said it came to an agreement with tax software vendors to let citizens file their tax returns online at no cost. OMB said it will publish a Federal Register notice detailing the terms of the agreement and open a 30-day comment period.
IG calls for halt of Defense Travel System
The Defense Department should halt funding of its Defense Travel System until a study can determine whether it is the most cost-effective approach to streamlining the travel process, the Pentagon inspector general recommends.
Expect looser language in final Section 803 rule
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy does not plan to include time and materials language in the final Section 803 rule after all, industry and congressional sources say.
Security adviser previews national strategy
LAS VEGAS'Presidential cybersecurity adviser Richard Clarke drew ovations from a crowd of 1,500 security experts attending the Black Hat Briefings when he criticized the performance of software developers.
IRS tests new central tax file database
The IRS has begun testing the Customer Account Data Engine, the database management system that will replace the nearly 40-year-old Master File and Integrated Data Retrieval System.
OMB demands management systems consolidation for HSD agencies
The Office of Management and Budget has placed further IT development constraints on agencies it expects to become part of the proposed Homeland Security Department.
House, Senate lawmakers take aim at administration's competitive sourcing goal
The Bush administration's competitive sourcing initiative faces serious opposition on Capitol Hill. The House included an amendment that would prohibit the Office of Management and Budget from setting goals or quotas for competing federal jobs.
Justice plans new network, PKI
The Justice Department intends to consolidate its data networks and implement a public-key infrastructure, according to a plan it issued Friday.
Did you hear?
<b>Because rockets are so passe,</b> NASA is designing outer-space elevators instead. Engineers at Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama are at the drawing board building nanotubes--tiny, rolled-up carbon layers much stronger than steel--that could be fabricated into a miles-long elevator cable tethered to a geosynchronous satellite. Visit <a href="http://flightprojects.msfc.nasa.gov/fd02_elev.html">flightprojects.msfc.nasa.gov/fd02_elev.html</a>.
Labor accepts digital signatures from union filers
The Labor Department has set up a voluntary program that lets unions file annual reports online using digital signatures.
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The week's top stories forJuly 22 through July 26
<p><a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/19445-1.html">FBI will send states cyberterror alerts</a><p><a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/19419-1.html">Supplemental bill boosts homeland security spending</a><p><a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/19410-1.html">Federal e-learning site beats milestone</a><p><a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/19408-1.html">WorldCom promises to deliver on FTS 2001</a><p><a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/19407-1.html">OMB details first level of federal enterprise architecture</a>
CIO Council team offers architecture expertise
With the Office of Management and Budget warning agencies that it will terminate IT projects that fail to fit in to a governmentwide enterprise architecture, a CIO Council working group is offering agencies assistance.
OMB model gives agencies a reference point on IT projects
The Office of Management and Budget expects agencies to conduct some research before investing in new IT. And the starting point should be the business reference model OMB released last week.
OMB halts spending for homeland security IT
The eight agencies slated to make up the proposed Homeland Security Department have stopped work on all IT projects valued at $500,000 or more, as ordered by the Office of Management and Budget.
E-learning site launches early
The Office of Personnel Management last week put online its e-training site, almost three months ahead of schedule. The site, at <a href="http://www.golearn.gov" target="_blank">www.golearn.gov</a>, gives federal employees free access to more than 30 courses and 50 electronic books.
EPA upgrades its PeopleSoft HR application
A year after installing the PeopleSoft 7 human resources application, the Environmental Protection Agency is upgrading the HR module to the Web-ready Version 8.3.
GSA teams will sort out overlap of FSS and FTS
The General Services Administration has formed three teams to develop business plans and options to incorporate recommendations from a recent study of the Federal Supply and Federal Technology services.
Management's most potent tool is training
To maintain and improve government services, agencies must redouble efforts to educate current and future employees, up to and including executives and managers.
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