IRS lags on privacy assessments: TIGTA
The IRS needs to conduct privacy assessments for its computer systems that have not been assessed in order to protect its data. The agency also has not adequately monitored its compliance with privacy laws.
Virginia re-ups CGI-AMS for e-procurement work
A five-year, $65 million contract renewal to host, maintain and operate Virginia's Web-based procurement portal has been granted to CGI-AMS Inc.
Military network deals go to Telos
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Telos Corp. two military contracts worth more than $4.1 million to provide network solutions.
Breeze blows through Adobe
Macromedia Breeze will re-emerge as Adobe Acrobat Connect and be tightly integrated with Adobe's flagship products.
Ruby won't trump Java
Should the agency CIO ditch Java Enterprise Edition?
Is a targeted Web site a good thing?
As Web analytics tools give agencies a more precise picture of who is visiting their sites, it's natural they should want to tailor their portals to better meet users' needs.
e-Gobierno, en Espa'ol
As the Hispanic population grows, agencies create Web sites to reach out.
Wyatt Kash | Editor's Desk: Blog power
President Bush's signing of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act illustrates the importance of the Internet within, and upon, the workings of government.
EIV keeps data secure but accessible
When HUD project manager David Sandler and Nicole Faison, director of HUD's Office of Public Housing, led the team that developed the Enterprise Income Verification System, they made sure that it would use Web-based technology that could be easily accessed across multiple platforms.
True to form
HUD system verifies tenants' reported income, frees up space for low-income families.
GovPay adopts shared-services provider model
As OMB continues finalizing rules for how agencies analyze whether they should turn over control of their financial-management systems to a public or private shared-services provider, GovWorks, because of its automated GovPay system, would seem to be an option.
Program pays off (without interest)
The Interior Department's GovPay program has hit all the e-government marks promoted by the Office of Management and Budget, reducing costs, improving performance and'most important'letting agency workers focus on their mission.
SSA takes claims appeals online, too
Not only has the Social Security Administration digitized the process of filing for disability benefits, the agency also conducts disability appeals hearings online.
Case files travel lighter, faster
The Social Security Administration's Electronic Disability System hastens benefits to the disabled while reducing a tremendous case backlog.
How Pa. secures data on the Web
Pennylsvania's Home and Community Services Information System has performed so well for Pennsylvania that other states are borrowing it.
Services hit home
A Web-based client information management system run by Pennsylvania's Office of Mental Retardation is improving the quality of life for Pennsylvanians with mental retardation.
System starts with authentication
Putting a permit application process online opens a cornucopia of possibilities: increasing speed, accuracy and cost-effectiveness, and adding services. But "security has to come first," according to Allison Young.
Stamp of approvals
The Agriculture Department's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service expedites permit approval process while adding security and accountability.
Texas port security deal charted by Ciber
A contract to install a harbor management and security solution in Port Freeport, Texas, has been awarded to Ciber Inc.
Calif. retirement system deal goes to Accenture
The technology backbone of California's public pension fund will be modernized under a five-year contract worth $199 million that has been awarded to Accenture Ltd.
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