Customs turns to Serena Software to manage its security initiatives
The Homeland Security Department's Customs and Border Protection agency has awarded Serena Software Inc. two blanket purchase agreements to help the agency manage its security initiatives.
DOD applications will have to wait for IPv6
The Defense Department is scaling back expectations for its 2008 move to version 6 of the Internet Protocols.
HHS wants automated public health reporting
Health and Human Services secretary Mike Leavitt wants health care providers to have the capability, within one year, to transmit three types of data as part of nationwide public health information reporting.
CIO Council gives agencies 'chapter 1' for IPv6 implementation
In preparation for the transition to Internet Protocol version 6, agencies should incorporate the new technology into their strategic plans and update their enterprise architectures by February, according to the CIO Council.
DARPA taps BBN Technologies for language translation work
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded BBN Technologies a contract to develop a system for transcribing speech and computer-encoded text directly into English.
Idaho DOT chooses Ciber for enterprise architecture work
The Idaho Transportation Department has selected Ciber Inc. to help it build an enterprise architecture strong enough to support new technology systems and applications that are part of a departmentwide transformation initiative.
Nelson leaves EPA CIO post
Kim Nelson, CIO at the Environmental Protection Agency, is leaving government to take a senior position at Microsoft Corp., the company announced today.
OPM issues RFP for Retirement Systems Modernization support
The Office of Personnel Management is seeking a vendor to support the agency's retirement systems modernization program.
NASA develops style sheets, tools for Web sites
Last year, NASA decreed that its Web sites should sport a common look and feel. Now the agency has introduced tools to help agency Web managers meet this goal.
NOAA provides rainfall analysis Web site
The National Weather Service unveiled today a Web site that provides analyses of rainfall, which could help emergency management agencies monitor and respond to floods.
Energy awards billion-dollar IT consolidation deal to EES
The Energy Department has awarded a $1 billion competitive sourcing contract to Energy Enterprise Solutions LLC for consolidated IT services.
Military Health System in multiple deals with Apptis
The Defense Department's Military Health System has awarded more than a half-dozen contracts totaling more than $85 million to Apptis Inc. for a variety of services.
DOD, Northrop Grumman sign defense video-teleconferencing pact
The country's military commanders soon will be using new video-teleconferencing hubs for networks that support the Defense Department's missions and operations worldwide as a critical command and control tool.
FEMA plans to use Web services for disaster claims
The emergency management agency plans to accelerate payments to disaster victims by switching from a client-server application to a Web services system.
OFPP interagency contracting working group to meet
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy's new working group for improving the management and use of interagency contracts will hold its first meeting next month.
OFPP expands SmartBuy approach to IT hardware
After the incremental but growing success of the SmartBuy enterprise software licensing program, the Office of Management and Budget is expanding the concept to IT hardware.
Agencies must monitor insider network threats, expert says
Agency networks are more vulnerable than ever, according to a former CIA official and cybersecurity expert, and the greatest threat to an organization's network security may come from within.
Controls on FBI Sentinel project paying off, IG says
Although the FBI experienced a major setback in its failure to deploy the long-awaited Virtual Case File IT system, it is performing better in its management of the Sentinel successor system, according to the Justice Department's inspector general.
CIO Council sends Data Reference Model to OMB for final approval
The CIO Council delivered Version 2.0 of the Federal Enterprise Architecture's Data Reference Model to the Office of Management and Budget last week for final approval.
GAO to DOD: Good first step on business architecture
The Defense Department has met or has partially met five of six congressional mandates to improve its business systems modernization efforts, according to the Government Accountability Office.
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