NASCIO recognizes top-flight state IT projects
A 911 Web portal for Amber Alerts in Washington state was among eight state IT projects to win an awards from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers.
Navy awards contract for financial systems work
The Naval Surface Warfare Center hired Dynamics Research Corp. under a $4.4 million contract to provide functional and technical support at the Naval Sea Systems Command.
The 2005 GCN Gala: Innovators who march to their own drums take their awards in stride
Innovation in support of public service was the dominant theme at the 2005 GCN Awards Gala earlier this month in Washington.
Chertoff: Homeland to repair FEMA breakdown
FEMA will aim to fix shortcomings in logistics systems, communications, business processes and procurement, Homeland Security secretary Michael Chertoff said.
Air Force signs $8.8m deal for communications support
The Air Force Communications Agency has tapped MTC Technologies Inc. to provide telecommunications certification office support systems under a $8.8 million contract.
The essentials of computer forensics
Computer forensics, a rapidly growing field, is the use of hardware and software tools to recover the contents of a digital device for use as evidence in court.
Computer forensics: On the cutting edge
A few miles outside Hamilton, N.J., in a sparkling facility that still smells of fresh paint and sawn wood, Larry Depew flips a switch and a blue light starts flashing overhead.
Fighting cybercrime on a shoestring budget
In cramped, dingy offices near New York's East River, a couple dozen detectives and analysts hunch over computers, plowing their way through hundreds of criminal cases.
Text-to-speech app gives police a virtual partner
Sometimes it just takes a shift in perspective to solve a glaring problem.
Defense authorization bill still stuck in the Senate
Key senators on the Armed Services Committee are still waiting to hear when the full Senate will take up the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2006; the committee passed the bill in May.
White House, Congress at odds over the Defense spending bill
A fight over Defense Department spending is brewing between Capitol Hill and the White House.
DOD creates new office to manage business systems
The Defense Department's chaotic business system programs now have a new boss.
Cyber Storm takes a back seat to real storms
The Homeland Security Department's Cyber Storm exercise, which stages a virtual attack on the nation, has been pushed back from November to February 2006 because of resource demands and infrastructure damage caused by the recent hurricanes in the Gulf Coast region, the department and other sources said.
DHS, flush with 2006 funds, maps out major procurements
The Homeland Security Department's technology procurement is losing its baby teeth. The department is moving forward with border technology, a financial management project and two umbrella procurements, on the heels of the passage of its fiscal 2006 appropriations.
People on the Move
IRS associate CIO for IT services <b>Terry Lutes</b> will retire at the end of the year after nearly 30 years of service, the IRS has said.
Federal, private-sector CIOs mostly alike
Of the 12 functional areas federal CIOs are responsible for, their private-sector counterparts share eight, including systems acquisition and information security, according to the Government Accountability Office.
House bill gives VA's CIO power over IT budget
The chairman and the ranking Democrat of the House Veterans Affairs Committee last week introduced legislation that would give the Veterans Affairs Department's CIO authority over VA's IT budget, personnel and assets.
Energy IG flags cybersecurity flaws at FERC
The Energy Department's inspector general has found fault with cybersecurity procedures in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's unclassified cybersecurity program.
GAO praises e-rulemaking project's work
Federal auditors praised how the interagency e-Rulemaking Executive Committee has organized the process of choosing a centralized electronic rulemaking system based on cost savings, risks and security.
OMB issues guidance on A-76 reports
Agencies have until Nov. 10 to detail the public-private competitions they held in fiscal 2005 and the savings they hope to achieve under the administration's competitive-sourcing initiative.
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