The IRS wants its money'electronically
Following the lead of the popular eBay payment company, the IRS is focusing on getting citizens to not only file their tax returns electronically but to pay their tax bills that way, too.
New subcontracting system will help track IT spending
The Integrated Acquisition Environment e-government team has begun work on a system that, for the first time, will let agencies go to one place to see if they are meeting federal subcontracting goals.
Defense provides new business modernization plan to Congress
The Pentagon's top acquisition authority has a plan to get the Defense Department's business systems modernization back on track.
Government IT gets star treatment at FOSE
The 29th edition of FOSE opens tomorrow at the Washington Convention Center with a three-day slate of exhibits, demonstrations, discussions and meetings on IT and government.
Pennsylvania plans first-response GIS
Pennsylvania officials are using a $603,000 grant from the Homeland Security Department to pump up the state's emergency response system with geospatial tools.
DHS steps up efforts to integrate geospatial apps
The Homeland Security Department this summer will experience a geospatial revolution of sorts.
Retirement isn't affecting IT skills so far
Retirement is not diluting the skills of the federal IT workforce, according to a new study by the CIO Council and the Office of Personnel Management.
Panel calls for more R&D on cybersecurity
The Presidential IT Advisory Committee has recommended the government sharply increase its spending on cybersecurity R&D and shift the focus to fundamental, long-term approaches to security challenges.
IRS plans to modernize its Web services
The IRS is looking at modernizing its Web services, consolidating its online presence through an enterprise portal.
GSA, OPM cast another lure for teleworkers
Federal employees who have never before teleworked can take advantage of a one-month free trial at one of the 15 Washington Metropolitan Telework Centers.
GAO slams SEC protection of sensitive data
The Securities and Exchange Commission needs to strengthen its controls over financial and other sensitive data, the Government Accountability Office says in a new report.
Most of EU will miss e-passport deadline
Only six European Union countries that now enjoy visa-free travel to the United States are expected to meet an Oct. 26 deadline for initiating biometric passports to maintain that status'with Great Britain and France among the nations expected to lag behind.
NIST offers new guide on HIPAA security
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued a new guide on securing health information.
Grants.gov team mulls awards database
The managing partners of the <a href= "http://Grants.gov">Grants.gov</a> e-government project are determining the feasibility of a governmentwide grant awards database.
Pentagon takes over 21 major Air Force buys
The Defense Department has temporarily taken over 21 Air Force projects worth more than $200 billion.
Latest projection has IT budget on upward trend
Federal IT spending will remain on the fast track through the end of the decade, according to a new forecast from Input.
Collins says she'll monitor GSA schedule effort
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) has vowed to keep a close eye on the General Services Administration as it works to resolve long-standing problems in Federal Supply Service contract practices re-vealed by the Government Accountability Office.
NASA global-view program sparks 6 million downloads
A NASA planetary visualization program that lets users zoom in to anywhere on Earth has proved to be a hit with the public.
White House floats policy on privacy that straddles lawmakers' opposing views
A fight over privacy is brewing on Capitol Hill, and it has nothing to do with the Homeland Security Department screening travelers or the General Services Administration's lost credit-card data.
Payments efforts get own PMA scorecard
To give its push to reduce improper payments more focus, the Bush administration began rating reduction efforts on its last scorecard for the President's Management Agenda.
Do Not Sell My Personal Information
When you visit our website, we store cookies on your browser to collect information. The information collected might relate to you, your preferences or your device, and is mostly used to make the site work as you expect it to and to provide a more personalized web experience. However, you can choose not to allow certain types of cookies, which may impact your experience of the site and the services we are able to offer. Click on the different category headings to find out more and change our default settings according to your preference. You cannot opt-out of our First Party Strictly Necessary Cookies as they are deployed in order to ensure the proper functioning of our website (such as prompting the cookie banner and remembering your settings, to log into your account, to redirect you when you log out, etc.). For more information about the First and Third Party Cookies used please follow this link.
Manage Consent Preferences
Strictly Necessary Cookies - Always Active
We do not allow you to opt-out of our certain cookies, as they are necessary to ensure the proper functioning of our website (such as prompting our cookie banner and remembering your privacy choices) and/or to monitor site performance. These cookies are not used in a way that constitutes a “sale” of your data under the CCPA. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not work as intended if you do so. You can usually find these settings in the Options or Preferences menu of your browser. Visit www.allaboutcookies.org to learn more.
Sale of Personal Data, Targeting & Social Media Cookies
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act, you have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information to third parties. These cookies collect information for analytics and to personalize your experience with targeted ads. You may exercise your right to opt out of the sale of personal information by using this toggle switch. If you opt out we will not be able to offer you personalised ads and will not hand over your personal information to any third parties. Additionally, you may contact our legal department for further clarification about your rights as a California consumer by using this Exercise My Rights link
If you have enabled privacy controls on your browser (such as a plugin), we have to take that as a valid request to opt-out. Therefore we would not be able to track your activity through the web. This may affect our ability to personalize ads according to your preferences.
Targeting cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.
Social media cookies are set by a range of social media services that we have added to the site to enable you to share our content with your friends and networks. They are capable of tracking your browser across other sites and building up a profile of your interests. This may impact the content and messages you see on other websites you visit. If you do not allow these cookies you may not be able to use or see these sharing tools.
If you want to opt out of all of our lead reports and lists, please submit a privacy request at our Do Not Sell page.
Cookie List
A cookie is a small piece of data (text file) that a website – when visited by a user – asks your browser to store on your device in order to remember information about you, such as your language preference or login information. Those cookies are set by us and called first-party cookies. We also use third-party cookies – which are cookies from a domain different than the domain of the website you are visiting – for our advertising and marketing efforts. More specifically, we use cookies and other tracking technologies for the following purposes:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
We do not allow you to opt-out of our certain cookies, as they are necessary to ensure the proper functioning of our website (such as prompting our cookie banner and remembering your privacy choices) and/or to monitor site performance. These cookies are not used in a way that constitutes a “sale” of your data under the CCPA. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not work as intended if you do so. You can usually find these settings in the Options or Preferences menu of your browser. Visit www.allaboutcookies.org to learn more.
Functional Cookies
We do not allow you to opt-out of our certain cookies, as they are necessary to ensure the proper functioning of our website (such as prompting our cookie banner and remembering your privacy choices) and/or to monitor site performance. These cookies are not used in a way that constitutes a “sale” of your data under the CCPA. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not work as intended if you do so. You can usually find these settings in the Options or Preferences menu of your browser. Visit www.allaboutcookies.org to learn more.
Performance Cookies
We do not allow you to opt-out of our certain cookies, as they are necessary to ensure the proper functioning of our website (such as prompting our cookie banner and remembering your privacy choices) and/or to monitor site performance. These cookies are not used in a way that constitutes a “sale” of your data under the CCPA. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not work as intended if you do so. You can usually find these settings in the Options or Preferences menu of your browser. Visit www.allaboutcookies.org to learn more.
Sale of Personal Data
We also use cookies to personalize your experience on our websites, including by determining the most relevant content and advertisements to show you, and to monitor site traffic and performance, so that we may improve our websites and your experience. You may opt out of our use of such cookies (and the associated “sale” of your Personal Information) by using this toggle switch. You will still see some advertising, regardless of your selection. Because we do not track you across different devices, browsers and GEMG properties, your selection will take effect only on this browser, this device and this website.
Social Media Cookies
We also use cookies to personalize your experience on our websites, including by determining the most relevant content and advertisements to show you, and to monitor site traffic and performance, so that we may improve our websites and your experience. You may opt out of our use of such cookies (and the associated “sale” of your Personal Information) by using this toggle switch. You will still see some advertising, regardless of your selection. Because we do not track you across different devices, browsers and GEMG properties, your selection will take effect only on this browser, this device and this website.
Targeting Cookies
We also use cookies to personalize your experience on our websites, including by determining the most relevant content and advertisements to show you, and to monitor site traffic and performance, so that we may improve our websites and your experience. You may opt out of our use of such cookies (and the associated “sale” of your Personal Information) by using this toggle switch. You will still see some advertising, regardless of your selection. Because we do not track you across different devices, browsers and GEMG properties, your selection will take effect only on this browser, this device and this website.