IRS sets timetable for encrypting tax returns
The IRS will require professional tax preparers, software vendors and third-party transmitters to use approved encryption methods when sending individual and business tax return information over dedicated lines, beginning in 2005.
Ridge: Merged terrorist watch list due next year
Homeland Security secretary Tom Ridge said the government will combine about a dozen terrorist watch lists into one next year.
FAA awards contract for BITS II support
The Federal Aviation Administration awarded Optimus Corp. of Silver Spring, Md., a contract to provide a centralized LAN and help desk support. The contract, announced today, is worth $4 million in the first year and could extend up to eight years with FAA's Office of Research and Acquisitions under its Broad IT Services II program.
Air Force expands data warehouse
The Air Force agreed this month to spend $18 million to expand its Enterprise Data Warehouse, run by the Air Force Materiel Command at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
USDA plans automated animal ID system to speed response to outbreaks
The Agriculture Department said it is developing an automated animal identification system that will speed up the task of tracing animals through the livestock marketing chain in investigations such as the one that erupted last week.
FAA Capstone tests commercial satellite coverage
An experimental Federal Aviation Administration program for aircraft traffic control is testing satellites as a way to extend coverage, FAA program manager John Hallinan said.
Navy station gets new air traffic system
The Naval Air Station in Patuxent River, Md., this month began using an upgraded air traffic control system that station officials expect will speed up data transfers, increase data volume, improve training and enhance security.
Troops call home for the holidays
About a thousand military personnel per day are calling home from centers MCI has established at strategic military sites in Iraq.<br>
Army KICCs off $4b comm project in Kuwait, Iraq
By spring, the Army will free up hundreds of tactical signal unit soldiers in Kuwait and Iraq to come home or be reassigned to other jobs. Contractors will perform the work the signal soldiers are currently doing.<br>
Seven vendors to compete for DIESCON 3 task orders
The Defense Intelligence Agency has awarded a blanket purchase agreement to seven vendors for the Defense Intelligence Information Systems Integration and Engineering Support Services Contract 3, worth an estimated $300 million.<br>
Navy starts new round of e-business pilots
The Navy's eBusiness Operations Office this week selected $3.8 million worth of first-round projects for fiscal 2004, ranging from software to streamline evaluation to systems that improve data accessibility.<br>
FinCEN to expand data-sharing system
The Treasury Department has given Information Analysis Inc. of Fairfax, Va., a contract worth up to $9.9 million over five years to enhance and operate the Secure Outreach and Gateway Web system for its Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.<br>
Education wants research proposals from small business
The Education Department is seeking research proposals from small businesses in the areas of state and local consulting and development of educational products.<br>
Could coprocessor be a supercomputer alternative?
A math coprocessor from ClearSpeed Technology Ltd. could become a low-cost way of building or upgrading supercomputer clusters.<br>
Senators call for Thomas site upgrade
Six senators are calling on the Library of Congress to upgrade what it calls the "bare-bones" and inadequate Thomas portal to legislative information.
Navy awards contract for submarine processors
The Navy has awarded a $36.6 million contract to General Dynamics Corp. for engineering, technical services and production for its multipurpose processor program for submarines.
TSA seeks vendors to detect terrorists by checking public data
The Transportation Security Administration has invited proposals from contractors to perform advanced terrorist threat analysis of the agency's job candidates and employees.
FDIC is looking for a few good data sanitizers
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is requesting information on commercial software that will sanitize data from existing sensitive databases or generate test data for application development and testing.
SBA simplifies small-business registration, launches verification database
The Small Business Administration is giving small businesses a single point of registration and taking over the process of declaring whether a business qualifies for its programs.
Fla. sheriff adds biometrics to bookings
Pinellas County, Fla., is using biometrics tools from Viisage Technology Inc. of Littleton, Mass., to verify identities in the county's 3,000-bed correctional facility.
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