OpenSSL undergoing review
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is evaluating an open-source library of encryption algorithms for use on sensitive government networks.
OPM's Fitzgerald will leave government next month
The Office of Personnel Management's E-Training project manager, Mike Fitzgerald, is heading to an industry job.
IRS appoints new CFO
The tax agency has named its deputy chief financial officer, Eileen Powell, to the IRS' top financial post after she spent the last five months as acting CFO.
Social Security to launch new disability claims system
SSA next month plans to launch a system to speed the processing of disability claims and rid the agency of bulky paper claims files.
ATF taps EDS for third seat management contract
EDS Corp. has won a $300 million seat management contract to provide services to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives'besting incumbent Unisys Corp.
Auditors roast NASA's financial modernization program
In not one but four reports, GAO chastises the space agency's financial modernization program as too risky.
NIST releases new FISMA guidance
The standards agency has released further draft guidance to help agencies meet the requirements of the IT security law.
Air Force sets to work on combat intranet upgrade
The service plans to redesign major components of its Combat Information Transport System intranet.
NSF wins honors for e-government progress
The National Science Foundation has earned the highest possible praise for management of its e-government projects.<br>
GAO briefs lawmakers on Iraq battlefield logistics troubles
Although logistics operations during the early phases of Operation Iraqi Freedom were improved over the previous Gulf War, major logistics support snafus surfaced as the war progressed, according to a new GAO briefing.<br>
NSF to light up global research network
A new global network bridging researchers here and abroad is set to go live by Jan. 5.<br>
Justice data-sharing network to get COO
The Regional Information Sharing System Network for exchanging information among law enforcement agencies will have a chief operating officer within weeks.
GSA gives agencies a year to begin moving to E-Travel
Civilian agencies must choose one of three online travel systems and begin migrating to it by Dec. 31 of next year.<br>
Indiana awards Medicaid contract to EDS
The Indiana Medicaid Policy and Planning Office has awarded EDS Corp. an $83 million, three-year contract to continue processing health care provider claims and expedite other Medicaid services.<br>
Lockheed upheld on HUD services protest
The General Accounting Office has upheld a Lockheed Martin Corp. protest of a Housing and Urban Development Department IT services contract worth $860 million to EDS. <br>
New system to spot FHA loan irregularities
A records system to monitor default and claim rates on Federal Housing Administration-insured loans will be launched next month.<br>
Section 508 tool sets error-fixing rules
GSA has released a software tool that prioritizes repair of accessibility errors on agency Web sites.<br>
FCC investigates smart radios
A notice of proposed rule-making released this week by the Federal Communications Commission might lead to big changes in oversight of the nation's radio-frequency spectrum. <br>
State CIO pay varies widely
New statistics on pay levels of state CIOs show that they earn from $92,220 to $225,000.<br>
Colo. city gases up WiFi hot spots
When fire trucks and police cars pull up to a gas pump in Aurora, Colo., they are pumping software updates wirelessly into their mobile PCs.<br>
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