Cuviello: Army IT momentum irreversible
Despite management turnover, the Army's IT momentum is "irreversible," CIO Cuviello says.<br>
ERP can sometimes spell disaster
An agency must first study its own business blueprint before diving into a colossal enterprise resource planning system rollout, the Census Bureau's comptroller, speaking from the experience, says.<br>
New York City develops health alert network
A new health alert portal could be a shot in the arm for New York City's health care workers.<br>
Energy's IG pans notebook PC lapses at Los Alamos
In another blow to Los Alamos National Laboratory's management, the Energy Department's inspector general has found inadequate controls over the weapons lab's classified and unclassified notebook PCs.<br>
Homeland Security will accept electronic signatures
The Homeland Security Department's Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement today issued an interim final rule clearing the way for applicants to submit electronic signatures on immigration benefit documents.<br>
Military missions are increasingly dependent on IT
Statistics from Operation Iraqi Freedom show that IT has moved into military operations as never before.<br>
Auburn IT prof says true interoperability is in system design
An associate professor at Auburn University, in an address to a software conference, says requirements engineering will ensure systems are designed and built to be interoperable.<br>
Stenbit says DOD is headed toward 'smart pull'
Business processes in many Defense Department agencies are still focused on "smart push" and not in the "smart pull" direction the department is headed, the Defense CIO said.<br>
For summer, OMB puts agencies on a business case diet
The Office of Management and Budget is asking agencies to slim down the volume of material they submit with their annual IT budget proposals.<br>
Homeland Security to take immigration filings online
Beginning May 29, the Homeland Security Department will accept some immigration filings online. <br>
Bob Deller: Controlling performance
Responsibility for performance must go deeper than administering programs.
Marine Corps hires SRA for IT services
The Marine Corps today awarded SRA International Inc. a seven-year, $115 million contract to support IT at the Command, Control, Communications and Computers CIO Directorate. <br>
SBA intends to recertify small businesses annually
The Small Business Administration has issued a proposed rule that will require small businesses receiving schedule or multiple-award contracts to certify annually that they still meet SBA's size standard for a small business. <br>
TSA gears up for smart-card pilot
The Transportation Security Administration has drafted Maximus Inc. to help it develop smart cards that will serve as identification cards for port, airport, railway and other transportation employees. <br>
Interagency team studies geospatial preparedness
An interagency team is developing a comprehensive national strategy for delivering geospatial data to emergency responders.
Online SARS map shows outbreak sites
Corda Technologies Inc. of Lindon, Utah, has posted a map online that shows the number of SARS cases worldwide. <br>
DOD releases plan to integrate business systems
The Defense Department's documented Financial Management Enterprise Architecture, released today, will build on integration and interoperability, an official who helped develop the architecture said. <br>
Simulations help ensure nuclear safety, officials say
As the Bush administration grapples with news of nuclear weapons from North Korea, Energy Department scientists say complex software systems have shown the American stockpiles to be fully secure.<br>
Priority program sponsors to dispatchers: Hello?
The Federal Communications Commission and the National Communications System want to increase participation by local emergency dispatch centers in their priority service restoration program.<br>
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