Spherix protests re-award of Forest Service reservation system
Spherix Inc. has filed a protest against the Agriculture Department's re-award of its single federal recreation information and reservation service to ReserveAmerica.
HHS seeks members to drive health IT group
The Health and Human Services Department today called for nominations for the public-private organization that will help develop standards and drive interoperability for the exchange of health data.
USDA shrinks incorrect food stamp payments via e-debit card
The Agriculture Department cut $1.4 billion in improper payments over five years from its Food Stamp program by implementing an electronic benefits card and aligning state and federal benefit criteria.
IT consolidation is starting to pay off at DOT
About 40 percent of the way into its IT consolidation, the Transportation Department is already seeing benefits.
Census counts on handhelds to cut field data-gathering costs
The Census Bureau's plan to use handheld computers during the 2010 census could save about $300 million alone on the cost of door-to-door counting, bureau officials say.
Auditors say FAA needs to determine effects of air traffic IT cuts
The Government Accountability Office has applauded cuts in air traffic IT programs, but advised the Federal Aviation Administration to monitor the effects.
CDC, DHS years away from bioterror, public health IT integration
A new GAO report says there needs to be greater integration between public-health initiatives being pursued the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Homeland Security Department.
Pension insurer seeks financial management system
PBGC's goal is to replace the current three core financial systems, which provide financial reporting and government and commercial accounting tasks, such as reconciling debits and credits.
Fox to leave GSA
Neal Fox, the assistant commissioner for commercial acquisition at the General Services Administration's Federal Supply Service, has given notice that he will be leaving the agency.
House cuts GSA eTravel funding
The move to protect small travel businesses came as an amendment to the 2006 spending bill for the departments of Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia and independent agencies.
CMS seeks enterprise data center offers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services seeks proposals to consolidate and modernize its data centers into enterprise data centers.
Agencies must report on telecommunications backup: OMB
Agencies must report to the Office of Management and Budget their progress in establishing backup telecommunications services that would be continuously available during emergencies and crises.
Lawmakers raid DOT CIO's budget to fund Amtrak
The House gutted the entire funding ' $11.9 million ' for salaries and expenses for the Transportation CIO's office in order to help keep the beleaguered passenger rail system afloat another year.
FAA system stays ATOP oceanic-flight safety, tracking
An air traffic system that allows controllers to reduce space between aircraft over U.S. oceanic air space is now fully operational at its first site'the New York Air Route Traffic Control Center'the Federal Aviation Administration said late last month.
State, NIST disagree on biometrics
A digital photograph and contactless chip for electronic passport implementation would confirm the identity of the person carrying the document, a top State Department official said late last month in testimony before Congress.
Health IT czar urges quick standards development
The national health IT czar says development of interoperability standards will spark demand for electronic health records.
2006: Flat funding, with strings attached
Lawmakers are applying additional restrictions and greater oversight on large IT and e-government projects in the fiscal 2006 agency spending bills making their way through Congress.
DHS tests RFID technology for foot, vehicle traffic at entry points
The Homeland Security Department plans to install antennas at five locations to detect RFID chips embedded in travel documents carried by international visitors passing through U.S. ports of entry.
NFC data to come in from the rain
The Big Easy is a frequent target of hurricanes blowing across the Gulf of Mexico, which often forces the Agriculture Department's data center there to shut down until the emergency passes.
USDA names Combs acting CIO
The Agriculture Department today named Dave Combs to be acting CIO until a permanent replacement for Scott Charbo is found.
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