Census to test handhelds next year
Census will field test handhelds in Texas next year.
Senate confirms Johnson as EPA administrator
The Senate confirmed Stephen Johnson today to be Environmental Protection Agency administrator, the first EPA administrator with a science background.
OMB provides updated financial system requirements draft
Agencies have one week left in which to comment onOMB's Core Financial System Requirements Exposure Draft, its revised list of financial system requirements.
IRS recasts modernization in light of leaner budgets
Tighter budgets are forcing the IRS to recast and refocus its Business Systems Modernization, GAO told Congress.
As GAO watches, IRS works to patch security holes
The IRS, caught in a thicket of IT security problems, is hoping to be mostly out the woods by fall.
FAA to spend another $57m on STARS
The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded Raytheon Co. a $57 million contract option to continue deployment of the new color display Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System, or STARS, a joint procurement between FAA and the Defense Department.
State bolsters passport security
The State Department has declared that electronic passports will be safe from identity thieves.
Education awards CSC $176 million network services contract
For up to 10 years, CSC will provide infrastructure server management, e-mail accounts, security and program management for Education.
CDC restructures to break down barriers among scientists
CDC will reorganize into four coordinating centers and two national offices.
Natural environment
Working for the government is a family tradition for Linda Travers.
IRS increasing CADE capabilities, cutting refund time
The Internal Revenue Service will enhance its new taxpayer database to handle select exceptions in the simplest tax returns.
Bush to nominate Johnson as HHS CFO
President Bush intends to nominate Charles Johnson as assistant secretary of the Health and Human Services Department for Budget, Technology and Finance, and CFO.
VA's early reviews could keep HealtheVet out of sick bay
The Veterans Affairs Department doesn't at the moment have an IT problem with the HealtheVet patient and clinical care system, grumbling in Congress notwithstanding.
DOT IG says CIO needs to keep track of budget
The Transportation Department needs to better account for its CIO's budget and improve oversight of its IT investments and contract services, the department's inspector general said in a report released earlier this month.
Tax e-filers reach 60 percent
The IRS has received 60 percent of its tax returns through electronic filing as of the April 15 deadline, boosted by increases in individuals e-filing from their computers.
VA's dose of WiFi
Medication and medical mistakes contribute to 98,000 patients deaths each year in the United States.
FAA to spend another $57 million on STARS
The contract option to Raytheon Co. covers continued deployment of the new Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System, a joint procurement between FAA and the Defense Department.
Automated system at HHS recycles data for many uses
The Health and Human Services Department has created a growing repository of data it can, at the push of a button, use and reuse for a variety of reports.
IRS security flaws may expose taxpayer, banking data
According to a Government Accountability Office report, the Internal Revenue Service is putting taxpayers at risk of identity theft because of computer security flaws.
Agencies get a head start on protecting patient data
Federal health care providers have an advantage over their private counterparts in fulfilling new requirements taking effect this week to secure patient information.
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