Transportation calls for IT support for new hazardous materials agency
The Transportation Department issued a request for program IT support services for its newly formed Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
IRS e-filing hits a midpoint record
Taxpayers are e-filing at a record rate, the IRS said today at the midpoint of the tax filing season.
IG to IRS: Expand secure messaging or drop it
The tax agency has an e-mail program that can protect taxpayers' sensitive financial data; the problem is not all employees use it, the IG reports.
IRS takes first step toward hiring private tax collectors
The IRS posted a request for information today for the initial phase of its plan to use private agencies to help collect delinquent federal taxes.
New CIO comes aboard at PTO
David Freeland, a transplant from Texas state government, took the reins today as the Patent and Trademark Office's systems chief.
EDS to aid Pearson on student aid systems revamp
Under a $116 million deal, EDS will provide the enterprise architecture and application integration for Education's upgrade of its student loan program.
Faulty data slowed IRS rollout of personnel system, audit finds
A new IG report details how Treasury's failure to manage the rollout of a new HR system at the IRS pushed the price much higher than comparable conversions at other agencies.
GAO checklist guides managers through financial IT rules
The Government Accountability Office today published a checklist of core financial system requirements to help agencies meet federal mandates.
VA turns to vendor in bid to salvage flawed financial system
The Veterans Affairs Department is trying to figure how to put its Core Financial and Logistics System back on track.
Social Security to collect personal data for Medicare drug plan
The Social Security Administration will collect and compare income, benefits and other personal information from several agencies related to seniors applying for assistance under the new Medicare drug benefit.
NIH accelerates posting of work it has funded
The National Institutes of Health is asking scientists to voluntarily make their biomedical research results available through the agency's searchable database within 12 months of publication.
Air Force deal offers a model for outsourcing IT security
The Air Force's recent enterprise deal with Microsoft Corp. could serve as an example of what future IT security services contracts could look like, Transportation Department CIO Dan Matthews said.
VA and SBA downgraded on security
The Veterans Affairs Department and Small Business Administration fell a notch in the latest e-government ratings on the President's Management Agenda scorecard because of IT security weaknesses.
Rent a cybercop
The information assurance group in the Education Department CIO's office had only a handful of employees two years ago, when it became clear that new federal IT security requirements would create a mountain of work.
Davis questions security of Treasury Web site
Rep. Tom Davis today expressed concern over and security of personal information collected on the www.treasurydirect.gov Web site.
HHS awards SRA $60 million parent locator system task order
HHS has awarded a task order to manage and monitor the development and implementation of the expanded Federal Parent Locator Service.
Census drumming up vendors for 2010 count
The Census Bureau is looking for prime systems integrators to develop, implement, and manage and support systems for the 2010 Decennial Census.
FDA to launch drug safety Web site
The Food and Drug Administration plans to launch a Web page to share drug safety information with health care professionals and patients.
Patent, census systems would get boost in '06 budget
President Bush's 2006 budget requests $9.4 billion for Commerce, up 49 percent from this year, including increases for patent and census processing systems.
For '06, IRS enforcement cuts into modernization funding
The IRS will reinvigorate enforcement this year and plans to apply $500 million of its budget next year to that end'at the expense of its systems modernization.
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