USDA launches e-loan payment service for farmers
The Agriculture Department has launched an electronic service to let farmers and ranchers request and receive loan deficiency payments online.
IRS and Agriculture efforts strike pay dirt
The IRS and Agriculture Department are mining data to ferret out frauds who cheat American taxpayers.
House approves fed-friendly Transportation, Treasury spending bill
The House reverted to older rules of OMB Circular A-76 competitions and gave a 3.5 percent pay raise to civilian federal employees with yesterday's passage of the $90 billion fiscal 2005 Transportation, Treasury and independent agencies spending bill.<br>
FAA needs to broaden IT management and oversight, GAO says
The Federal Aviation Administration needs to improve its software acquisition process and overcome weaknesses that could lead to cost overruns, schedule delays and performance shortfalls, two new GAO reports conclude.
Senate Appropriations funds more Ag IT modernization
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved more funding for Agriculture Department IT projects than last year.
Complexity slows FAA Delphi rollout
The Federal Aviation Administration's installation of a new financial system has created a steep learning curve for its users.
FAA tool offers bird's-eye view of staff
The Federal Aviation Administration is deploying software to track air traffic control personnel and provide a snapshot of what controllers do and when.
NIH has $144m to fund cancer nanotech R&D
The National Cancer Institute plans to devote $144.3 million to a five-year initiative to develop and apply nanotechnology to cancer research.
FAA testing new backup system
The Federal Aviation Administration has begun integration testing of the Enhanced Backup Surveillance system with the National Airspace System as part of air traffic control modernization.
IRS-CI deploys pattern analysis software
The IRS Criminal Investigation division has begun deploying link analysis software to boost investigations of financial crimes.
Air traffic radio outage due to systems check failure
The failure to follow a system maintenance procedure may have resulted in Tuesday evening's radio communication outage that affected a large part of western airspace, the FAA says.
Senate committee limits A-76 in Treasury, Transportation spending
The Senate Appropriations Committee retained language that limits privatization of federal jobs when it approved a spending bill. Also trimmed: IRS modernization funds.
Transportation awards Northrop Grumman security contract
The Transportation Department awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. a contract to compete for task orders to upgrade the security of its physical assets and electronic systems.
NIH to provide $144 million for cancer nanotechnology
The National Institutes of Health's National Cancer Institute announced today a $144.3 million, five-year initiative to develop and apply nanotechnology to cancer research.
Ag's IG wants faster mad-cow tracking
The Agriculture Department should expedite development of a new disease surveillance system for tracking cattle samples, USDA's inspector general says.
USDA's buy for recreation site draws protest
Spherix Inc. has protested the Agriculture Department's award of a contract to ReserveAmerica for the consolidated National Recreation Reservation System.
CDC awards $74m deal for info center
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded NCS Pearson Inc. a seven-year, $73.7 million contract to provide the public with information about toxic substances and diseases.
Senate panel passes A-76 restrictions in spending bill
A Senate Appropriations Committee panel adopted an amendment today to make it more difficult to contract out perhaps thousands of government jobs.
Data helps ensure no child's left behind
Fresher data is on its way to the Education Department.
College is just a click away
Going off to college used to mean packing all one's worldly possessions into a steamer trunk for a long trip to a faraway campus.
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