FAA relieves some airspace gridlock
Technology helps redesign airspace to give pilots and controllers more flexibility in changing routes to avoid severe weather and traffic conflicts.
IRS to issue RFP for broad IT support services at Treasury
The IRS plans to request proposals for Total Information Processing Support Services-3 for the Treasury Department.
IRS renews electronic-payments contract
Official Payments Corp. will continue to collect and process individual federal income tax payments.
NIH IT help desk in A-76 competition
The Health and Human Services Department is starting a competition for IT help desk services at the National Institutes of Health.
Major weaknesses still dog IRS modernization
While IRS and contractor CSC have made progress on business systems modernization, schedule delays and cost increases continue, according to an inspector general report.
IRS, states expand efforts to fight money laundering
The IRS and states will cooperate to reduce duplication, improve taxpayer service and intensify the fight against noncompliance with tax systems.
IRS systems can track terrorists via tax data
As executive director of Benevolence International Foundation Inc. of Chicago, Enaam Arnaout accepted donations for humanitarian efforts overseas but diverted some of the funds to fighters in Chechnya and Bosnia.
HUD activates Pay.gov for lender fees
The Housing and Urban Development Department is using <a href = "http://Pay.gov">Pay.gov</a> as a speedier and more efficient method of collecting fees at the Office of Lender Approval.
Seeking Users
By practically any standard, the Grants.gov portal is a model e-government project.It is one of only two of the Quicksilver e-government projects to have achieved all its objectives. And yet by some metrics, the web site has been a disappointment. Still, 'It opens up a new world to people who may have paid for this service before and now they can simply go to the site and find it themselves,' said <b>Rebecca Spitzgo</b>, the Grants.gov program manager. What Grants.gov needs is users.
USDA approves $47 million in loans for rural broadband
The Agriculture Department approved $47 million for five rural broadband telecommunications loans.
IG: Major weakness in HHS financial systems, security programs
Most weaknesses were due to HHS' failure to develop an effective information security management program structure, inspector general reports.
Hobbs to be new Treasury CIO
<font color="CC0000"> (UPDATED ) </font color>Ira Hobbs, deputy CIO at Agriculture for the past seven years, has a history of advancing cross-government initiatives, program management and enterprise architecture.
Treasury issues phishing schemes alert, advice
Recent phishing e-mails have purportedly come from government agencies, financial-sector firms, Internet auction sites and electronic payment services.
IRS should study the use of private tax collectors, GAO says
The IRS should consider hiring collection agencies to reduce the $120 billion backlog of unpaid taxes, GAO recommends.
Barth nominated to be CFO at HUD
Carin Barth, president of LB Capital Inc. of Houston, would replace Angela Antonelli.
HHS funds $498 million for state bioterror preparedness
Grants designed to strengthen the ability of her health care facilities to respond to bioterror attacks, infectious diseases and natural disasters.
HHS seeks input to speed medical technologies
The Health and Human Services Department wants public comment on how the health agency can stimulate innovation in medical technologies.
Truck safety agency simplifies data backup
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has put in place software from Legato to consolidate and protect data from 90 remote offices and its headquarters at one location.
HHS gets own channel on WebMD site
The Health and Human Services Department has started distributing consumer health information via a new HHS channel on popular online site WebMD.
FinCEN ramps up
FinCEN, the Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, is preparing to ramp up IT systems for better data collection, data mining and analysis to help disrupt the flow of funds to terrorists.Armed FBI agents are often the law enforcement officials who capture suspected terrorists. But many times, it was Treasury Department agencies that uncovered the terrorists' financial footprints to build enough evidence for an arrest.
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