VA to launch hepatitis C info site
The Veterans Affairs Department will launch a Web site tomorrow to share information about hepatitis C.<br>
Bush names McClellan CMS chief
Mark McClellan was selected to be administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services at the Health and Human Services Department.<br>
IRS turns up pressure on main contractor
The IRS and Computer Sciences Corp. vow that they are making painstaking progress in righting the tax agency's massive Business Systems Modernization. But the IRS also has taken a new approach to holding its Prime contractor accountable for systems delivery failures by making good on its intention to look elsewhere for work on the project.
EDS halts all HITS transition work for HUD
EDS Corp. will suspend new transition work on the $860 million HUD Information Technology Services contract as a result of court-ordered negotiations earlier this month with incumbent contractor Lockheed Martin Corp.
USDA brews up plan for coffee trade e-receipts
The Agriculture Department has OK'd the use of electronic warehouse receipts for coffee trades.James Little, Farm Service Agency administrator, earlier this month announced the use of the Electronic Commodity Operations and Processing System, or eCOPS.
Agencies embrace electronic payments
Federal agencies increasingly are paying vendors by electronic funds transfer instead of checks.<br>
FDA urges trace technologies to secure drug supply chain
The Food and Drug Administration recommended today that drug makers and retailers use radio-frequency identification and other technologies to secure medications throughout the drug supply chain.<br>
EDS to stop new work on HUD HITS contract
EDS Corp. will suspend new transition work on the $860 million HUD Information Technology Services contract as a result of court-ordered negotiations.<br>
Education to measure computer training results
The Education Department said today it will fund a study of 16 computer-based reading and math products to determine whether they raise student achievement.
IRS refuses CSC new modernization contracts
The IRS won't consider Computer Sciences Corp. for work on future contracts to modernize tax enforcement and compliance systems, the IRS commissioner told lawmakers today.<br>
IRS posts info on abusive tax shelters
The IRS, as part if its effort to combat abusive tax shelters, today launched a new section today on its Web site to warn and educate employee retirement plan professionals about shady schemes and transactions.
USDA brews a plan for electronic receipts for coffee trades
The Agriculture Department has OK'ed the use of electronic warehouse receipts for the handling of coffee trades.
FAA taps Optimus to support systems center
The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded Optimus Corp. a task order to automate processes that will help move air traffic more efficiently.<br>
HUD to sell 4,000 homes online
The Housing and Urban Development Department intends to use the Internet to increase homeownership.<br>
Federal statistics site gains tools to ease access to local data
The Housing and Urban Development Department and the Census Bureau have combined forces to make trolling for government statistical information about cities, counties, states and the nation easier.
FAA will roll out system to prevent runway collisions
The Federal Aviation Administration officially unveiled new technology today to reduce air traffic delays and increase passenger safety as planes land and take off.<br>
Online extra: White House backs joint projects on health care, bioterror detection
Sharing technology across agencies to integrate federal processes and improve efficiency is an administration priority.
Lockheed Martin, EDS spar over HITS recompete
Lockheed Martin Corp. today filed for an injunction in federal court to block rival EDS Corp. from revving up activity on its HUD Information Technology Services contract.<br>
How major IT projects made out, by agency
Agriculture Department'USDA would get $46 million for increased testing and surveillance and development of an animal identification system to protect the food supply from mad cow disease. The system will include radio frequency ID tags for animals and databases for animal and facilities identification.
Export-Import Bank selects new CIO
Fernanda Young, CIO of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, will become the next CIO at The Export-Import Bank.<br>
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