Treasury crafts smart software license buy
The Treasury Department plans to use savings from reduced maintenance fees on a contract for its IRS.gov portal to expand the contract and help pay for enterprisewide software licensing.
Smarter cards control access at Treasury
Treasury Department employees no longer show a laminated photo identification card to Secret Service agents to enter department headquarters. Now they simply swipe a smart card through readers installed on turnstiles at the building's entrance.
More spending proposed for bioterror initiatives
Of the $32.3 billion in IT funds the Bush administration is seeking for civilian agencies for fiscal 2005, a large chunk would go to projects to fight bioterrorism.<br>
McFarland sworn in as Veterans CIO
Robert McFarland, a former Dell Inc. executive, became the Veterans Affairs Department's assistant secretary for information technology today.
Budget to fund expanded biosurveillance
President Bush will ask for $274 million in his fiscal 2005 budget for expanded biosurveillance capabilities to strengthen the public health infrastructure and defend against bioterrorism.<br>
Harvard honors government's best and brightest
Ten federal programs were among the 50 best and brightest government projects named today as semifinalists for Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government awards for innovation.<br>
Treasury designates new security official
The Treasury Department has named Tim Hurr as its chief information security officer, a new position to oversee both security compliance and operational security across the department. He started the job in the Office of the CIO on Jan. 12.
Tax industry says its involvement is key to IRS increasing e-filers
Tax professionals are essential to ensuring that more returns are filed electronically, the chairman of the Council for Electronic Revenue Communication Advancement said.<br>
FAA awards $100 million in support contracts
The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded BAE Systems two contracts totaling $107 million to support its surveillance systems programs.<br>
CMS: Health-care providers must use single identifier
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has chosen the National Provider Identifier as the standard ID for filing and processing all health care claims and other transactions.<br>
Treasury ready to recompete TCS network
The Treasury Department is laying the groundwork for a follow-on contract to the $1.2 billion Treasury Communications Systems.A draft request for proposals for the Treasury Communications Enterprise was due for release late last week; the final RFP for a backbone comm infrastructure is tentatively scheduled to hit the streets March 1. The department wants to award the TCE contract by October.
60 percent of taxpayers eligible for free e-file
Most taxpayers are eligible to use the IRS' free tax preparation and electronic filing program, the agency announced today.<br>
IG cuffs IRS security staff for performance woes
IRS system administrators and security specialists continue to fumble and allow system vulnerabilities because accountability for carrying out security tasks and training is insufficient, a new inspector general's report contends.<br>
Bush to request more antiterror funding
President Bush will ask for a 12.7 percent increase in his budget request for the Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.<br>
CADE release depends on employee mastery
The new IRS taxpayer database will go live this year if and when workers at the agency's Martinsburg, W.Va., data center can operate the Customer Account Data Engine under peak demand.
IRS makes it easier for business filers to pay online
The IRS has streamlined its electronic payment system for business taxpayers who get a new Employer Identification Number.
Treasury unveils 2005 tax proposals
President Bush's fiscal 2005 budget proposal calls for expanding taxpayer use of electronic filing to cut IRS costs, speed processing and promote proper filing.
Treasury's ready to re-compete TCS network services
The Treasury Department is laying the groundwork for a follow-on contract to the $1.2 billion Treasury Communications Systems.
USDA site to customize services for farmers, ranchers
The Agriculture Department has redesigned its Web site to improve access to agency information. <br>
IRS, CSC act to right the agency's IT overhaul
The IRS and Prime contractor Computer Sciences Corp. are racing to demonstrate that they can put the agency's system moernization back on track.
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