IRS holds back future CADE, accounting system releases
The IRS is delaying future releases of its new taxpayer database, the Customer Account Data Engine, in order to get the initial version out successfully, presumably this year.<br>
CDC charts violence against women online resource center
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning to develop an online resource center aimed at preventing violence against women later this year.<br>
Treasury to test Web system for quarterly bank reports
The Treasury Department in April will begin testing a system for banks to submit quarterly reports about their financial health via the Web.<br>
E-filing's popularity lets IRS shift resources to enforcement
The IRS is reorganizing some operations as a result of increased electronic filing by taxpayers and technology use by agency employees.<br>
HUD considers rebidding $860 million IT contract
The Housing and Urban Development Department is trying to decide the next step it should take on an $860 million IT services contract successfully protested at the General Accounting Office.<br>
IRS debuts new online help for 1040 filers
The IRS debuted 1040 Central yesterday, an online service to make finding tax information and forms easier for taxpayers.
IRS awards $3 million contract for 508 work
The IRS has awarded Manila Consulting Group a five-year, $3 million contract to help the agency comply with Section 508 requirements.<br>
Transportation to lift rules on airline reservation systems
The Transportation Department will on Jan. 31 eliminate most rules governing the computer reservation systems used by travel agents, reflecting changes in how airline tickets are bought and sold.
CMS extends EDS Medicare system maintenance contract
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services extended by two years its Medicare system maintenance contract with EDS Corp., which includes moving all Medicare Part B claims processing onto a standard platform.
IRS sets timetable for encrypting tax returns
The IRS will require professional tax preparers, software vendors and third-party transmitters to use approved encryption methods when sending individual and business tax return information over dedicated lines, beginning in 2005.
FAA awards contract for BITS II support
The Federal Aviation Administration awarded Optimus Corp. of Silver Spring, Md., a contract to provide a centralized LAN and help desk support. The contract, announced today, is worth $4 million in the first year and could extend up to eight years with FAA's Office of Research and Acquisitions under its Broad IT Services II program.
USDA plans automated animal ID system to speed response to outbreaks
The Agriculture Department said it is developing an automated animal identification system that will speed up the task of tracing animals through the livestock marketing chain in investigations such as the one that erupted last week.
FinCEN to expand data-sharing system
The Treasury Department has given Information Analysis Inc. of Fairfax, Va., a contract worth up to $9.9 million over five years to enhance and operate the Secure Outreach and Gateway Web system for its Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.<br>
FDIC is looking for a few good data sanitizers
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is requesting information on commercial software that will sanitize data from existing sensitive databases or generate test data for application development and testing.
IRS appoints new CFO
The tax agency has named its deputy chief financial officer, Eileen Powell, to the IRS' top financial post after she spent the last five months as acting CFO.
Social Security to launch new disability claims system
SSA next month plans to launch a system to speed the processing of disability claims and rid the agency of bulky paper claims files.
Indiana awards Medicaid contract to EDS
The Indiana Medicaid Policy and Planning Office has awarded EDS Corp. an $83 million, three-year contract to continue processing health care provider claims and expedite other Medicaid services.<br>
New system to spot FHA loan irregularities
A records system to monitor default and claim rates on Federal Housing Administration-insured loans will be launched next month.<br>
IRS removes some corporate e-file hurdles
The IRS published rules today in the Federal Register to eliminate some regulatory barriers to online business tax filing.<br>
FinCEN data sharing yields leads on financial crimes
An information-sharing program that the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network administers has provided many leads, some of which have led to indictments, for terrorist financing and money laundering, the Treasury Department said today.<br>
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