Tracking terrorist funds demands technology, Treasury official testifies
Technology that can synthesize banking data and identify possible movement and use of disguised illegal funds is a must if the government is to successfully combat terrorist financing, a senior Treasury Department officials told House lawmakers.<br>
Achieving e-filing target seems far off for the IRS
The IRS likely will miss its target of receiving 80 percent of individual taxpayers' returns electronically by 2007, a new report estimates.<br>
IRS to pare down modernization projects
The IRS will decide by the end of December what business modernization projects to set aside so it can complete its new taxpayer database and other selected projects, the IRS CIO said.<br>
Grants.gov puts federal grants info in one spot
Health and Human Services secretary Tommy Thompson last week officially launched <a href= "http://Grants.gov">Grants.gov</a>, which serves as the common face for federal grant program information and applications.
IRS Prime must shape up or ship out, overseers say
<font color="CC0000">(UPDATED) </font>IRS Prime contractor Computer Sciences Corp. should be replaced if it does not show significant performance improvement on the tax agency's lengthy modernization project, the IRS Oversight Board said in a report today.<br>
IG says Transportation IT security, management lag
IT investment management and computer security are among the top challenges facing the Transportation Department in 2004, the department's inspector general said in a report released today.<br>
Bloom named CFO at Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Thomas Bloom will start Monday as the senior deputy comptroller and chief financial officer at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.<br>
Employers flock to IRS online taxpayer number feature
The Internal Revenue Service has issued more than 498,081 employer identification numbers through its online application form since it became available in April.<br>
Treasury kicks off new financial infrastructure protection effort
The Treasury Department is investing $2 million to upgrade a center whose aim is to alert and aid 99 percent of the nation's financial sector in the event of a cyberthreat.
HHS launches Grants.gov
A Health and Human Services grants portal, which lets organizations find and apply for government grants online, was officially launched today.<br>
Education takes security lesson
French hackers infiltrated an Education Department server in 2001, partitioning off a portion of the device's storage for their own use. The intrusion went unnoticed for months as the hackers used the server to store movies, games and music.
NIH issues plan for biomedical computing net
The National Institutes of Health last week laid the groundwork for a decade-long effort to build a national biomedical computing infrastructure. NIH launched the effort with Digital Biology Week, an event at the agency's campus in Bethesda, Md., where the Health and Human Services Department unveiled the National Centers for Biomedical Computing.
State creates database of abandoned mines
Pennsylvania's Environmental Protection Department is developing an electronic database of maps and information about abandoned mines to avoid a repeat of the Quecreek Mine disaster of July 2002.
FAA says new radar will help avoid runway crashes
The Federal Aviation Administration officially began operating a ground radar system at Milwaukee-Mitchell International Airport designed to prevent runway collisions.<br>
FAA reorganizing modernization efforts
The Federal Aviation Administration has taken steps to give its air traffic control modernization a boost by reorganizing the units conducting the various projects under one bureau, the General Accounting Office said today.<br>
NIH to detail biomedical computing agenda
The National Institutes of Health next week will begin laying the groundwork for a decade-long effort to build a national biomedical computing infrastructure.<br>
IRS to taxpayers: Use site to check on checks
The IRS today urged taxpayers to use its online refund-tracking feature to determine why they have not received their advance child tax credit check. <br>
Senate passes $91 billion Transportation, Treasury bill
The Senate has passed a $91 billion Transportation, Treasury and general government appropriations bill for fiscal 2004 that provides a mixed outlook for IT.<br>
FAA ready to let aircraft fly closer to each other
The Federal Aviation Administration won't need to upgrade its air traffic control systems to implement a plan to let airliners fly closer to each other, agency officials said. <br>
FAA reviews alternatives for deploying air traffic systems
The Federal Aviation Administration next month will consider possible alternatives for jump-starting deployment of modernized air traffic systems.<br>
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