Air Force will merge CIO, warfighting and comm units
Air Force secretary James Roche has asked CIO John Gilligan to work himself out of a job.
Texas set to integrate enrollment online to speed benefits processing
Texas has been laying the groundwork to move to an integrated Web enrollment system for signing residents up for welfare benefits.
White House to CIA: Use IT to improve intelligence gathering
The White House has ordered the CIA to develop IT tools that can assist in processing and using foreign language information.
Microsoft pact with Air Force could be model for DOD
An enterprisewide software and services agreement the Air Force has signed with Microsoft promises to save more than $100 million.
Bigger scope means bigger Networx price tag
By adding new technologies and services to the scope of the government's next-generation telecommunications contract, the General Services Administration has doubled the contract's potential value to $20 billion.
Air Force acquisition official announces resignation
Marvin Sambur announced his resignation as assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition.
... While industry group says requirements could hurt economy
Putting RFID tags on trucks and requiring transportation workers to use government-issued ID cards could hurt the economy, an industry executive said.
Air Force secretary resigns, not unexpectedly
Secretary of the Air Force James Roche, who has served in the position since 2001, announced his resignation yesterday.
Cargo security pilot slowly grinds to a close
A pilot to look for vulnerabilities in the security of U.S. seaports is beginning to provide lessons for strengthening them against terrorist attack, but it will be some time before the government can apply what it learned on a large scale.
GSA says Networx to reach $20 billion
GSA officials today gave an in-depth briefing on the provisions of the two draft requests for proposals.
DHS plans for IT address mission goals, infrastructure
The DHS CIO Council has set its priorities for the year ahead.
FDA sets up fee-based application process for veterinary medicines
The Food and Drug Administration has unveiled a Web system to more efficiently handle approval applications for new drugs for animals.
Intelligence community adopting EA
Building an enterprise architecture for the collection of agencies that make up the intelligence community is a major challenge.
Pentagon still working out details for intelligence revamp
DOD is putting the finishing touches on a plan to overhaul the government's intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance organizations and methods.
DHS sets deal for wearable GPS monitors
Homeland Security has inked an agreement with ISecureTrac for wearable GPS monitoring systems.
NSA picks three for $750m contract
The National Security Agency has hired Boeing, Northrop Grumman and Titan to help it manages programs enterprisewide.
Speedy cybersecurity legislation killed by turbulence
An attempt by House Republican leaders to strengthen the Office of Management and Budget's role in cybersecurity was withdrawn late Thursday after industry and government officials voiced their opposition.<br>
Former CIA boss foresees more fingerprinting
American citizens face the prospect of having to submit fingerprints to the government to make it easier to fight terrorism, former CIA director James Woolsey says.
Defense IT security can't rest on COTS
It's the equivalent of a techie Catch-22: The Defense Department must use commercial, off-the-shelf hardware and software to fill core IT needs for the military, even though it cannot meet DOD security demands.
FDIC consolidates enterprise IT support
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. yesterday awarded SRA International Inc. of Fairfax, Va., a $341 million task order for enterprise IT support services.<br>
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