23 e-gov projects to fight for funds
The 23 e-government initiatives recently endorsed by the Office of Management and Budget [<a href="http://www.gcn.com/20_31/news/17360-1.html">GCN, Oct. 22, Page 1</a>] must now enter into further competition for funding.
Feinstein-Kyl visa bill stresses value of biometrics
To prevent terrorists from entering the United States, the Immigration and Naturalization Service needs to use biometrics, Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) said this week at a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism and Government Information.
Congress looks to more training for IT
Formal degrees don't necessarily make for a savvier federal work force, Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) said at a hearing last month of the House Government Reform Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement Policy.
USPS inks second deal with Compaq
The Postal Service signed a five-year, $1 billion IT contract for products and services with Compaq Computer Corp., with an option to extend that into a 10-year, $2 billion contract.
Agency CIOs emphasize sharing information '
On Sept. 11, the terrorists 'had something we don't,' said Alex Bennet, deputy CIO for enterprise integration and chief knowledge officer for the Navy. 'They had very good knowledge management, they shared and they understood. That's what we have not done well.'
FirstGov joined by USA Service
The year-old <a href="http://FirstGov.gov">FirstGov.gov</a> federal information portal, developed by the General Services Administration, is ready to take its next step towards transactions.
HHS e-grants portal is one of the 23
The Health and Human Services Department's electronic grants portal, under development since 1998, is a winner in the Office of Management and Budget's sweepstakes for approval as one of the top 23 electronic-government initiatives.
State unifies overseas financial management
The U.S. embassy in Lima, Peru, last week became the first of 168 embassies to roll out the State Department's new Regional Financial Management System.
Mercer: GPRA is the key to funding in tough times
John Mercer, former counsel to the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee and so-called father of the Government Performance and Results Act, pleaded again with agency leaders to implement performance-based budgeting.
Printouts of e-mail records are piling up at agencies
Agencies are experiencing a warehouse logjam from printing out e-mail messages as official records, and the jam could grow as some congressional offices refuse postal mail because of the anthrax scare.
FirstGov will be linked with USA Service app
The General Services Administration's FirstGov team appears likely to play a large role in the execution of OMB's e-government efforts to unify and simplify federal systems.
Lockheed aims to buy OAO Corp.
In an effort to capitalize on an expected increase in federal IT spending, Lockheed Martin Technology Services of Cherry Hill, N.J., a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corp., has agreed to acquire OAO Corp., a federal IT security contractor in Greenbelt, Md.
Hobbs: 'Little bitty potholes have disappeared'
Agency leaders spoke with new urgency about unifying their systems this week at the annual Government Electronics and IT Association conference in Alexandria, Va.
OMB releases 22 e-gov initiatives
The Office of Management and Budget today released its e-government plan for funding 22 initiatives to unify and simplify federal systems in the next 18 to 24 months.
OMB nears approval of e-gov plans
The Bush administration is two steps away from activating 23 cross-agency e-government projects that, together, represent a nearly $1 billion investment.
HHS awaits funds for one of 23 e-gov projects
The Health and Human Services Department has been developing its Federal Commons grants portal since 1998 with the help of agency volunteers and donations. Now the President's Management Council has selected the project for funding as one of the top 23 e-government initiatives announced last week.
Daniels says IT spending will be protected
Office of Management and Budget director <b>Mitchell E. Daniels Jr.</b> said today that he will carefully scrutinize any funding requests for economic stimulus in light of recent terrorist attacks. But information technology spending is protected from that scrutiny, he said, speaking at the Washington Research Group's annual symposium in Washington.
Document management pays off for Coast Guard
To the Coast Guard's Paul Herold, a document management system is about as exciting as a new file cabinet. But Herold said his new system, Adept, saves his staff a lot of time and the government a lot of money.
All About Kids
The dwindling federal IT work force has a hard time coping with citizens' telephone and e-mail queries, said webmasters at FedWeb 2001, an annual conference held last month at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md.
President's Management Council approves 23 federal projects
The President's Management Council, made up of 29 chief agency operating officers, this week approved 23 e-government projects. 'Each of these initiatives represent this concept that I've been laying out: Unify and simplify,' said <b>Mark Forman</b>, associate director for IT and e-government at the Office of Management and Budget.
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