Change in DOT make-up results in more funds for FAA systems, CIO says
The Transportation Department plans to spend most of its fiscal 2004 IT funding on the Federal Aviation Administration's air traffic systems modernization and on DOT telecommunications programs.<br>
SSA wants to hire 1,300 workers
The Social Security Administration could hire as many as 1,300 employees if Congress approves the president's 2004 federal budget allocation for the agency.<br>
GAO blasts FAA systems project
The Federal Aviation Administration cannot manage the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System effectively because it does not keep track of the project's costs accurately enough, according to a new GAO report.<br>
Teamwork speeds tech overhaul
Within the year, the Agriculture Department plans to have 2,824 service centers connected on the Web, bringing a 10-year technology overhaul to fruition.
IG: FAA mismanaged weather system
The Federal Aviation Administration has been its own worst enemy on the Integrated Terminal Weather System program, according to the Transportation Department's inspector general.
E-filers get a price break
The IRS last month launched Free File at IRS.gov, offering free online tax return filing to an estimated 78 million Americans, about 60 percent of taxpayers.
Kansas kicks off statewide PKI project
Kansas today began issuing digital certificates to employees to use with a planned statewide public-key infrastructure.<br>
VA will replace desktop PCs in $12 million deal
The Veterans Affairs Department has signed a three-year, $12 million deal with MPC Computers of Nampa, Idaho, to install 11,500 new ClientPro desktop computers beginning next month. <br>
SSA pioneers voice print app for W-2 system
By testing voice print biometrics to give users access to its online wage reporting system, the Social Security Administration again will push the limits of IT.
FAA's air traffic project takes off
One of the Federal Aviation Administration's most critical air traffic control advisory projects became operational this week, giving controllers a better look at the weather ahead.<br>
National Recreation Reservation Service makes its site user friendly
The Agriculture Department and the Army Corps of Engineers this month launched a redesigned National Recreation Reservation Service Web site.
Agriculture, Interior combine campsite reservation systems
The Office of Management and Budget has ordered the government by October to consolidate its two major campsite reservation systems.
E-Authentication waits for rest of the pack
Technically, e-Authentication is ready'and waiting.
TSA set to test biometric systems at 20 airports
Over the next several months, the Transportation Security Administration will test biometric devices at 20 U.S. airports. The agency plans to quickly award contracts for the pilot of its Airport Access Control Pilot Program.
FAA takes single help desk approach for aviation systems team
The Federal Aviation Administration has consolidated help desk service for its Office of Aviation Systems Standards.<br>
FAA CIO says security system development tops '03 priorities
The Federal Aviation Administration this year intends to develop mission support systems and boost cybersecurity within the enterprise architecture it created last year.<br>
Bush nominates OMB deputy to lead IRS
President Bush has nominated Mark W. Everson, deputy director for management at the Office of Management and Budget, to fill the vacant IRS commissioner slot. <br>
FAA modernization plan is delayed by three years
The Federal Aviation Administration has released a new modernization plan that has a 'crisper vision that emphasizes collaborative decision-making, required navigation performance and shared information systems,' FAA administrator Marion Blakey said. <br>
IRS begins to move e-learning courses online
The IRS is adapting its tax law and tax processing training courses to make them compatible with the Office of Personnel Management's E-Training initiative.
Game Time: Can Bush's playbook deliver results?
At the nexus of the Bush administration's policy agenda for 2003 is IT. It's a focus on which the government expects to spend upwards of $52 billion to meet the president's demands. On the list'driven by a public that expects online service 24-7 and a world where data sharing could keep the country one step ahead of terrorist threats'are a series of initiatives that have been fleshed out but not delivered over the past year.
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