FAA concedes to IG report, creates new plan for ITWS
When the Transportation Department's inspector general criticized the Federal Aviation Administration for mismanagement of its Integrated Terminal Weather System project, the agency didn't argue. <br>
Comptroller pulls agency's numbers together
Until recently, Barry Harmon could not find a given payroll report without sifting through spreadsheet after spreadsheet.
VA watches over servers as well as patients
Hal Haislip and the other engineers at the Veterans Affairs Department network operations center in Little Rock, Ark., aren't doctors, but they do have patients' lives in their hands.
New park reservations site set to take to the Web
The Forest Service and the Army Corps of Engineers will launch a redesigned National Recreation Reservation Service Web site next week, making easier to find and reserve campsites.<br>
IRS moves e-learning courses online
The IRS is moving its tax law and tax processing electronic training courses to be compatible with the Office of Personnel Management's e-Training initiative.<br>
OMB orders merging of park reservation systems
The Office of Management and Budget has instructed the Interior and Agriculture departments and the Army Corps of Engineers to consolidate the country's two major recreation reservation systems. <br>
TSA issues RFI on biometrics products
The Transportation Security Administration has released a request for information to all biometric technology vendors wishing to participate in the agency's test of biometric devices at 20 airports.<br>
Hawaii installs fingerprint systems
Hawaii's Human Services Department this week installed 10 digital fingerprint systems as part of an initiative to increase the speed and accuracy of background checks for child and foster care providers working in the state.
USDA moves closer to enterprise architecture, nears completion of VPN effort
In the coming year, the Agriculture Department sets its sights on establishing an enterprise architecture and consolidating network services at nearly 3,000 service centers via a virtual private network.
FAA operations plan allows real-time exchanges with airlines
The new version of the Federal Aviation Administration Operational Evolution Plan will call for a "broader effort" on the Collaborative Decision Making project.<br>
Treasury braces for staff loss to Homeland Security Department
About 40 percent of the Treasury Department's staff in two of its offices will be transferred to the Homeland Security Department in March, according to a Treasury official. <br>
Cross-certification still needs a personnel touch
Human involvement is still essential to the Federal Bridge Certification Authority's cross-certification efforts, said Tim Polk, the public-key infrastructure program manager at the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Sharing certificates requires common directories plus attention to details
Four agencies have traveled a long, bumpy road to exchange digital certificates.
Arizona city hires a system monitor to save time
Six months ago, Tim Van Cleave, network administrator for the city of Flagstaff, Ariz., told his supervisor that he would no longer have to spend most of his time monitoring the activities of 360 network users.
VA takes its architecture step by step
The Veterans Affairs Department last month consolidated its security, management and budget systems and placed them under the direction of the CIO Office, but overseers say it has a long way to go before its enterprise architecture is on solid ground.
Two key resignations at Treasury
Treasury secretary Paul O'Neill and Larry Lindsey, a White House economic adviser, have resigned in an economic policy shake-up. <br>
FAA revises its modernization plan
The Federal Aviation Administration will release a new version of its Operational Evolution Plan later this month.<br>
TSA prepares large-scale biometrics tests at airports
The Transportation Security Administration is readying a pilot to test several types of biometric devices at 20 airports.<br>
Greg Woods, early e-gov advocate, dies
The former chief operating officer for the Education Department's Federal Student Aid Office, Greg Woods, died last week. <br>
FAA continues smart card program without funding
The Federal Aviation Administration made small strides earlier this month in developing its smart card program, despite funding woes caused by the federal budget impasse.<br>
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