Central authentication gateway plan is history
The administration is scrapping plans for a centralized E-Authentication gateway, which has been touted as a cornerstone of e-government.
EPA questions GAO's E-Rulemaking audit
Environmental Protection Agency officials are questioning the timing of a recent General Accounting Office report criticizing the rollout and progress of the E-Rulemaking project.<br>
Commerce's Bodman to head PMC e-gov committee
Samuel W. Bodman, the deputy secretary of the Commerce Department, will be chairman of the E-Government Committee of the President's Management Council.<br>
National Weather Service's West to become FEMA CIO
After spending 18 months as the National Weather Service's CIO, Barry West will replace Rose Parkes as CIO of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.<br>
OMB maps a plan for advancing SmartBuy
The Office of Management and Budget will develop an action plan by November describing how it will move the stalled enterprisewide software licensing program.<br>
Policies and Practices: President's Management Agenda'slip or grip?
Clay Johnson, deputy director for management at the Office of Management and Budget, has been quoted numerous times over the last few months saying that the President's Management Agenda has gained 'traction' with federal employees.
Taking measure of e-gov projects
As many agencies struggle to define ways to measure the performance of their IT investments, the General Services Administration seems to have found a method that works.
N.Y. center tests e-gov gateway
The Center for Technology in Government at the State University of New York at Albany is helping different levels of government connect, a type of e-government it says has been overlooked as agencies focus on services to citizens.
Joint Chiefs will apply Clinger-Cohen to warfighting systems
In a change of policy, the Joint Chiefs of Staff will apply the IT management practices of the Clinger-Cohen Act to warfighting systems. <br>
Those who've devoted their careers to federal IT honored
At the Executive Leadership Conference, IAC and the American Council for Technology honor Howard Ady and more than 40 others who have worked to improve federal IT. <br>
Agencies unsure how to merge new IT into architecture plans
With all the expected benefits of agency enterprise architectures, federal IT officials are wondering how, if at all, to incorporate emerging and new technologies into their infrastructures. <br>
USPS offers free postmarking app for Word
Citizens and businesses now can use the Postal Service's electronic postmark capability to digitally sign and apply date and time stamps to Microsoft Word documents.<br>
GAO questions E-Authentication timetable
The General Services Administration's timetable for building a gateway for the E-Authentication project is unrealistic, the General Accounting Office said.<br>
OMB's Evans will focus on leadership
Karen Evans, the new administrator of e-government and IT, yesterday stepped out of the large shadow of Mark Forman by promising to take a different tack than her predecessor.
Davis: Why the delay on E-Authentication?
Rep. Tom Davis is questioning whether the General Services Administration's E-Authentication Quicksilver initiative will be completed by March. <br>
OPM launches redesigned Web site
Site's content is better organized and the search engine is easier to use, designer says.<br>
GSA hires three small firms for EA support contract
The government's highest profile enterprise architecture support contract has been awarded to three small firms.<br>
GSA to link e-procurement pieces
By spring, the General Services Administration will begin to connect some of the pieces of the Integrated Acquisition Environment e-government project.<br>
Three e-gov projects move forward
Four agencies are testing the new data repository and work force analysis tools the Office of Personnel Management launched earlier this month under the Enterprise Human Resources Integration e-government project.
GSA will whack at least six GWACs
After setting up more than 25 governmentwide acquisition contracts over the last decade, the General Services Administration plans to let at least six of the contracts fade away.
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