OMB: Business cases must relate to enterprise architectures for 2005
The Office of Management and Budget is raising the bar for business cases for fiscal 2005: Agencies must show strong links between their business cases and enterprise architectures for OMB to fund IT projects. <br>
EPA plans to recycle online rule-making systems
When the Environmental Protection Agency finishes migrating all online rule-making systems to the Regulations.gov portal, more than 20 could be obsolete. But agency IT officials are looking at ways to reuse some of those systems. <br>
GSA chooses Web, XML access to data
The cost of reporting data to the Federal Procurement Data Center this fall will drop to less than $1 per transaction from a current average of $32.
Boyd takes over Safecom Project
The Homeland Security Department named David Boyd as the new project manager for Project Safecom.<br>
Kennedy Web site ahead of 508 curve
Before each new session of Congress, the staff of Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) redesigns his Web site using the latest technology. In each successive revamp, Kennedy's Internet presence has had more elaborate graphics as well as more information and interactive applications.
Student tracking system falters in its early rollout
Facing criticism for the rushed deployment of a foreign-student tracking system, Homeland Security Department officials say the program is on track despite some technical hiccups.
Hobbs receives John J. Franke Award from FGIPC
Federal Government Information Processing Councils last night honored Ira Hobbs, deputy CIO at the Department of Agriculture, with the John J. Franke Award.<br>
Recruitment deal hits protest limbo
The administration's Quicksilver e-government program has hit its first big hitch: a vendor protest that has put the Recruitment One-Stop project on hold.
OMB offers advice on attaining PMA nirvana
To help agencies make the grade'so to speak'on the President's Management Agenda, the Office of Management and Budget soon will begin negotiating with them to set strategies for progress.
Daniels leaves legacy of IT reform as well as coordination on funding
Mitchell E. Daniels Jr. spent the last two-and-a-half years restoring the Office of Management and Budget's clout with agencies. As director of OMB, he gave Mark Forman and other leaders the backing to transform how the government manages its IT, money and people.
HSD working on plan for consolidated infrastructure
The Department of Homeland Security plans to consolidate its infrastructure starting in fiscal 2004.<br>
FirstGov lauded with grand prize
It's been a busy month for the General Services Administration's Office of Citizen Services and Communication, which oversees the FirstGov Web portal.
GSA hires SRA for acquisition institute work
The General Services Administration has awarded SRA International Inc. a five-year, $8.2 million support contract to help the Federal Acquisition Institute revamp its services.
Davis services bill moves on to House vote
Rep. Tom Davis has come a step closer to changing the way the government buys services and trains acquisition workers.
OMB details procedure for obtaining e-gov funding
Agencies looking to get a portion of the Office of Management and Budget's e-government fund will need to submit a proposal that includes a description of the initiative, a justification for the funding and a spending plan.<br>
Policies and Practices: Many agencies fall short on project management
Some federal officials have questioned the government's ability to manage IT projects.
Training is key to contract reform
If agency acquisition workers do not receive adequate training on new and innovative contracting methods, acquisition reform will slow considerably, 22 procurement executives said in a survey released in April.
GSA's Self to retire in July
Charlie Self, the man many believe is responsible for bringing the concept of seat management to government, announced today he is retiring after 34 years of government service.<br>
E-gov proponents say the barriers remain the same
More than two years after government accelerated its pace down the e-government road, agencies face many of the same cultural, organizational and communication barriers. <br>
Dot-gov no longer just for feds
The complicated, long and unmarketable Web addresses many state and local governments have been forced to use for years are no longer forced on them. States are no longer limited to using addresses such as Vermont's <a href= "http://www.state.vt.us">www.state.vt.us</a> or Riverside County, Calif.'s <a href= "http://www.co.riverside.ca.us">www.co.riverside.ca.us</a>.
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