E-Authentication is ready to go live
The E-Authentication Gateway has been cleared for use. And the Office of Management and Budget is developing policies to make sure agencies can use it.
McDonough leaving government after 38 years
Frank McDonough, the General Services Administration's deputy associate administrator for the Office of Intergovernmental Solutions, yesterday announced he is leaving the federal government for the private sector. <br>
Records management is vital to e-gov
Not long ago, the standard practice for a records manager was to put official paper documents in large filing cabinets, clean them out each October and keep them within reach for the next 12 months. As government documents have moved to the Internet and e-government has become part of agencies' processes, records management has been slow to change.
OMB and OPM aim for expert IT project managers
The Office of Management and Budget is working with the Office of Personnel Management to develop a policy requiring agency systems project managers to hold a commercial certification or show long-time professional success running IT projects. <br>
Interior's Sue Rachlin to retire
Sue Rachlin, the Interior Department's deputy CIO, will retire May 3 after 32 years of government service. <br>
First e-gov certificate student graduates from NDU
The National Defense University today graduated 109 military, civilian and foreign government IT workers from its five certificate programs, including the first federal employee to earn an e-government certificate. <br>
CIO Council engaging state, local governments in architecture work
The CIO Council will begin two or three pilot programs with state and local governments this summer to line up the government entities' enterprise architectures.<br>
Agencies need more contract input from industry, Sade says
Mike Sade said he is looking into adding a clause to the agency's procurement regulations prohibiting an award without discussions.<br>
Justice, OPM projects win Showcase of Excellence awards
The Department of Justice's Joint Automated Booking System and the Office of Personnel Management's E-Training initiative today received the Showcase of Excellence award at the FOSE 2003 conference in Washington.<br>
OMB working on e-authentication guidance
The Office of Management and Budget is circulating new policy guidance on levels of identification and verification required for programs.<br>
Funding shortfall is squeezing TSA's IT work
If the Transportation Security Administration does not receive some budget relief soon, parts of the second phase of its IT roll out could be jeopardy, its CIO says.<br>
OFPP to standardize program for performance-based contracting
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy is strongly considering making the seven-step guide to performance based contracting the governmentwide standard.<br>
EPA moving onto second part of Online Rulemaking project
The Environmental Protection Agency will release a task order later this week for the second phase of its Online Rulemaking e-government project.<br>
Homeland Security Department to reshape Project Safecom
The Homeland Security Department is reconstituting Project Safecom, one of the Office of Management and Budget's 25 e-government initiatives, and moving it under the Science and Technology directorate in the agency.<br>
GSA and FGIPC launch newsletter
The General Services Administration and Federal Government Information Processing Councils produce a newsletter covering the latest procurement initiatives at the agency. <br>
Springer is new OMB controller
Linda M. Springer was comfirmed by the Senate as the new controller of the Office of Management and Budget.<br>
GAO finishing up IT investment framework
GAO is finishing up the first full release of its IT Investment Management Framework.<br>
IT blueprint gives TSA a foundation
The Transportation Security Administration is sticking to a do-more-with-less-and-do-it-quickly approach as it begins Stage 2 of its systems infrastructure implementation.
TSP system gears up for mid-June launch
The Thrift Savings Plan record-keeping system is entering the home stretch with a target go-live date in mid-June.
GAO recommends oversight for DOD business systems upgrade
The Defense Department's business systems modernization is in serious trouble and needs hands-on management, a General Accounting Office auditor told House lawmakers last week.
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