House committee searches texts of hearings via video
The House Government Reform subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census yesterday became the first House committee to use video-to-text technology for hearings. <br>
FirstGov among finalists for $100,000 prize
The <i>Firstgov.gov</i> portal was one of two government IT-specific projects among the finalists for the annual Innovations in American Government Award.<br>
OMB prepares to align financial systems
By month's end, the Office of Management and Budget will release for comment a document that describes an enterprise architecture framework aimed to align agencies' programs with their administrative systems. <br>
Davis calls for specifics for management agenda
Rep. Tom Davis today said he wants to see more details from the administration on how it plans to continue to implement the President's Management Agenda and added that changes to the way the federal work force is paid and evaluated are coming. <br>
White House updates federal e-gov site
The White House today launched a revamped Web site for e-government projects, organizing information about the 25 Quicksilver initiatives under one portal.<br>
Davis reassigns IT oversight to new Government Reform panel
House Government Reform Committee chairman Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) has decided to fold procurement policy oversight back into the full committee, leaving IT issues under one of four new subcommittees.
GSA putting together next version of FTS2001, MAA contracts
The General Services Administration has developed a draft strategy for the next generation of its FTS 2001 and Metropolitan Area Acquisition governmentwide contracts.<br>
OMB plans Round 2 of e-gov
Office of Management and Budget officials are focusing on backroom operations and homeland security systems as they look past the 25 Quicksilver initiatives to the next wave of e-government projects.
SBA, two states begin employer ID program
The Small Business Administration late last month announced the launch of the second piece of its Business Compliance One-Stop project.
GSA releases RFP for online travel system
The General Services Administration last week released the final request for proposals for an end-to-end online travel management system.
Labor updates GovBenefits portal
The Labor Department has updated version its <i>GovBenefits.gov </i>portal.
After state parks complain, feds shift gears on approach to recreation portal
When the Interior Department started down the road of creating an all-inclusive Web site for citizens to find recreation information at national and state parks, project managers envisioned collecting and managing all the data.
Bush names Forman to head White House E-Gov office
President Bush yesterday announced that Mark Forman, the Office of Management and Budget's associate director for IT and e-government, will be appointed the administrator of the White House Office of E-Government.
SBA frees its managers from daily backups
By moving its data backup and recovery operations to a secure Web application, the Small Business Administration transformed the process from a time-consuming and inefficient chore to a quick and painless one.
Bill would make feds' student loan payments tax-free
As part of continuing effort to create recruitment incentives, legislation to remove taxes imposed on employees for the student loans their agencies pay was introduced today in Congress.
GAO taps SRA to continue network management, upgrade work
The General Accounting Office today announced it has awarded SRA International Inc. a six-year, $105 million follow-on contract to continue upgrading the agency's IT infrastructure. 'SRA helped us turn this organization around,' GAO CIO Tony Cicco said. <br>
GSA releases RFP for complete travel system
The GSA has released the final request for proposals for an online travel management system for the federal government, which could be worth $10 billion over 10 years.<br>
SBA, Georgia and Illinois team up for online employer app
The Small Business Administration yesterday announced the launch of the second piece of its Business Compliance One-Stop e-government project.
Panel: Agencies pay dearly for overlooking records planning
Too many agencies don't think about records management when planning IT projects, making the flow of documents harder to oversee in the long term. <br>
ITAA survey finds management agenda tops CIOs' priority lists
The Bush administration's fervent focus on management seems to have made an impact'at least on CIOs. In a new survey, federal IT managers said their main concerns revolved around the five pieces of the president's Management Agenda.
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