TSP's new system gets to testing phase
The new Thrift Savings Plan computer system will go into user-acceptance testing by March and parallel testing with the current system by April.<br>
OFPP makes sure 'small' means small
The White House has proposed a far-reaching contracting change that procurement officials hope will give agencies a clear understanding of the size and type of companies with whom they do business.
Federal architecture tool ready in March
After testing in January, the Federal Enterprise Architecture Program Management Office has a software tool nearly ready to help agencies collaborate on IT projects.<br>
Congress likes e-gov idea but not the cost
Congress made it clear that it supports e-government'in theory'when it authorized $45 million for the E-Government Fund in fiscal 2003. But when it came time to put up or shut up, lawmakers were mostly silent, appropriating just $5 million this year.
Agencies hesitate to fund e-gov
Agencies are balking at contributing funds to the 25 Quicksilver projects, forcing many of the e-government efforts to fall behind schedule.
Five e-gov winners
Five agency e-government projects this month received best-in-show recognition out of 25 finalists for the Excellence.Gov awards sponsored by the CIO Council, the Industry Advisory Council and E-Gov at the Web-Enabled Conference in Washington.
OMB reads business cases for next wave of e-gov
The Office of Management and Budget is lining up support from the top for its next wave of e-government projects. Officials said they will brief the President's Management Council with plans to address six areas of redundancy. <br>
GoLearn gets fee-for-service courses
The Office of Personnel Management last month introduced a fee-for-service component to the government's online learning portal, at <a href= "http://www.golearn.gov">www.golearn.gov</a>.
Homeland enterprise architecture due by fall
The Homeland Security Department expects to craft most of an enterprise architecture for the nation's response to terrorism by Sept. 1, department CIO Stephen Cooper said today.<br>
Davis names Putnam to lead new tech subcommittee
In the House Government Reform Committee, procurement policy oversight will be folded back into the full committee, leaving IT issues under one of four new subcommittees.<br>
Agency projects receive top Excellence.Gov awards
Five agency e-government projects yesterday received best-in-show recognition out of 25 finalists for the Excellence.Gov awards sponsored by the CIO Council, the Industry Advisory Council and E-Gov at the Web-Enabled Conference in Washington. <br>
Congress allocates $5 million for e-gov fund
The administration's e-government fund felt the pinch of the budget crunch last night as Congress allocated only $5 million for the account in the final agreement on the fiscal 2003 civilian budget.<br>
E-Authentication gateway draws interest outside of e-gov projects
While the E-Authentication project, considered a cog in the e-government wheel, is having trouble getting funds from partner agencies, IT leaders outside of the 24 Quicksilver projects are clamoring to use the gateway.
OFPP to require small businesses to recertify annually for GWACs
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy is closing a loophole that lets agencies receive credit for awarding contracts to small businesses under governmentwide acquisition contracts without knowing if they truly are small. <br>
Agencies cite technology as biggest barrier to telework
Technology and cybersecurity remain impediments to allowing more federal workers to telecommute, according to a survey from the Office of Personnel Management.<br>
OMB breaks down e-gov projects using enterprise models
OMB's Federal Enterprise Architecture Program Management Office is running some of the 25 e-government initiatives through two of the latest architecture reference models.<br>
Latest FAIR inventory finds 537,000 more commercial jobs
The Office of Management and Budget yesterday said an additional 537,000 federal positions are considered commercial and open to public-private competition under Circular A-76. <br>
E-gov projects to get 24 percent less funding in 2004
The Office of Management and Budget carried through on its drive to consolidate IT investments among the 25 e-government projects.<br>
Bush pay plan includes bonuses for IT workers
The Bush administration hopes a proposal for a pay-for-performance fund will give agencies an edge when they compete with industry for IT workers.
Security funding only seems set to rise next year
IT security funding is slated to rise 10 percent, to $4.7 billion, in fiscal 2004.
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