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Lawmakers seek $40m restored in '03 for e-gov

Congress late last month entered the home stretch on finishing the fiscal 2003 budget when it named members to a conference committee to iron out differences between House and Senate spending bills.

By Jason Miller
February 7, 2003

Bush: U.S. defense depends on data

For the Bush administration's proposed Terrorist Threat Integration Center to succeed, the FBI, CIA and other intelligence agencies will have to overcome the age-old problem of mixing databases and agency cultures.

By Jason Miller
February 7, 2003

Rule simplifies defense buys in emergencies

The civilian and defense Federal Acquisition Regulation councils late last month issued an interim rule simplifying the way agencies can buy products or services for defense or recovery from terrorist attacks.

By Jason Miller
February 7, 2003

OMB to agencies: Justify that IT spending

As the White House detailed each agency's share of the $59.3 billion earmarked for IT in the president's fiscal 2004 budget request, one thing became clear: The administration will increase its pressure on agencies to justify their IT investments.

By Jason Miller
February 7, 2003

Senators express concern over A-76 revision

After failing by one vote last session, Sen. Edward Kennedy is trying again to slow down the Bush administration's plan to open federal jobs to competition from the private sector.

By Jason Miller
February 6, 2003

E-Clearance success will let OPM clear Defense personnel

OPM will announce Friday it has completed the link between its Security/Sustainability Investigations Index and the Defense Department's Joint Personnel Adjudication System to make personnel data more easily accessible.

By Jason Miller
February 5, 2003

Davis plans to add time-and-materials provision to new SARA

The chairman of the House Government Reform Committee will propose a modified version of his Services Acquisition Reform Act that includes a provision to allow agencies to use time-and-materials and labor-hours contracts to buy services.

By Jason Miller
February 5, 2003

E-gov skills start with cooperation

When Jim Van Wert saw the opportunity to work on an e-government project, he jumped at it. As the Small Business Administration's acting ombudsman, he represented the agency during the Office of Management and Budget's development of the Quicksilver program. And when SBA and OMB sought a project leader for the Business Compliance One-Stop initiative, Van Wert couldn't resist.

By Jason Miller
February 4, 2003

CD simulates disaster scenarios

Emergency responders and political leaders in Story County, Iowa, have practiced handling disaster situations together only every two years because coordinating all the different entities was too difficult and time-consuming.

By Jason Miller
February 4, 2003

E-filers get a price break

The IRS last month launched Free File at IRS.gov, offering free online tax return filing to an estimated 78 million Americans, about 60 percent of taxpayers.

By Dipka Bhambhani and Jason Miller
February 4, 2003

President Bush gives special focus to IT investments

President Bush made it clear today with the release of his fiscal 2004 budget proposal that his administration will continue to push agencies hard to justify their IT investments.

By Jason Miller
February 3, 2003

GAO tells OFPP to move faster to improve competition

The General Accounting Office chided the Office of Federal Procurement Policy for responding too slowly to its recommendations to ensure more competition on Federal Supply Service schedule buys.

By Jason Miller
January 31, 2003

Clarke to step down as cybersecurity czar

Richard Clarke, the White House cybersecurity czar, will resign after he finishes the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace early next month. He said it is essential to the health of the nation's economy and security that the national strategy is implemented, especially after the chaos the Sapphire worm caused last week.

By Jason Miller
January 31, 2003

OPM adds fee-for-service online courses

The Office of Personnel Management yesterday introduced a fee-for-service component to the government's online learning portal.

By Jason Miller
January 31, 2003

Progress on e-government moves slowly

Education and Veterans Affairs had the biggest jumps in their overall progress on e-government efforts in the latest OMB scorecard. And no agency dropped a grade.

By Jason Miller
January 30, 2003

Bush touts center to support data sharing, analysis

In his State of the Union address, President Bush said he is instructing the CIA, FBI, Defense Department and Homeland Security Department to develop a Terrorist Threat Integration Center to merge and analyze all threat information.

By Jason Miller
January 29, 2003

GSA PBS hires NCI for technical support

The General Services Administration's Public Building Service has awarded NCI Information Systems Inc. of McLean, Va., a three-year contract for program, configuration and enterprise management and quality assurance support.

By Jason Miller
January 29, 2003

West takes over as president of FGIPC

The Federation of Government Information Processing Council has tapped Barry West to serve out the term for John Ortego, its president.

By Jason Miller
January 28, 2003

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Lawmakers seek $40m restored in '03 for e-gov

Congress late last month entered the home stretch on finishing the fiscal 2003 budget when it named members to a conference committee to iron out differences between House and Senate spending bills.

Bush: U.S. defense depends on data

For the Bush administration's proposed Terrorist Threat Integration Center to succeed, the FBI, CIA and other intelligence agencies will have to overcome the age-old problem of mixing databases and agency cultures.

EPA launches rule-making site

The administration took a step toward its goal of establishing a single place for citizens to comment on proposed federal regulations last month with the launch of <a href= "http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.

Rule simplifies defense buys in emergencies

The civilian and defense Federal Acquisition Regulation councils late last month issued an interim rule simplifying the way agencies can buy products or services for defense or recovery from terrorist attacks.

Digital records swamp NARA

The National Archives and Records Administration received more electronic files from the Clinton administration than it had in the previous 30 years from all of government. Reynold Cahoon of the NARA, states that the electronic record-keeping could not keep up.

OMB to agencies: Justify that IT spending

As the White House detailed each agency's share of the $59.3 billion earmarked for IT in the president's fiscal 2004 budget request, one thing became clear: The administration will increase its pressure on agencies to justify their IT investments.

Senators express concern over A-76 revision

After failing by one vote last session, Sen. Edward Kennedy is trying again to slow down the Bush administration's plan to open federal jobs to competition from the private sector.<br>

E-Clearance success will let OPM clear Defense personnel

OPM will announce Friday it has completed the link between its Security/Sustainability Investigations Index and the Defense Department's Joint Personnel Adjudication System to make personnel data more easily accessible.<br>

Davis plans to add time-and-materials provision to new SARA

The chairman of the House Government Reform Committee will propose a modified version of his Services Acquisition Reform Act that includes a provision to allow agencies to use time-and-materials and labor-hours contracts to buy services.<br>

E-gov skills start with cooperation

CD simulates disaster scenarios

Emergency responders and political leaders in Story County, Iowa, have practiced handling disaster situations together only every two years because coordinating all the different entities was too difficult and time-consuming.

E-filers get a price break

The IRS last month launched Free File at IRS.gov, offering free online tax return filing to an estimated 78 million Americans, about 60 percent of taxpayers.

President Bush gives special focus to IT investments

President Bush made it clear today with the release of his fiscal 2004 budget proposal that his administration will continue to push agencies hard to justify their IT investments. <br>

GAO tells OFPP to move faster to improve competition

The General Accounting Office chided the Office of Federal Procurement Policy for responding too slowly to its recommendations to ensure more competition on Federal Supply Service schedule buys.<br>

Clarke to step down as cybersecurity czar

OPM adds fee-for-service online courses

The Office of Personnel Management yesterday introduced a fee-for-service component to the government's online learning portal.<br>

Progress on e-government moves slowly

Education and Veterans Affairs had the biggest jumps in their overall progress on e-government efforts in the latest OMB scorecard. And no agency dropped a grade.<br>

Bush touts center to support data sharing, analysis

In his State of the Union address, President Bush said he is instructing the CIA, FBI, Defense Department and Homeland Security Department to develop a Terrorist Threat Integration Center to merge and analyze all threat information.<br>

GSA PBS hires NCI for technical support

The General Services Administration's Public Building Service has awarded NCI Information Systems Inc. of McLean, Va., a three-year contract for program, configuration and enterprise management and quality assurance support.<br>

West takes over as president of FGIPC

The Federation of Government Information Processing Council has tapped Barry West to serve out the term for John Ortego, its president.<br>