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Digital Government
VA sets first architectural plan
The Veterans Affairs Department is counting on the first version of its enterprise architecture, released last month, to turn the slogan 'One VA' into a reality.
Digital Government
Coast Guard updates its disaster call system
The Coast Guard is modernizing the way it monitors distress calls from vessels.
Digital Government
FDA contracts for regulations architecture
The Food and Drug Administration has awarded a $2 million, 11-month contract to SRA International Inc. to develop a system to help the agency's Office of Regulatory Affairs regulate foreign and domestic products.
Infrastructure
FAA puts runway details on the Web
The Federal Aviation Administration is making runway information available on the Internet, a move aimed at helping pilots plan flights more quickly and easily.
Digital Government
FDA awards compliance system contract to SRA
The Food and Drug Administration has awarded a $2 million, 11-month contract to SRA International Inc. to develop a system that will help the agency's Office of Regulatory Affairs regulate foreign and domestic products.<br>
Digital Government
STARS inches toward its next phase at FAA
The Federal Aviation Administration says it has solved a serious problem with its Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System and is ready to proceed with the rollout of the system at other airports.
Digital Government
Canales resigns as Treasury's acting CIO
Mayi Canales, the Treasury Department's acting CIO and assistant deputy secretary for information systems, has abruptly resigned.
Digital Government
VHA CIO steps down, takes new department job
Veterans Health Administration CIO Gary Christopherson will step down from his position and take a post as senior adviser to the Veterans Affairs Department's undersecretary of health.
Digital Government
Wenzel will serve as acting IRS commissioner
Bob Wenzel, the highest-ranking career official in the IRS, will serve as acting commissioner after Charles O. Rossotti retires Nov. 6.
Digital Government
TSA sets phased-in IT approach
'Exhilarating and exhausting' is how Patrick R. Schambach describes working at the fledgling Transportation Security Administration, where he is an associate undersecretary and CIO.
Cybersecurity
Customs will learn law enforcement via satellite
Customs Service employees will receive law enforcement training via a private satellite TV network under a one-year, $1.1 million contract awarded to Primedia Workplace Learning.
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Digital Government
IRS inks an order for $35 million worth of PCs
The IRS has signed a five-year blanket purchasing agreement with PlanetGov Inc. to provide PCs to its offices nationwide.
Management
SSA launches eVital in Colorado
The Social Security Administration today initiated an application that will give immediate online verification of birth and death information directly from state agencies.
Digital Government
SSA buys $50m worth of assistive technology
The Social Security Administration has chosen Integrated Concepts & Research Corp. for a five-year, $50 million contract to provide hardware and software support for 1,300 employees with disabilities.
Cybersecurity
Coast Guard taps General Dynamics to modernize maritime 911 system
The Coast Guard today awarded a 19-year, $611 million contract to General Dynamics Corp. to modernize the system it uses to monitor distress calls from vessels.
Digital Government
DOJ, Treasury award $3 billion radio contracts
The Justice and Treasury departments have awarded six contracts, worth $3 billion over five years, for standard land mobile radio subscriber units.
Digital Government
CDC sets a deal for nationwide health network
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded a seven-year, $511 million contract to TRW Inc. to develop systems for public health research, surveillance and intervention efforts nationwide.
Digital Government
For TIPSS-2, easier does it
When Sara Schroerlucke joined the Treasury Department in July 1999, the Treasury Information Processing Support Services contract was set to expire in a year.
Digital Government
System helps FAA see skies more clearly
Federal Aviation Administration meteorologists and air traffic supervisors now have access to accurate weather data that helps them plan airline flight paths hours in advance.
Digital Government
Next year, tax forms will talk
In the next filing season, about 50 tax forms will talk to disabled users.
