Audit: INS botched $31m system
The Immigration and Naturalization Service has mismanaged a $31 million automated system designed to keep track of foreign visitors, according to a recent Justice Department inspector general audit.
FAA asks contractors how to improve acquisition process
The Federal Aviation Administration is on a mission to improve its acquisition process and has asked contractors to comment on its proposed changes.
Customs makes trade security
Trade security has become a high priority at the Customs Service since Sept. 11.
OneVA planners hit it on the nose
When the Veterans Affairs Department's Office of Information and Technology was developing the One VA Enterprise Architecture earlier this year, Secretary Anthony J. Principi demanded that it pass a simple sniff test.
Treasury takes an enterprising view
Connecting agencies is tops on the Treasury Department's to-do list.
CDC contracts for knowledge app
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded a $1 million, one-year contract to Conquest Systems Inc. to provide IT services to CDC's Procurement and Grants Office.
New site for small businesses posts legal information
The Small Business Administration today launched a new Web site to help small businesses comply with laws and regulations.
Federal courts OK e-mail filing
Federal trial and bankruptcy court litigants can now e-mail or fax their filings.
Transportation agencies tackle metro congestion
The Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration have launched a Web program to help state and local officials cope with metropolitan transport problems.
CSC to do network services for NLM
The National Library of Medicine has awarded a task order to Computer Sciences Corp. to provide computing and network services.
BLM app takes final step to the Web
With the June launch of GeoCommunicator, a portal that offers geographic and land-related information, the Bureau of Land Management has completed the first module of its National Integrated Land System project.
O'Keefe named to head NASA
Sean O'Keefe, deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget, has been nominated as the new administrator of NASA, the White House announced last week.
White House nominates O'Keefe to head NASA
Sean O'Keefe, deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget, will be nominated as the new administrator of NASA, according to a White House spokesman.
Perry named Veterans Affairs CTO
Frank A. Perry, technical director for the Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, will join the Veterans Affairs Department as chief technology officer, a new position.
IRS taps Nortel for Telefile pact
The IRS has awarded a $7.8 million contract to Nortel Networks to support the Telefile integrated voice response system.
Justice awards $4.2 million security services contract
The Justice Department has awarded a four-year, $4.2 million contract to Netsec to provide security services to the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys.
Share more leads, Ashcroft tells Justice bureaus
Attorney General John Ashcroft has recently made increased information sharing among federal, state and local organizations one of the Justice Department's top priorities.
Justice awards $950 million contract for litigation services
The Justice Department has awarded a $950 million, five-year contract to four companies to provide automated litigation support services.
Man sentenced for sabotaging IRS computer
A Lusby, Md., man has been sentenced to 15 months in prison and fined $109,000 for sabotaging IRS computers at the agency's New Carrollton, Md., office.
Burek is Maryland CIO
Linda Burek, who was the deputy assistant attorney general for IRM at the Justice Department, has left to take over as CIO of Maryland. She replaces Alisoun K. Moore.
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