HHS awards contract to iDefense for cyberthreat protection
The Health and Human Services Department has awarded a $100,000, one-year contract to iDefense Inc. to help safeguard its systems from threats such as viruses, worms and hackers.
IRS taps Aspect for $150 million follow-on contract
The IRS has awarded Aspect Communications Corp. a six-year, $150 million contract to maintain automated voice response systems at 40 customer service centers.
CACI wins $31.5 million Customs award
The Customs Service has awarded a five-year, $31.5 million contract to CACI International Inc. of Arlington, Va., to help secure information systems throughout the agency.
On the rise: monitoring employees' Web habits
Many agencies know what their workers are doing and where they are going on the Internet.
VA takes over veterans' medical data from DOD
The Veterans Health Administration is taking over from the Defense Department a system that lets the agencies share up-to-date veterans' medical information.
DOT, Defense set plan to expand use of GPS
The Transportation and Defense departments plan to strengthen the Global Positioning System to make it the nation's primary means of navigation.
Transportation bureau system gets the details on flight delays
The Transportation Department is collecting the causes of flight delays and cancellations, and posting them online.
Web system sharpens USDA's analytical skills
The Agriculture Department's Rural Development office is enhancing its policy analysis and program management tool to give 6,000 users at 800 offices nationwide the ability to find project details in a few clicks.
IRS names modernization chief
The IRS has appointed Fred L. Forman as the associate commissioner of Business Systems Modernization.
VA awards Peaches follow-on contracts
The Veterans Affairs Department has tapped four companies to provide departmentwide hardware and software support.
Flyzik will advise Ridge on IT
Starting April 15, James Flyzik will go on detail as the senior adviser for IT on homeland security director Tom Ridge's staff.
Raytheon again protests over ERAM
A billion-dollar air traffic modernization project at the Federal Aviation Administration faces its second protest in two years from Raytheon Co.
USDA installs new hardware at service centers
The Agriculture Department has begun in-stalling network servers at service centers nationwide'the first piece of shared technology under its ambitious Common Computing Environment project.
SSA is testing an online app to verify identities
ORLANDO, Fla.'The Social Security Administration has begun testing an online program to authenticate Social Security numbers for employers hiring new workers.
HUD finally issues proposal for IT overhaul
After months of delay, the Housing and Urban Development Department has released a final solicitation for overhauling its IT infrastructure.
Reports: IRS modernization off track
The IRS needs to make significant improvements in program management to keep its multiyear, multibillion-dollar modernization effort on track, three oversight bodies have said.
Some feds welcome order to scrub Web
Freedom of information advocates have raised concerns about a recent memo from the Bush administration directing federal agencies to scrub their Web sites of sensitive data that could help terrorists.
GPS will be nation's primary navigation tool
The Transportation and Defense departments will strengthen the Global Positioning System to make it the nation's primary means of navigation, according to a joint plan released today.
NFC reissues thousands of W-2s
The Agriculture Department's National Finance Center in New Orleans had to reissue tens of thousands of W-2 statements earlier this year because of a software coding change that miscalculated individuals' incomes.
White House: Take sensitive data offline
Federal agencies are re-examining their Web sites for information deemed sensitive after a March 20 presidential memo told them to scrub anything that might be useful to terrorists.
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