FAA begins development on next-generation comm suite
The Federal Aviation Administration has negotiated agreements with three companies to develop onboard systems integrating digital voice and data for air and ground communications.
Education improves online student loan applications
The Education Department's Office of Student Financial Assistance has revamped its Web site for student aid, making the application process quicker and easier.
CIO Council backs NAPA study
The CIO Council put its weight behind a report about concerns and prospects in the federal IT work force, published by the National Academy of Public Administration in September.
Transportation loses an IT program manager
Rudy G. Sturgill, a 15-year IT veteran at the Transportation Department, is leaving his post as director of the Value-Added Niche IT Services Program.
Senate OKs Blair as OPM deputy director
The Senate has confirmed Dan G. Blair to be deputy director of the Office of Personnel Management.
One step forward, one step back at the border
The Customs Service has $300 million in its pocket this year to advance its Automated Commercial Environment system modernization, but the agency has suspended another IT project to speed trucks through border crossings.
NHTSA opens multicultural traffic safety site
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has posted traffic safety materials and information designed to serve minority populations on a new Web site, <a href="http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/multicultural">www.nhtsa.dot.gov/multicultural</a>.
Customs is a big Elvis fan
The Customs Service is asking more foreign countries to use its Electronic Visa Information System, which matches import visas with textile shipments.
DOT agency will upgrade its legacy mainframes
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has awarded a five-year contract to Signal Corp. to upgrade legacy mainframe applications.
New world order pits security against Web
Since Sept. 11, who decides what the public can view on government Web sites?
IRS tightens inventory control after 2,300 computers go missing
A senior senator has asked the Office of Management and Budget to rein in IRS funding until the agency can account for 2,300 missing computers.
SEC integrates payment app with online filing
The Securities and Exchange Commission last month retired one of its last legacy systems, winding up the final phase of modernization of the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system.
At FAA, security takes front and center role
The Federal Aviation Administration has decided to delay several elements of its air traffic control systems modernization and accelerate others as it reassesses its mission in the wake of Sept. 11.
Now you see it ...
Here's what some agencies have scrubbed from their Web sites and how they determined what should be removed.
Lorentz: OMB will give tech support for e-gov
As the Office of Management and Budget's first chief technology officer, Norman Lorentz will provide technical support for OMB's 24 e-government initiatives'up from 23, counting a newly added governmentwide payroll system'plus the Homeland Security Office.
SEC launches a series of scam sites
The Securities and Exchange Commission is operating several phony Web sites as shock therapy for Internet investors who neglect to investigate online stock lures.
Cancer institute consolidates Web postings
The National Cancer Institute today launched a redesigned Web site at <a href="http://cancer.gov">cancer.gov</a>, proclaiming it a one-stop resource for information about cancer.
PTO's filing system is ready for the next step
For its e-government initiative, the Patent and Trademark Office is developing two workflow management systems to process applications.
IT work force shortage likely to boost outsourcing plans
Although work force issues might be getting heightened attention since Sept. 11, other equally tough challenges dog agency managers, as well.
Congressmen: EZ Tax Filing could violate A-76
The IRS is getting ahead of itself in its efforts to do more electronically, some members of Congress contend.
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