FBI to make Sentinel share information more easily
The FBI is taking steps to ensure its new case management system, dubbed Sentinel, will share information among the disparate systems at the Homeland Security Department, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and other agencies.
Agencies face more OMB scrutiny, project management challenges
ORLANDO, Fla.'Federal program managers soon will enjoy, or endure, additional oversight via the Office of Management and Budget's Program Assessment Rating tool, according to Karen Evans, administrator of the Office of E-Government and Technology.
Justice IG rips Sentinel's data sharing plans
The Justice Department's inspector general criticized the FBI for not planning to build strong information sharing capabilities into the Sentinel investigative case management system.
FBI in final talks with Lockheed Martin on Sentinel deal
The FBI said today that it is in final talks with one of the two vendor teams that has bid on the Sentinel investigative case management project, and that it likely would announce a contract within 30 days.
Internet 'cloaking' emerges as new Web security threat
Terrorist organizations and other national enemies have launched bogus Web sites that mask their covert information or provide misleading information to users they identify as federal employees or agents.
Federal Prisons Bureau to grow IT business
Federal Prison Industries Inc. plans to greatly increase its sales of technology services to federal agencies both directly and by joining teams of other vendors over the next two years, according to the Bureau of Prisons.
Interior taps IBM for $100 million ERP job
The Interior Department has chosen IBM Corp. to take over as systems integrator on the Financial and Business Management System project designed to replace a hodgepodge of financial and administrative apps with a single enterprise resource planning tool.
Spy IT Shake-Up
Dale W. Meyerrose is taking command of intelligence agencies' IT, from procurement to standards to certification and accreditation of systems, and he isn't bashful about how he is doing it.
State hits the road with e-passports
Amid continued doubts from experts, and with only one approved technology vendor, the State Department is pressing forward with its electronic passport program.<p>
FBI denies Sentinel system is late, over budget
The FBI has gone out of its way to rebut charges that the fledgling Sentinel case management program is delayed and over budget.
OMB sees improvement in agencies' IT security
OMB's report, 'FY 2005 Report to Congress on Implementation of the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002,' brings together IT security assessments prepared by federal agencies and their inspectors general.
DHS' top doc to lead Science and Technology Directorate
The White House announced today that President Bush intends to designate Dr. Jeffrey W. Runge to be acting undersecretary for science and technology at the Homeland Security Department.
State launches e-passports, rejects security concerns
The senior official in charge of the project said that technical issues raised recently about e-passport security would not prevent the general distribution of the documents.
Meyerrose sets new agenda for intel IT
The intelligence world's IT specialists soon will be following new instructions for buying their digital cloaks and daggers, according to Dale Meyerrose, associate director of national intelligence.
DHS to bolster FEMA IT
Homeland Security secretary Chertoff, under pressure, refocuses agency on disaster response
ERP's learning curve
Agencies heed the lessons of past, high-profile failures
Telework seen aiding COOP, but barriers remain
Effective federal telework programs can help prepare agencies for maintaining continuity of operations during disasters, according to senior government IT officials.
FEMA technology set for upgrade
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will get improved logistics systems, better customer service systems for disaster victims, modified contracting practices and better communications under new plans announced yesterday.
DHS pushes border technology in response to attacks
The Bush administration's Secure Border Initiative is gathering steam amid increasing violence at the border in the form of attacks on Border Patrol agents, officials said.
Interior, State, other IT budgets focus on specific program growth
Although civilian agencies' overall budgets will decrease under the president's budget plan, many technology related programs are scheduled for increases.
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