E-gov panel leader tapped for Energy secretary
President Bush today nominated Samuel Bodman, who leads the e-government committee of the President's Management Council, to be the secretary of Energy.
Final intelligence reform bill stresses data sharing
The national intelligence reform bill passed by Congress last week would mobilize IT for counterterrorism information sharing.
State, ACLU spar over security of new passports
The government's new digital passports will not be insecure or pose a risk to privacy'as the American Civil Liberties Union claims'the State Department says.
Sale wouldn't affect PeopleSoft federal certification
PeopleSoft Corp.'s financial software currently bears a mandatory government stamp of approval.
Feds prepare for PeopleSoft's end
Agencies running PeopleSoft Corp. applications have begun setting the groundwork to make sure that an Oracle Corp. takeover of the enterprise software maker won't derail government systems.
Significa
The federal government generally does not encourage programs to decapitate its enemies.
Justice picks 12 for $980 million of IT work
The department has chosen 12 companies to compete for IT support services task orders over the next seven years.
DOE seeks comments on Los Alamos management contract
The Energy Department's Los Alamos National Laboratory, recently shaken by scandals over computer security and espionage, soon could be under new management.
Ridge announces departure from DHS
Tom Ridge announced today that he will step down by February as Homeland Security secretary.
Driver's license dispute figures in intelligence bill talks
Debate on reshaping the nation's intelligence agencies is revolving not only around funding control but also a bid to deny driver's licenses to illegal aliens.
Permanent security panel nears; DHS faces shakeups
The House Homeland Security Select Committee soon will become a permanent committee with expanded powers and fewer members, its chairman said today.
DHS, Justice plan to integrate case management systems
While the Homeland Security Department works to coordinate its IT assets, it is taking steps to make its case management systems interoperable with those at other agencies.
DHS' 2005 rallying cry: Unify
The top priority of the Homeland Security Department in the coming year will be to align its IT purchases to gain momentum in consolidating its component agencies and their systems.
Agencies sign IT equipment recycling pact
Eleven agencies have pledged to use environmentally sustainable methods of managing federal IT assets.
DHS to upgrade enforcement systems
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has issued a task order to Sytel Inc. and EDS Corp. to upgrade several critical systems.
TSA launches biometric credential prototype ...
The Transportation Security Administration today began prototype testing of its biometric identity card for workers in maritime, rail, aviation and truck commerce.
Significa
The Federal Judicial Center's site at <a href= "http://www.fjc.gov">www.fjc.gov</a> has a narrative and excerpts from court documents about the Amistad case, which was a sensation in the 1840s and became a movie more than 150 years later.
Federal official's endorsement of IAC executives rankles members
An endorsement by a government official of private-sector members running for committee offices has sparked an uproar in the Industry Advisory Council.
Budget cut forces DHS to revisit plan for HR apps
Congressional action to slash funding for the Homeland Security Department's human resources system could slow the project.
By the numbers
The early history of federal computing is largely the story of the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator.
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