Forest Service IT workers win outsourcing competition

Technology employees at the Agriculture Department's Forest Service this week won an OMB Circular A-76 competition.

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The Assyrian emperor Sennacherib was the subject of his own writings. But to read his script from the 7th century B.C.E., you'll need to brush up on your cuneiform. Federal IT can help. The National Endowment for the Humanities has issued two grants to the Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative, which will catalog more than 500,000 examples of cuneiform, Sumerian and other, still undeciphered, languages. Check it out at cdli.ucla.edu/about.html. The IT project forms part of $559,000 in NEH grants for 'Recovering Iraq's Past.' By the way, the Assyrian emperor never succeeded in achieving his goal of conquering Jerusalem. An epidemic broke out among his troops.

CBP works to secure a virtual fence

The Customs and Border Protection agency has plenty of work to do as it constructs the virtual fence needed to help protect the country from terrorists.

Austin puts performance data online

Austin, Texas, has posted its report card online.The city's government for years has used the management reporting tool Managing by Results to gather data about the performance of city agencies for evaluation and budgeting.

Online extra: State OKs biometrics passports

The State Department plans by December to choose a vendor to provide millions of passport covers bearing biometric chips with digital images of the holder.

U.S. Visit adds system to track departing travelers

The Homeland Security Department's U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator System program now can track travelers coming and going.

DHS IT will no longer have that Spirit

The Homeland Security Department has cancelled the $5 billion Security, Planning and Integrated Resources for Information Technology program for a broad range of IT services.

Auditors rip Los Alamos over lax PC controls

The Energy Department's inspector general has criticized Los Alamos National Laboratory for weak internal controls over notebook computers.

The Eyes Have it

NASA is exploring new frontiers in accessibility with a program that could give disabled users line-of-sight control over their computer screens.

Labor eyes new budget system

The Labor Department is seeking information about commercial systems it might use to manage budget information better.

Stronger role urged for Homeland CIO

The Homeland Security Department's Inspector General today issued a report advocating a stronger role for the department's CIO.

DHS rolls out exit system pilots

The Homeland Security Department today unveiled 13 additional locations for its U.S. Visit exit screening system at airports and seaports.

Intelligence czar could have IT 'grand duke'

The newly proposed National Intelligence Director could well oversee a newly strengthened CIO's office for the intelligence community, according to legislation pending in Congress.

DHS Spirit procurement fades away

The Homeland Security Department has cancelled the $5 billion Security, Planning and Integrated Resources for Information Technology program for a broad range of IT services.

DHS Spirit procurement fades away

The Homeland Security Department has cancelled the $5 billion Security, Planning and Integrated Resources for Information Technology program.

9/11 panel's report prompts a fresh look at IT reforms

Homeland security agencies and systems chiefs face a shakeup in the wake of the 9/11 Commission's recommendations for the overhaul of counterterrorist systems.

DHS mulls one office for IT buys

The Homeland Security Department is considering creating a central procurement office to bring order to its expanding list of IT initiatives, a senior official has told GCN.

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Pain and fear. Who needs them? Fortunately, virtual reality technology can help. The National Institute of Mental Health has funded a study in which a survivor of the World Trade Center attack was treated with virtual reality technology. The woman's severe post-traumatic stress disorder had not improved with traditional therapy. Psychologists exposed her to six, one-hour VR therapy sessions with images of jets crashing into buildings amid animated explosions and sound effects, and virtual people jumping to their death from windows. Her symptoms were eliminated, according to an independent assessor. Doctors in Seattle have carried out similar, federally funded research on the use of VR along with morphine to ease the excruciating pain burn patients experience during daily bandage changes. Another study pointed to the use of VR to reduce dental pain. For details, check <a href= "http://www.hitl.washington.edu/projects/burn">www.hitl.washington.edu/projects/burn</a>.

DHS' biggest directorate gains a CIO

Charles Armstrong appointed CIO at Homeland Security's border and transportation security directorate.

Los Alamos security breach prompts crackdown

Loss of two classified data storage units at the Energy Department's Los Alamos National Laboratory prompts a halt to all classified work.

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