Lawsuit stalls PTO automation
The Patent and Trademark Office has suspended its switch from paper to electronic record-keeping for patent search files because of a lawsuit filed by the National Intellectual Property Researchers Association.<br>
State's troubled knowledge management program scuttled
The State Department has decided to end its knowledge management pilot, which the department planned and implemented poorly, the department's inspector general said.<br>
Air Force awards contracts worth $54 million to support antiterror work
The Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate in Rome, N.Y., has issued six contracts with a potential value of $54 million to support Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency antiterrorism projects. <br>
Auditors: Virginia wasted $75 million on failed systems
After reviewing 15 IT projects in seven of Virginia's nine secretariats, auditors found that the state had wasted at least $75 million and incurred an additional $28 million in cost overruns. <br>
Court quizzes Justice about BIA's Hotmail use
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has asked the Justice Department to report on the Bureau of Indian Affairs' use of commercial Hotmail accounts to conduct official business. BIA operates under an order barring connections between agency systems and the Internet. <br>
Auditor: Pa. school district lost $433,000 in contracting foul-up
The Hazleton Area School District in Pennsylvania paid for at least $433,841 in computers and services that the district did not receive, said the state's auditor general, Robert Casey. <br>
Justice IG: Bureau management errors stall IT projects, waste money
The FBI's mismanagement of IT projects has led the bureau to waste millions on projects and to miss deadlines for implementing crucial upgrades to anticrime systems, the Justice Department's inspector general said.<br>
INS system fingers murder suspect
Border Patrol officers near Douglas, Ariz., yesterday arrested a wanted man after stopping him at the border and matching his fingerprint with an INS Automated Biometric Identification System.<br>
Homeland Security Department surfaces on Web
The Homeland Security Office and the Office of Personnel Management have been rallying prospective federal homeland security workers via a Web site intended to answer their questions about the new department and transition matters.<br>
Gilmore Commission raps cybersecurity policy
The Gilmore Commission has strongly criticized the administration's cybersecurity policy and called for a merger of cyber- and physical security policy work in the White House. <br>
State sets $100 million pact with GTSI
The State Department has negotiated a five-year blanket purchasing agreement with GTSI Corp. for hardware and software. The deal could be worth $20 million annually. <br>
Holcomb lays out HSD blueprint
The Homeland Security Department won't own all of the 'network of networks' it plans to use to coordinate antiterror information.<br>
HSD plans to tap agencies' budgets to build its systems
Systems planners for the new Homeland Security Department expect the organization's IT infrastructure to take shape with little new funding.
Portal service offers to help FBI hunt for a killer
Internet portal operator Terra Lycos will provide online wanted posters to help track down alleged gangster James 'Whitey' Bulger, for whom the FBI is offering a $1 million reward. <br>
By the numbers
Federal managers considering the cost restraints their vendors face and government personnel issues should be aware of trends in commercial IT salaries, as tracked by consultants Robert Half International Co.
Science.gov goes from pilot to official launch
Agencies that collect scientific and technical information now give visitors to <a href="http://www.science.gov">science.gov</a> access to more than 1,000 government data resources.
Feds keep working on Section 508 compliance
More than a year after the deadline for agencies to meet Section 508's accessibility requirements, many are still tweaking programs and systems, IT managers said last month.
Justice states Ptech presents no security risk
Following Friday's search of software vendor Ptech Inc.'s headquarters, Justice Department officials say the government does not have any reason to believe any federal systems have been compromised.<br>
Auditors: Oregon's juvenile justice system is flawed
Oregon's Juvenile Justice Information System lacks key data, and the Oregon Youth Authority has not properly controlled access to the system, according to a report.<br>
PTO pilots aim to ease application and filing procedures
The Patent and Trademark Office today launched a prototype system for processing patent applications electronically. The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board also unveiled a system for filing documents in trademark disputes.
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