INS launches an online case-tracking app
The Immigration and Naturalization Service has launched an application that lets people seeking services from the agency check the status of their cases online. <br>
Enterprise architecture to aid INS' reorganization
Immigration and Naturalization Service officials say their new enterprise architecture will take the service's pending reorganization in stride and contribute to its efficiency.
Labor renews $59 million CSC contract
The Labor Department has issued a task order to Computer Sciences Corp. for continued support of its black lung program. The task order could amount to $59 million if the department exercises all its options during the one-year base period and four option years.
IG: State Department flunks systems security
The State Department's information system security remains weak a year after the department was told of serious flaws, according to a recent report by the State inspector general's office. <br>
Sniper Hunt: Debriefing
Amid all the tools available to investigators pursuing the Washington area snipers last month'such as fingerprint databases and high-bandwidth communications networks'some users of the FBI's Rapid Start case management system had to rely on a sneakernet to exchange information.
Michigan tunes personnel software development
Michigan's Human Resource Management Network is working to increase its control over software development projects by piloting services automation software, which will keep records of time and expense and compare the progress and costs of various projects.<br>
Significa
Getting up close and personal with a technology can often clarify its usefulness. In that spirit, the General Services Administration's Center for Information Technology Accommodation operates the Assistive Technology Center to help federal executives evaluate systems that help employees with disabilities.
Election reform bill includes IT provisions
Congress last month approved a long-awaited, $3.86 billion authorization bill that would fund new election technology and procedural reforms, and the bill is headed to President Bush's desk for signature.
Upgrade boosts flood forecasting
A recent upgrade has improved the accuracy and prediction capabilities of the Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service, as the National Weather Service works to field the river flooding prediction tool nationwide.
Court questions Interior on e-mail destruction
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has demanded that the Justice Department explain why the Interior Department destroyed e-mail messages related to a court case over American Indian trust funds despite court orders to the contrary. <br>
Labor renews $59 million CSC contract
The Labor Department issued a task order to Computer Sciences Corp. for continued support of its black lung program.<br>
Sniper victim was FBI analyst
FBI employees last week reacted with shock and grief to the murder of their colleague, Linda Franklin, 47, by a sniper attack. FBI headquarters confirmed that Franklin was an analyst there, and an FBI source added that she worked in the Cyber Crime Division.
Interior goes for Windows XP departmentwide
In a bid to bring order to its IT infrastructure, the Interior Department has signed an enterprise agreement with Microsoft Corp. under which it will adopt Windows XP Professional and the Office XP Professional applications suite for almost all its desktop systems.
Energy's e-gov plans advance with new e-signature software
With the flourish of an electronic signature, Energy secretary Spencer Abraham yesterday took the wraps off the department's action plan for e-government.
By the numbers
Control, alt, hands up! The federal Bureau of Justice Statistics has reported that police departments in the 62 largest U.S. cities have dramatically increased their use of computers.
Sniper victim was on FBI's cybercrime team
FBI employees today reacted with shock and grief to the sniper murder of their colleague Linda Franklin, 47, an analyst in the Cyber Division.
Pa. adds $252 million to data center contract
Pennsylvania has extended by three years its data center contract with a team led by Unisys Corp. at a cost of $252 million. The 10-member contractor team in 1999 had signed a $621 million agreement to operate the state's data center for seven years, with a provision for the three-year extension.
FBI works to keep data systems current
The FBI has launched a five-year, $200 million program to upgrade systems at the Criminal Justice Information Services Division in Clarksburg, W.Va.
Nevada awards $61 million contract for HIPAA compliance
The Nevada Human Resources Department has given a four-year, $61 million contract for IT services to First Health Services Inc. of Glen Allen, Va. A Nevada procurement official said the Medicaid Management Information System built under the contract would help the state comply with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and process Medicaid claims and payments.
Feds testify about improved antiterror systems
State Department, FBI and Immigration and Naturalization Service officials, among others, described improvements to government systems for border control and for tracking terrorists' finances during a hearing today on the effectiveness of the USA Patriot Act.
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