EPA gets IT assist
The General Services Administration has awarded an $867 million, seven-year task order to DynCorp Systems and Solutions LLC to provide IT services to the Environmental Protection Agency.
Study uncovers more security on Web sites
A Brown University analysis of government Web sites found that federal and state sites are taking security and privacy more seriously compared to last year.
FBI is deploying biometrics app for war on terror
The bureau has chosen the ID 1000 Live Scan identification system from Cross Match Technologies Inc. of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
Auditors push Colorado to offer licenses online
Colorado's Legislative Audit Committee is urging the state's Revenue Department to incorporate online processing of driver's licenses and vehicle registrations into its planned new system for motor vehicle regulation, as a way of cutting costs and speeding service.
Homeland Security Department must hit the ground running, Cooper says
The Bush administration seeks to launch the proposed Homeland Security Department with significant IT capabilities, a senior administration official said. Steve Cooper, CIO of the Homeland Security Office, told IT executives yesterday that his office is preparing for the possibility of providing the department with systems it can use from its first day.
Utah CIO bent rules in hiring, auditors say
Utah CIO Phillip Windley and others in the Information Technology Services Office violated and manipulated the state's personnel and contracting rules to hire former employees of a bankrupt company where Windley had worked, state auditors said.
Secretary Norton is cited for contempt in Indian trust case
A federal judge yesterday found Interior secretary Gale Norton and assistant secretary for Indian affairs Neal McCaleb in contempt of court for failing to fix systems that manage trust fund accounts for American Indians.
By the numbers
America's founders thought a decennial census was so important that they mandated it in the second section of the first article of the Constitution. Since 1790, the task of tabulating census returns has driven developments in data processing, including the introduction of Herman Hollerith's punch card in the 1890 census.
GSA taps DynCorp for $867 million EPA pact
The General Services Administration has awarded an $867 million, seven-year task order to DynCorp Systems and Solutions LLC to provide IT services to the Environmental Protection Agency.
NASA's $273 million launch system is grounded
NASA yesterday scuttled a new launch control system for the space shuttle because it had run over budget and fallen behind schedule.
Web sites reinforce security and privacy policies, review finds
A Brown University analysis of government Web sites found that more federal and state sites are taking security and privacy seriously compared to last year.
Justice backs South Dakota's fight against Internet child crimes
South Dakota's Internet Crimes Against Children unit has received a $1 million Justice Department grant to help support local authorities' investigations.
GIS files elude efforts to meet 508 standards
The will is there, but the way hasn't been found yet to make digital maps accessible to visually impaired federal workers. There are still techincal problems with the GIS images, says Amy Berger, a blind USGS 508 coordinator.
Ask Elaws
The next best thing to a live expert can be an expert system. That's the Labor Department's reasoning behind expanding its use of artificial intelligence to help 6.5 million U.S. businesses comply with labor laws and regulations.
Significa
Antarctica lacks many things, such as sunshine much of the year and good opera, but it has federal computers. For example, McMurdo Station atop the volcanic rock of Ross Island has systems configured in a LAN, available for use all the time, and provided with 24-hour, seven-day help desk support, according to the U.S. Antarctic Program. USAP is part of the National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs and supported by Raytheon Polar Service Co.
State creates E-Diplomacy Office to coordinate user needs with IT
Pinstripe-wearing diplomats will work side-by-side with khaki-clad techies in the State Department's E-Diplomacy Office.
DOD, NASA and NOAA award $4.5b satellite deal
A trio of agencies recently awarded a $4.5 billion contract to TRW Inc. to build a satellite system that will combine defense and environmental missions.
Standards agency consolidates services buys
The National Institute of Standards and Technology plans to consolidate scores of IT services buys, using a slate of vendors already approved by the Commerce Department.
Marines, FEMA launch emergency data service
The Marine Corps Systems Command and Federal Emergency Management Agency this month will deploy a toolkit for sharing emergency information.
Kansas audit says IT could plug tax leaks
Although the economic downturn contributed to a steep drop in corporate tax receipts in Kansas, faulty record-keeping and the Revenue Department's inability to track corporate tax credits also hindered tax collection, the Legislative Division of Post Audit found.
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