By the numbers
Tracking the size of government is always a challenge. But a picture of the recent recession's effect on the federal, state and local work force comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics records of what it calls extended mass layoffs'the dismissal of 50 workers or more for 30 days or longer.
State awards $160 million support contract to CSC
The State Department has awarded Computer Sciences Corp. a $160 million contract for IT services and products.
Ohio forms a crime-data posse
The Tuscarawas County, Ohio, Sheriff's Office is working with the state's Office of Criminal Justice Services to smooth the process that lets local law enforcement officers report, analyze and share crime data with one another and the FBI.
Auditors slam Florida's unprotected juvenile justice data system
Florida auditor general William O. Monroe has identified IT security and data accuracy problems at the state's Juvenile Justice Department. The department hasn't implemented access controls strong enough to protect data about juveniles from improper disclosure or modification, according to a report from Monroe's office.
Interior systems face renewed shutdown
The Interior Department could be ordered to shut down some of the systems it has reactivated since it received a court order in December to cut off its Internet connections, sources said.
Plans to remake INS emphasize IT
Congress is poised to break up the Immigration and Naturalization Service and order construction of a new generation of systems for border control.
Hacker pleads guilty to accessing NASA system
A hacker charged last year with breaking into a NASA server has pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court in San Antonio to one count of intentionally accessing a federal computer without authorization, NASA said Monday. He faces a possible one-year jail term and a $100,000 fine.
By the numbers
How much does software depreciation cost the federal government each year? Economists at the Congressional Budget Office have developed a formula to calculate it.
Interior can't shake systems woes
The Interior Department has restored 85 percent of its Web capability following a court order that severed the department's connections to the Internet to protect Indian trust accounts from computer hackers.
EPA launches e-docket to aid in rule-making
The Environmental Protection Agency has created an electronic docket system that agency officials think could serve as a model for similar systems at other agencies.
Indian tribes gain special domain name suffix
Federally recognized American Indian tribes will gain a special domain name suffix identifying them as government entities under a cooperative agreement announced by the Interior Department and the General Services Administration.
Trade commission runs Web dragnet
'Surf's up' is not a phrase most people would associate with scam investigators at the Federal Trade Commission. But surfing is one of the chief pastimes at the FTC Internet Laboratory'surfing the Web, that is. Commission attorneys and investigators use the lab to track down online-savvy violators of the 87-year-old Federal Trade Commission Act and related laws.
Leisure and tourism are top topics on federal sites
Sixty-eight million Americans have used government Web sites, according to a survey released earlier this month by the Pew Internet and American Life Project in Washington. That's up from 40 million users two years ago.
By the numbers
Just as air bags and electronic ignitions are universal in today's cars, Internet access has become a baseline for libraries.
House votes to abolish INS, create two new agencies
The House of Representatives yesterday voted to do away with the Immigration and Nationalization Service and turn over border enforcement and immigration services to two bureaus of the Justice Department. By a vote of 405 to 9, the House passed HR 3231, the Barbara Jordan Immigration Reform and Accountability Act of 2002, named in honor of the chairwoman of a 1997 commission that found INS overwhelmed by enforcement duties.
CIOs make e-commerce inroads
State and local governments have steadily increased their adoption of e-commerce.
N.Y. comptroller: Medicaid billing system pays $95 million in wrong bills
New York state comptroller Carl H. McCall charged that weaknesses in the state's Medicaid billing system have led to more than $95 million in potentially incorrect Medicaid payments over the past seven years, of which $40 million remains uncollected.
State ready to test overseas system
The State Department is negotiating a contract with Accenture LLP of Chicago to implement the pilot phase of the Overseas Presence Interagency Collaboration project.
State will ramp up Net service
Over the next year, the State Department will roll out Internet access to 30,000 users worldwide, reducing the department's network costs and boosting communications security.
EPA taps CSC for a $285 million data exchange project
The Environmental Protection Agency has negotiated a $285 million, seven-year task order for Computer Science Corp. to operate the Central Data Exchange, an electronic point of entry for environmental information required by EPA.
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