People
NASA details Ames cuts
Space agency officials hope to cut up to 25 percent of its workers involved with supercomputing and robotics at the research center.
Acquisition
FAA increases satellite coverage
A new agreement with Americom Government Services is part of a contract with Lockheed Martin for enhancing GPS transmission through the Wide Area Augmentation System.
People
NASA offers buyouts
Ames Research Center could lay off a third of employees, including many IT workers.
People
Senate IT plan complete
It will be posted on the Senate intranet by March 10, the Senate CIO says.
Modernization
Justice extends WordPerfect
The Justice Department signed a two-year contract with Corel for 50,000 licenses.
People
Virginia Beach sees RFID payoff
Officials expect the $1.5 million RFID project for the city's libraries to pay for itself within four years.
People
DHS rules: Flexible or unfair?
Representatives of fed workers hate the new rules, but proponents say reform is needed.
Digital Government
Health records standards move along
The national coordinator for health IT says he hopes health officials and organizations can quickly agree on a set of standards for electronic records.
People
GAO wants better US-VISIT oversight
DHS needs more rigorous, disciplined tracking of schedules, costs and benefits for US-VISIT, congressional auditors say.
Digital Government
GEOSS agreement reached
NOAA's administrator met with officials from other nations to discuss the Global Earth Observation System of Systems that would include a tsunami warning network.
People
FAA competition yields $1.9 billion deal
Lockheed Martin win could affect 2,500 federal employees
Cybersecurity
Fingerprint standard still elusive
Federal agencies can't agree on a uniform fingerprint technology standard.
Cybersecurity
Davis questions TreasuryDirect security
The chairman of the House Government Reform Committee asked about the security of personal information collected by the federal government's online bond seller.
People
GAO urges planning consistency at TSA
The Transportation Security Administration needs better planning and risk management assessment, GAO says.
Digital Government
Trade group fears IT decline
The American Electronics Association warns that the decreasing focus on science and technology inside the United States will topple the country's competitive advantage.
People
ITAA: CIOs focus on PMA
Federal CIOs are digging deep into their agencies' pockets for IT consolidation projects, according to the latest annual CIO survey from the Information Technology Association of America.
People
Senate confirms NARA boss
Allen Weinstein replaces John Carlin as leader of the National Archives and Records Administration.
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