Digital Government
Corporate e-filing
The Internal Revenue Service has given corporations and tax-exempt organizations a new option for submitting their returns this season.
Acquisition
Copyright Office to install Siebel
The agency plans to use customer relationship management software to automate new copyright registration procedures.
Acquisition
Forest Service to track performance
Bids from management consultants to help the Forest Service set up a performance accountability information system were due this week.
Digital Government
Security groups call for crisis coordination center
The task forces organized by the National Cyber Security Partnership also recommended a public awareness campaign and an early warning contact network.
Digital Government
Security group to release reports
The National Cyber Security Partnership will unveil its initial Web site and the first two of five reports.
People
Nothing easy about security
The maze of requirements imposed by the Federal Information Security Management Act has created confusion about interpretation.
People
Putnam questions OMB oversight
Questioning how strict OMB has been about dismal security grades, Rep. Adam Putnam wants to know how much has been withheld from agencies' budgets for new systems.
People
NARA seeks comments on rule changes
The National Archives and Records Administration says that current regulations don't account for the role of IT staffers in managing electronic records.
Digital Government
Four politicians get Cyber Champion awards
The Business Software Alliance cited four members of Congress for their work on policy issues of interest to the commercial software industry.
People
Social Security, IRS numbers fuel identification theft
The lack of reliable information systems for authenticating personal identities is a large part of the problem, experts told Congress.
People
Archivists praise PDF/A
Federal records managers show interest in a modified version of the popular PDF format.
People
Library of Congress plots digital preservation path
The organization will test six alternative approaches, an official said.
Digital Government
Animal ID cost pegged at $545M
Expense and confidentiality of information collected remain sticking points for discussions about a national system.
People
IRS to use Adobe bar codes
The tax agency will try out forms that use new bar code technology from Adobe Systems.
Digital Government
A crash course in security incident reporting
The federal picture of information security is sharply divided.
People
GPO plans for digital future
The Government Printing Office may never be paperless, but officials expect it to use less paper.
People
Feds to market electronic benefits payments
The government is preparing a multimillion-dollar campaign to persuade more citizens to accept electronic payments for benefits such as Social Security.
People
Web tracking of tax refunds grows
The number of taxpayers using the IRS Web site to track the status of their tax refunds has almost doubled annually.
Digital Government
OMB: Security improvements needed
Twenty-four federal departments and agencies missed security requirements in 2003, according to the Office of Management and Budget.
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