Modernization
Board says IRS modernization progressing despite CSC’s failures
IRS Oversight Board sharply criticizes contractors Computer Sciences Corp. and the Prime alliance.<@SM>
Modernization
GAO issues financial management system checklist
Checklist designed to help agencies meet federal financial system requirements.
People
Hill moves reflect e-gov’s lower profile
Recent congressional moves leave little doubt about who lawmakers want to control funding for e-government projects: themselves.
Modernization
TRANSCOM builds enterprise architecture tied into BEA-Log
The Defense Department’s Transportation Command is examining 600 military supply chain systems to determine if they can be integrated into DOD’s overarching business enterprise architecture.
Modernization
HHS offers funds to boost use of IT
The Health and Human Services Department will provide financial incentives to push the health care industry toward greater use of IT.
People
Does every vote count?
Electronic voting emerges as a major topic at this week’s Black Hat Briefings. One view: The American election system is broken.
People
Dot-gov domains to cost $125
Federal agencies and state and local governments renewing .gov domain names or wanting new ones should be prepared to pay $125 a year starting July 31.
People
Two e-gov projects looking for vendor input
The Business Gateway initiative wants vendors to provide information on how they would develop and implement an online form processing system.
People
OPM releases RFP for benefits system
Request for proposals covers a defined-benefits system that will give federal employees and retirees access to their government retirement account information.
People
Cyber Eye: E-voting really needs standards
An estimated 32 percent of American voters will cast electronic ballots in November, but their confidence could be undermined by worries about the security and reliability of the tallies.
Modernization
Major programs within EPA
<b>Window to My Environment</b>. EPA provides a Web tool at <a href= "http://www.epa.gov">www.epa.gov</a> that allows the public to access data about environmental conditions in their community.
Modernization
EPA takes portal concept to the next level
When you have a good idea, take it a step further. That’s the notion behind the Environmental Protection Agency’s effort to bundle existing projects and build a framework for the Environmental Information Integration and Portal Development project.
Modernization
DFAS rolls out upgraded financial management system
The Defense Finance and Accounting Service has deployed an upgraded financial management system that is expected to reduce processing costs by 56 percent.
People
Secure e-voting? Not this year, experts say
Electronic voting errors are inevitable regardless of the technology, experts last week told a House panel that is grappling with election accuracy and security worries.
People
Application Accepted
Of the 13 million loan and grant applications it received this year, the Education Department’s Federal Student Aid Office got 82 percent of them—nearly 10.7 million—online.
People
Agriculture awards EDS $93 million e-travel contract
The Agriculture Department selected EDS Corp. to provide employee travel services under the General Services Administration's e-Travel Service contract vehicle.
People
E-gov redefines the workforce
When Norm Enger agreed nearly two years ago to manage the Office of Personnel Management’s five Quicksilver e-government projects, he wasn’t sure how much success each initiative would find.
People
Securing e-voting will be a long-term effort
A House panel today struggled with how to set standards for acceptable error rates in voting technology.
People
In search of the e-voting paper trail
Electronic voting machines have worked just fine for hundreds of elections in California, Georgia, and Maryland, the House Administration committee heard this month, but that is no guarantee of future performance.
People
OPM reopens Recruitment One-Stop contract
The Office of Personnel Management will recompete the Recruitment One-Stop contract.
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