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Modernization

Clean audit in 2007 is DOD’s goal

Each day the Defense Department seems to uncover another financial or business system to add to its already massive modernization program. But even as the scope of the systems consolidation grows, officials are sticking to the goal of a clean financial audit by 2007.

By GCN Staff
July 16, 2004

Modernization

Tools for data-driven management

James Taylor, the Commerce Department’s deputy chief financial officer, didn’t know his boss was unhappy until he read it in a magazine article. Then-deputy secretary Sam Bodman, a veteran executive of several large corporations, bemoaned the lack of financial tools at his government post.

By GCN Staff
July 15, 2004

People

Agencies show marked improvement on OMB scorecard

In the midyear evaluation released today, OMB awarded agencies 19 new green scores, including three in the e-government category.

By GCN Staff
July 14, 2004

People

Final E-Authentication architecture approved

Architecture for a federated portal addresses authenticating end users to applications, the agency transaction or the credential service provider.

By GCN Staff
July 13, 2004

People

FCC chairman starts blogging

Federal Communications Commission chairman Michael Powell has started using a weblog to elicit feedback for FCC initiatives.

By GCN Staff
July 12, 2004

Modernization

The lowdown on business case software

What is it? Business case software helps agencies through the process of creating a convincing business case, employing templates and, in some programs, scorecards based on known criteria that help judge how the business case will be received.

By GCN Staff
July 7, 2004

Modernization

GSA shares a free tool

Some business case tools are free. The Business Case Decision Tool, at <a href= "http://www.sis-gov.com">www.sis-gov.com</a>, is available online from GSA’s Share-in-Savings program.<@SM>

By GCN Staff
July 7, 2004

People

AMS, thrift board both faulted for failed system

A failed electronic record keeping system for the federal Thrift Savings Plan wasted $36 million in federal retirement assets.

By GCN Staff
July 7, 2004

Modernization

How Treasury calculates the bottom line across agencies

The Treasury Department compiles its own financial statement and that of the Homeland Security Department, but it also assembles a consolidated financial statement for the entire federal government.

By GCN Staff
July 2, 2004

People

SSA wants W-2 reports online only by 2006

The Social Security Administration will require that employers file their annual W-2 reports over the Internet beginning in 2006, the agency said in a notice in the Federal Register June 16.

By GCN Staff
July 2, 2004

Modernization

Special Report: Homeland defenders frustrated

All levels of government are pushing to share homeland security data, but many federal, state and local officials are struggling to work together, which has caused significant delays.

By GCN Staff
July 2, 2004

Modernization

He got green

Why is Education CFO Jack Martin smiling? He and his team earned the Office of Management and Budget's top grade for financial reporting. Their efforts mean the agency is on track to meet shortened deadlines to get their annual financial reports to OMB after the fiscal year ends. Here’s how Education does it.

By GCN Staff
July 2, 2004

People

VA puts vets’ insurance info online

The Veterans Affairs Department has given veterans online access to their Veterans’ Group Life Insurance accounts to view and manage policy information.

By GCN Staff
July 2, 2004

People

How e-gov is done

Officials from across government discussed how agencies are implementing the E-Government Act of 2002 at a breakfast sponsored by the Bethesda chapter of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association.

By GCN Staff
July 2, 2004

Modernization

EA made EZer

Enterprise architecture modeling is finally beginning to show some benefits for government agencies beyond mere compliance with the Clinger-Cohen Act.

By GCN Staff
June 30, 2004

Modernization

OMB’s advice: Communicate and innovate

For President Bush, effective implementation of e-government is critical to making government more responsive and cost-effective. And the Office of Management and Budget’s e-government initiatives are the most visible manifestation of the government’s cross-agency efforts.

By GCN Staff
June 29, 2004

Modernization

Science.gov’s party project

How do you get 17 organizations to collaborate on a single search engine? Run the project like a potluck party, according to Eleanor Frierson.

By GCN Staff
June 29, 2004

Modernization

Safecom's critical point

One of the Office of Management and Budget’s 25 high-profile e-government projects, Project Safecom has had four different management teams under three different agencies since it was launched in 2002.

By GCN Staff
June 29, 2004

Modernization

Working Across Agencies: Cross-agency work gets virtual

Among OMB’s 25 e-government initiatives, those that have fared well to date have developed the proper management structure to promote collaboration, the General Accounting Office has said. But cross-agency work hinges on building the right management structure to make collaboration happen, a task overseen by OMB's portfolio team. GCN Management looks under the hood of agency collaboration.<@SM><@SM><@SM>

By GCN Staff
June 29, 2004

Modernization

FBI to phase in case file system

FBI CIO Zalmai Azmi has taken the reins of an IT operation that is restructuring one of the most ambitious systems procurements in the federal government: the Trilogy system’s Virtual Case File case management system.

By GCN Staff
June 29, 2004

Each day the Defense Department seems to uncover another financial or business system to add to its already massive modernization program. But even as the scope of the systems consolidation grows, officials are sticking to the goal of a clean financial audit by 2007.

James Taylor, the Commerce Department’s deputy chief financial officer, didn’t know his boss was unhappy until he read it in a magazine article. Then-deputy secretary Sam Bodman, a veteran executive of several large corporations, bemoaned the lack of financial tools at his government post.

In the midyear evaluation released today, OMB awarded agencies 19 new green scores, including three in the e-government category.

Architecture for a federated portal addresses authenticating end users to applications, the agency transaction or the credential service provider.

Federal Communications Commission chairman Michael Powell has started using a weblog to elicit feedback for FCC initiatives.

<b>What is it?</b> Business case software helps agencies through the process of creating a convincing business case, employing templates and, in some programs, scorecards based on known criteria that help judge how the business case will be received.

Some business case tools are free. The Business Case Decision Tool, at <a href= "http://www.sis-gov.com">www.sis-gov.com</a>, is available online from GSA’s Share-in-Savings program.<@SM>

A failed electronic record keeping system for the federal Thrift Savings Plan wasted $36 million in federal retirement assets.

The Treasury Department compiles its own financial statement and that of the Homeland Security Department, but it also assembles a consolidated financial statement for the entire federal government.

The Social Security Administration will require that employers file their annual W-2 reports over the Internet beginning in 2006, the agency said in a notice in the Federal Register June 16.

All levels of government are pushing to share homeland security data, but many federal, state and local officials are struggling to work together, which has caused significant delays.

The Veterans Affairs Department has given veterans online access to their Veterans’ Group Life Insurance accounts to view and manage policy information.

Officials from across government discussed how agencies are implementing the E-Government Act of 2002 at a breakfast sponsored by the Bethesda chapter of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association.

Enterprise architecture modeling is finally beginning to show some benefits for government agencies beyond mere compliance with the Clinger-Cohen Act.

For President Bush, effective implementation of e-government is critical to making government more responsive and cost-effective. And the Office of Management and Budget’s e-government initiatives are the most visible manifestation of the government’s cross-agency efforts.

How do you get 17 organizations to collaborate on a single search engine? Run the project like a potluck party, according to Eleanor Frierson.

One of the Office of Management and Budget’s 25 high-profile e-government projects, Project Safecom has had four different management teams under three different agencies since it was launched in 2002.

FBI CIO Zalmai Azmi has taken the reins of an IT operation that is restructuring one of the most ambitious systems procurements in the federal government: the Trilogy system’s Virtual Case File case management system.