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OMB unveils next-generation e-gov strategy
The Office of Management and Budget is gearing up for agencies to submit business cases by Sept. 8 for the second round of e-government initiatives.
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Major programs within GSA
<b>Federal Procurement Data System—Next Generation. GSA</b>, as a part of its Integrated Acquisition Environment e-government project, awarded a $24.3 million contract to Global Computer Enterprises Inc. of Gaithersburg, Md., in April. GCE will build a new system to collect and report data in real time through the Web. The system will be more accurate and easier to use than the current FPDS, and provide agencies and vendors with more information than the current system. GSA officials expect to launch the system in October.
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EPA to spend more for analytics
The Environmental Protection Agency will invest more in IT integration to “better use environmental data to make decisions, set priorities and achieve agency goals,” CIO Kimberly T. Nelson said. <br>
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Quicksilver team puts pieces together
In some ways, the job facing Teresa Sorrenti and Earl Warrington is like putting together a vast puzzle. The brain-teaser they are working on is the federal government’s new procurement system.
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OMB sets plan for next-generation e-gov efforts
Agencies will submit business cases for a second round of e-government projects by Sept. 8, a senior administration official told lawmakers today.<br><@SM>
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VA’s health services portal to launch in September
The Veterans Affairs Department is ramping up its HealtheVet services portal for a nationwide release in mid-September.<br>
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OMB freezes authentication technology buys
OMB wants to buy authentication technologies for use governmentwide and has asked agencies to halt individual procurements.
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Little progress on e-gov in latest management scorecard
“More than meets the eye” is how administration officials today described the latest scores for agencies’ work on the President’s Management Agenda.<br><@SM>
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OPM’s E-Clearance meets its goals
The Office of Personnel Management this month completed the final module of its E-Clearance project that automates Form SF-86. It's one of the first Quicksilver initiatives to meet all its original goals. <br>
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GSA outlines four e-authentication assurance levels
GSA will require agencies to adopt one of four assurance levels for electronic authorization for all e-government projects and major IT systems that conduct transactions by Oct. 1.<br>
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Web site for cross-agency services debuts
The Interagency Services Network has launched a new Web site for agencies that offer business-like services to other federal departments.
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OPM weighs options on Recruitment One-Stop project
The Office of Personnel Management has said it will decide by July 21 whether to recompete the contract for its Recruitment One-Stop project.<br>
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IRS launches political-group disclosure site
A revised IRS Web site makes it easier for political organizations to electronically file documents and improves the public’s access to the information.<br>
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IRS taxpayer advocate urges protections to boost e-filing
The current e-filing process does not protect taxpayer rights adequately, the IRS’ taxpayer advocate said today.<br><@SM>
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Site posts cancer studies
Details of current cancer research funded by private groups and the governments of the United States and United Kingdom are now available on a Web site, <a href="http://www.cancerportfolio.org">www.cancerportfolio.org</a>.
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SBA Business Compliance project redone
As it becomes clearer that agencies will not be 100 percent compliant with the Government Paperwork Elimination Act by Oct. 21, the Office of Management and Budget has targeted 75 percent compliance for September 2004.
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Sandy Gibbs joining SBA e-gov staff
The Small Business Administration continues to add staff to its e-government office.<br>
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OMB refocuses Business Compliance One-Stop project
The SBA Business Compliance One-Stop project is being refocused to reduce the paperwork burden on small businesses through development of an e-forms application.<br><@SM>
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Citizens flood online site to avoid calls
People anxious to block telemarketing calls have logged on by the millions to the government’s do-not-call Web site since it went live Friday.<br>
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CIOs face challenges that involve more than IT
CIOs are finding that they no longer are managing only the IT aspects of projects. They also face the need to get employees to think differently about e-government.<br>
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