Digital Government
Runway system not a panacea
Preventing runway incursions will take more than a new warning system, an FAA official says
Acquisition
FAA, Lockheed ink oceanic pact
$217 million deal makes final an agreement on oceanic air traffic control systems
People
Three FEMA grants going electronic
In another step toward its vision of e-government, the Federal Emergency Management Agency plans to automate three of its grants programs
Acquisition
Lockheed wins en route deal
The Federal Aviation Administration awarded Lockheed Martin Corp. a contract worth up to $125 million June 11 to develop and field the En Route Communications Gateway (ECG), which will connect data from radar sites to the FAA's system of en route air traffic control centers.
Digital Government
Pace of STARS testing called risky
An aggressive software testing schedule and problems with a compatible radar unit could significantly delay a Federal Aviation Administration effort to replace aging computers and radar displays at 173 terminal air traffic control facilities, the agency's inspector general told Congress.
Digital Government
No more dotted line
Beginning next month, student-loan hopefuls will be able to electronically sign their applications with a personal identification number
Digital Government
STARS testing pace questioned
Aggressive testing schedule and software problems risk further delaying air traffic system, FAA IG says
Digital Government
Lockheed gets FAA's En Route pact
The system will connect radar data to the FAA's in-flight air traffic control centers
Digital Government
Eyes in the sky
The Landsat remote-sensing program, begun in 1972 with the launch of Landsat 1
Digital Government
10-year FAA effort takes off
The Federal Aviation Administration last week publicly embraced a 10-year timetable that pieces together a hodgepodge of technology projects and other initiatives to achieve a clear-cut goal: increasing the capacity of the nation's aviation system by 30 percent.
Digital Government
Finding the proper orbit
Next Landsat mission aims to involve industry, maintain data
Digital Government
FAA lays out 10-year plan
Operational Evolution Plan includes dozens of initiatives to increase the capacity of the airspace system
Digital Government
FAA, CNN team on ticker
Real-time delay information at 28 airports will scroll on CNN Airport Network
Digital Government
FAA modernization plan ready
Ten-year plan maps out ways to accommodate increasing demand for air travel
Modernization
Gov.Works mulls new biz
Gov.Works is looking for a contractor to help it determine whether offering telecommunications services makes business sense
Digital Government
Further Indian trust appeal dropped
Information technology to play a major role in improving trust money management
Digital Government
Education: Money loss overblown
Much of the $450 million reported missing over a two-year period has already been recovered, says Secretary Rod Paige
Modernization
Procurement shop eyes telecom
Interior's Gov.Works wants to know if there's a market for it to provide telecom acquisitions
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