People
Border tech bill on fast track
The Senate has begun legislation that would tighten security at the nation's borders using high-tech tools
People
Flyzik joins Ridge's team
Treasury CIO Jim Flyzik has been detailed to the Office of Homeland Security to advise Director Tom Ridge on information technology issues
People
Senate seeks homeland department
Members of Congress proposed elevating the Office of Homeland Security to a Cabinet-level department
People
Senators push Homeland for Cabinet
Legislation would give the Office of Homeland Security statutory and budget authority as well as the lead role in case of a terrorist attack
People
IRS on record pace for e-filing
Commissioner expects the agency to reach or even surpass its goal of 46 million online filers this year
People
Flyzik moving to Homeland office
Treasury CIO to advise Office of Homeland Security on information technology issues
Digital Government
Treasury casts for messaging net
Department seeks voice and electronic messaging systems for a network with more than 90,000 mailboxes
Digital Government
VA picks four for 'Peaches'
The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded a $1.3 billion hardware, software and enterprise solutions contract to four prime contractors in a move to standardize equipment and drive down prices for the biggest civilian agency in government
People
IRS changes in store
IRS plans personnel changes in its multibillion-dollar modernization project
People
Women in IT group reaches out to feds
A Washington, D.C.-area professional organization hopes to bring federal information technology women into the fold
Acquisition
VA awards 'peach' of a contract
VA awarded PCHS-2, a $1.3 billion hardware and software follow-on contract, to four primes
People
Electronic death records 'vital' at SSA
The federal government wants a searchable electronic database of every death in the United States
Digital Government
State juices up embassy systems
Powerware to supply backup power systems, services at facilities worldwide
People
CSC shuffles IRS prime execs
Lead contractor for IRS? multibillion modernization program brings in new executive
People
Senate resurrects e-gov bill
A Senate e-government bill passed another milestone last week when the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee gave its unanimous approval
Digital Government
Bill would create health net
Legislation promotes a nationwide system to track link between disease and environmental hazards
Digital Government
Bill proposes 'high-tech guard'
Legislation would mobilize teams of tech and science experts in times of national crisis
People
Revised e-gov bill achieved
Lieberman compromise calls for $345 million over four years and would establish an e-gov administrator at OMB
Digital Government