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

VA maps out plan

Online tool simplifies route to benefits

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

The Circuit

Online filing for everyone; Help wanted; Sen. Thompson heads out; The Ridge dilemma