Digital Government

Interior agency gets smart

The Bureau of Land Management has cut costs and increased information sharing thanks to business intelligence software

Digital Government

Academia makes cyber pledge

Higher education organizations have joined the fight to secure cyberspace by endorsing a framework for action

Digital Government

Memo slams Interior accounting

The Interior Department's accounting system isn't up to the task of trust reform, according to an internal memo

People

Hill divided on ergo plan

Labor secretary failed to draw bipartisan support for her new approach to protecting employees from job-related injuries

Digital Government

IT extends NASA vision

Information technology has a stake in NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe's new vision for the space agency

Digital Government

Interior's accounting 'unreliable'

Draft of internal memo deems Interior's accounting system not up to the task of handling Indian trust reform

People

Software to help EPA track data

Signal Corp. to develop software that manages data collected by response teams dealing with hazardous materials

Digital Government

GPS knows no bounds

Farmers, surveyors benefit from the FAA program while pilots wait for clearance

People

Another Interior office given Internet go-ahead

The Interior Department's Minerals Management Service has received approval to reconnect some of its sites to the Internet

People

Judge blocks Indian records shipment

Interior Department stopped from transferring 32,000 boxes of documents containing Indian trust data

People

TSA trounced over spending

Members of a congressional subcommittee roundly criticized the agency for its growing spending and hiring needs

People

Colleges make cybersecurity pledge

Richard Clarke encourages universities to develop strategies to defend 'their bit of cyberspace'

Digital Government

Air traffic system faces obstacles

Software development and security requirements could delay the FAA's oceanic system, IG report says

Digital Government

CSC heads up EPA info-sharing initiative

CSC will manage an EPA information-sharing initiative that will link federal, state and local governments, tribal communities and regulated industries

People

XML marks the spot

Agencies hope the Internet language will unlock an e-gov treasure trove

People

The case for LegalXML

Extensible Markup Language is a natural fit for the criminal justice community

People

FEMA, NIST collaborate

Two agencies have strengthened their collaborative ties in hopes of improving disaster response and enhancing homeland security

Digital Government

CSC to helm EPA data exchange

Company will manage EPA's portal for environmental reporting from governments, tribal communities and industry

Acquisition

Air traffic program hits turbulence

Raytheon Co. has filed its second protest against an air traffic modernization project potentially worth $1 billion

People

Labor softens ergo stance

OSHA's ergonomic plan includes voluntary guidelines and research rather than a broad standard