Digital Government

FAA looks to speed modernization

The FAA wants to accelerate some initiatives under its Operational Evolution Plan

Digital Government

Coast Guard pressed to accelerate Deepwater

Fleet upgrade would require more money, agency reports

People

Senators call for CAPPS oversight

Measure calls for congressional oversight of a system that will perform background checks on travelers

Digital Government

NASA funds IT research

NASA has awarded funding for the R&D of new information technologies

Digital Government

TSA prepping smart card pilots

Transportation Security Administration is finalizing requirements for two pilot sites

People

CIO leaving space agency

Less than a year into the job, NASA acting CIO Paul Strassmann has decided to leave, sources say

People

Energy projects have corporate flavor

DOE progressing on IT initiatives that reflect a more corporate approach to management

Digital Government

Report: Pick up Deepwater pace

Coast Guard could chop implementation time in half and cut cost by $4 billion

Digital Government

FAA flying right with new e-mail system

Lotus Notes offers collaboration, scheduling functions

Digital Government

Lockheed nabs WAAS contract

The FAA has selected Lockheed Martin to take the helm in the next stage of a satellite-based navigation program

People

TSA awards passenger screening contract

System will perform background checks, combing government and commercial databases to assess the risk posed by airline passengers

People

Matthews named Transportation CIO

Daniel Matthews has been appointed chief information officer at the Transportation Department

Digital Government

Lockheed wins WAAS contract

FAA contract calls for satellite communications services for the Wide Area Augmentation System

People

E-Coast Guard plan readied

The Coast Guard is putting the finishing touches on its business plan to align its systems

Acquisition

Interior renews GIS pact

The Interior Department has signed an agreement to provide Indian tribes with GIS software

People

TSA awards passenger screening contract

Lockheed Martin will develop a tool to prescreen and perform risk assessments on airline travelers

People

TSA prepares passenger screening system

TSA will begin testing a system that will seek to assess the threat of airline passengers, raising concerns from privacy groups

Digital Government

Interior gets smart about security

Bureau of Land Management plans to give employees smart cards

People

Air traffic workers fear privatization

Air traffic control has lost its inherently governmental status

Modernization

FAA awards invoicing automation pact

Northrop wins contract to automate the FAA's telecommunications invoice process