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Five layers of system protection
Under direction from the FAA Office of Information Systems Security, five layers of system protection will be examined at each Federal Aviation Administration facility:
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GAO casts doubt on FAA satellite program
It looks like it could cost an extra $240 million to get the WAAS program to its promised level of reliability
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New IT office to manage transportation data
The Transportation Department wanted an office devoted to the infrastructure used to gather, store and access the increasing amounts of data generated by the statistics bureau
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Railroad agency rolls toward e-commerce
The Federal Railroad Administration is on track to complete the installation of Oracle Federal Financials, a commercial offtheshelf software platform that will enable the agency to easily link its financial management system to new electronic commerce applications.
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Not e-gov but e-governance
The Department of Veterans Affairs has launched a new program to look beyond information technology for developing online applications to establishing the policies and practices that are required to meet veterans' needs in a digital government.
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Financial-flavored XML takes shape
A consortium of software, consulting and accounting firms hopes to recruit government financial managers as users of a new electronic publishing language that standardizes how agencies present financial reports.
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Hill asked to get tough on agencies
Four years after passing a landmark law, Congress needs to step in and push agencies to improve their financial management systems, according to the Office of Management and Budget.
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What is XBRL?
Extensible Business Reporting Language, formerly codenamed Financial Reporting Markup Language, is a freely available electronic language for financial reporting.
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Web workshops produce IT work force research
Using the results of two workshops conducted entirely on the Internet, the National Science Foundation has released two reports on the information technology work force
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About the financial management review
The Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996 requires agencies to operate financial systems that produce timely and reliable reports that meet federal financial management systems requirements, federal accounting standards and the requirements of the U.S. government's Standard General Ledger at the transaction level.
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Congress watching over financial systems
Congressional attention is necessary to keep agencies accountable for improving their financial management systems, a top OMB official said
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Gathering IT intelligence
It's no secret: The CIA hopes its independent corporation, InQTel, will serve as a model for other agencies trying to keep up in Internet time.
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Diagnosing errors at VA
The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to use a new reporting system operated by NASA to obtain information about medical errors at VA hospitals and improve the overall safety of VA medical treatment.
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Earthquake Web site to the rescue
When the walls start shaking and the Earth starts quaking, most people run for cover.
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GAO drafts IT guide
The General Accounting Office has drafted a 'howto' guide for federal agencies to develop a management process that will help them see a maximum return on their information technology investments.
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At a glance
InQTel is a nonprofit corporation chartered by the CIA. The corporation is seeking 501(c)(3) status.
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NASA bringing space closer to home
NASA has partnered with a startup venture to produce a digital gallery of photos and video clips, create a space Web portal and produce documentaries and TV content
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What's shaking?
The California Institute of Technology, the U.S. Geological Survey and the California Strong Motion Instrumentation Program of the California Division of Mines and Geology have teamed with privatesector partners to develop a program to reduce earthquake damage.
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How will the Patient Safety Reporting System work?
How will the Patient Safety Reporting System work?
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Air traffic control milestone met
The FAA has implemented a tool designed to more evenly space aircraft taking off from airports in the northeastern United States
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