Digital Government

EPA network takes shape

The EPA plans to have about 20 states integrated into the National Environmental Information Exchange Network by the end of the year.

People

Indians ask for contempt reinstatement

Lawyers asked an appeals court to reinstate a contempt of court reprimand of Interior Secretary Gale Norton.

Digital Government

NASA honors software programs

A satellite data analysis system and a program for analyzing cracks won NASA's 2003 Software of the Year honors.

Digital Government

GAO sees fire management flaws

Congressional auditors say fire management agencies must improve their use of geospatial technology.

Digital Government

Air traffic system debuts in Florida

The first deployment of an automated air traffic system marks a significant improvement in the direct routing of aircraft

People

Lockheed Martin wins FBI contract

The company will get $140 million to develop computer security

People

DHS stands behind CAPPS II

Homeland security officials said the system will not infringe on airline passengers' privacy rights

Digital Government

Board blasts shuttle analysis

A computer program that predicted damage prior to Columbia's demise was used inappropriately, according to the board investigating the accident

Digital Government

U.S. making supercomputing push

Task force to propose initiatives to boost high-end computing

Acquisition

Fed funding essential for supercomputing

Appropriate and sustained federal funding is essential to the future of supercomputing in the United States, according to an interim report published by the National Research Council.

People

Forum re-emphasizes CAPPS II concerns

Critics from the left and right continue to assail passenger screening plan

People

Agencies join for weather forecasting

Five agencies agreed to test and further develop a new weather forecast system for the research and operational forecasting communities

People

Interior to respond to court report

The department has 10 days to answer a special master's assertion that officials broke the law by destroying computer data and undervaluing Indian lands.

People

Telework website updated

Officials from the General Services Administration and the Office of Personnel Management today introduced an updated version of their telecommuting Web site

Digital Government

NASA seeks Mars requests

NASA is giving the public an unprecedented opportunity to suggest places on the Red Planet that should be photographed from an orbiting spacecraft.

Acquisition

National Weather Service awards $48 million contract

RS Information Systems will tech and science-related services at National Weather Service headquarters in Silver Spring, Md.

People

Court appointee: Interior broke the law

Interior officials violated federal law and breached trust duties to American Indians, according to a U.S. District Court official.

Digital Government

Coast Guard tests digital photo transmission

Coast Guard first responders may soon be able to transmit photos directly from incident scenes to command centers

People

Delaware first on EPA network

The first state in the union is now the first one on the Environmental Protection Agency's National Environmental Information Exchange Network

People

U.S., Holland team to detect nukes

The U.S. and Dutch governments will work together to detect terrorist shipments of nuclear material through Europe's busiest seaport.