People
Tech advocate named to lead EPA
President Bush has selected Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt, a noted IT advocate, to head the Environmental Protection Agency
Digital Government
Privacy report draws OMB's ire
Bush administration, GAO disagree on how well agencies are protecting data
Digital Government
USGS co-chairs biodiversity conference
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) officials will lead an effort to share biology research data throughout the western hemisphere.
People
'Park of the Week' goes online
The National Park Service announced the launch of the Web site last week.
Digital Government
Lightning to strike Los Alamos
Research facility receiving new cluster supercomputer
Digital Government
Report: Earth plan has holes
NASA officials have to do a better job of selling their plan for studying the planet, the National Academies said
Acquisition
Researcher sees more GIS sales
Increased government spending will help the market for geographic information system (GIS) products grow by 8 percent this year, says research firm Daratech.
People
Report: Indian bureau has bad data
Almost half of the entries are inaccurate in a Bureau of Indian Affairs system for information about building repairs, according to federal auditors
Digital Government
NASA gives Kentucky $3.1M for maps
The Kentucky Landscape Census will provide public access to geospatial information and Internet-based computer mapping system.
People
CDX as a starting point
EPA's portal strategy builds on success of Central Data Exchange program
People
Senate panel ups Deepwater funding
A Senate committee authorized $702 million for the Coast Guard's Deepwater program
People
TSA boosts CAPPS privacy provisions
Controversial passenger screening system will store passenger data for only a number of days, TSA says.
Modernization
FAA awards teleconferencing pact
A Tyco subsidiary will get $5 million to install a teleconferencing system for the Federal Aviation Administration
People
Report: Privacy compliance is uneven
Federal auditors find that government agencies don't put enough emphasis on Privacy Act requirements.
People
Interior faces disconnection
A federal judge said the Interior Department must get court approval before connecting to the Internet.
People
Round of applause
Following the testimony from Thrift Savings Plan officials at last week's House Government Reform Committee hearing that Web site malfunctions had been corrected
Acquisition
NASA outsourcing needs consistency
In response to an inspector's report, the space agency plans to create guidelines for desktop outsourcing.
People
Thrift Savings Web problems questioned
Thrift Savings Plan officials tell Congress they are working to fix backlogs created by Web site troubles
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