Tech
GSA inks deal to upgrade FirstGov search engine
Federal government’s Web portal will get improved search capabilities in spring 2006.
Tech
Agriculture to rebid massive eTravel contract
Both USDA and provider EDS say the break was mutual.
Tech
Agencies survive telework scrutiny, but pressure to step up efforts rising
A review found that agencies required to adopt strong telework programs complied with law and will not lose $5 million in appropriations.
Tech
Government Web sites rank higher than private sector
For the third quarter of 2005, citizens are more satisfied with government Web sites than ever before.
Tech
OMB to project savings of e-government projects in next budget
With an estimate showing consolidation projects have saved $5 billion, the oversight agency plans to publish savings of other technology ventures.
Tech
Report: FBI lacks blueprint for technology upgrade
Bureau’s IT modernization project suffers from poor contracting practices, GAO reports.
Tech
Report: EPA should create a centralized online data system
The Environmental Protection Agency’s decentralized facility reporting systems should be linked with a master system, coalition says.
Tech
State and Defense departments order high-tech printers
Laminating card printers and encoders will create high-tech IDs for embassy workers, National Guard.
Tech
Compliance taking over IT security chiefs’ schedules
Study finds that an average of nearly four hours of a chief information security officer’s day is spent complying with the Federal Information Security Management Act.
Tech
Agency drafts guidelines on satellite imagery
Guidelines, issued in response to security concerns, cover publicly available geospatial data.
Tech
Navy leads surge in third-quarter federal IT spending
Nearly $57 billion in Navy information technology contract awards drove overall IT spending to a 190 percent increase over the same period last year.
Defense
Online intruder gains access to Air Force personnel records
Using a legitimate user login, unidentified person viewed tens of thousands of records that include birth dates and Social Security numbers.
Tech
HHS formally recognizes e-records unit
Announcement reinforces coordinator's position and establishes four supporting offices.
Tech
Group continues drive to increase teleworkers
Focusing exclusively on working away from the office, a new newsletter looks to foster support for teleworking.
Tech
Agencies' top tech employees eligible for public-private sector swap
Exchange program allows the loan of exceptional IT employees to the private sector for educational purposes.
Tech
Telework provider uses ads to woo federal workers
Company hopes ads will spark a pro-telecommuting grassroots movement among government workers.
Tech
Homeland security barrier to FOIA reform
Efforts to strengthen the Freedom of Information Act may be stymied by homeland security fears.
Tech
Senator mulls cutting Pentagon’s $474 million travel system
Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., considers proposing an amendment that would require the Pentagon to use GSA’s eTravel program.
Tech
DHS initiates programs to unify technology acquisitions
Programs would standardize shopping for IT services, commodities.
Tech