Tech
Homeland Security agency deploys ID tags in visitor forms
Forms for visitors will be embedded with tags containing a unique serial number linked to a database.
Tech
Bill sets up office to help seniors navigate government programs
Office would identify gaps in housing services for the elderly.
Tech
Computer security not a telework hindrance, says advocacy group
Report finds agencies far behind private sector in implementing telework.
Tech
Government computers top target for cyberattacks
As attacks get more serious, government systems targeted more than any other business sector, report finds.
Tech
Lawmakers move to freeze money for digital mapping effort
House appropriators say they were misled about effort to update flood maps.
Tech
Health IT spending plans fall short of predicted needs
Proposals on Capitol Hill would only provide enough funding to get effort off the ground.
Defense
NMCI poll shows slight increase in user satisfaction
User satisfaction uptick in some Navy organizations allows EDS to earn first incentive payments.
Defense
Bid protest slows Pentagon’s electronic travel program
A revised solicitation, to be released in August, could include fixed prices due to GAO ruling.
Tech
FBI tech upgrade still more than three years away
Bureau spent $170 million on it's defunct Virtual Case File system.
Tech
Energy employees get new online training program
Online education system will serve 15,000 agency employees and 10,000 contractors.
Tech
Routing phone calls over Internet could make teleworking easier
Employees who need to be close to their office telephones could gain access from home over the Internet.
Tech
House and Senate at odds over funding for e-government projects
House votes to allocate fewer dollars than requested by the White House, while Senate approves full request.
Tech
Senate panel approves eTravel small business set-asides
Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously passes bill mandating that 23 percent of eTravel contracts go to small businesses.
Tech
Senate subcommittee mandates small business participation in eTravel
Bill requires that a minimum of 23 percent of contracted dollars go to small travel agencies.
Tech
GAO again slams agencies' cybersecurity efforts
Congressional auditors tell OMB officials to step up oversight of agencies’ IT security efforts.
Tech
Homeland overhaul would put new focus on telecom
Plan would create a new assistant secretary for cyber security and telecommunications.
Tech
Chertoff seeks authority to hire policy czar, alter FEMA
DHS secretary plans to implement most of the changes by Oct. 1
Tech
Vendors challenge claim that eTravel cuts out small firms
Program leaves room for small companies to do business with agencies, industry officials say.
Tech
Spending bill addresses modernization, e-government
Nearly $200 million would go toward acquisition of information technology systems for IRS.
Tech