Tech

Report raps NASA tech transfer programs

Most research and development work critical to NASA’s mission no longer is performed inside the space agency.

Tech

Agencies reach all-time high in customer satisfaction

Rankings from University of Michigan index show government is serving the public better than ever in most areas.

Tech

Treasury telecom contract protested

Three companies are disputing the award of the lucrative contract to AT&T.

Tech

Panel seeks broad terrorism information-sharing changes

Washington should better coordinate information flowing to and from state and local officials and businesses, advisory commission's report says.

Tech

Treasury Department taps AT&T for new telecom system

Contract for Treasury Communications Enterprise could be worth $3 billion over a decade.

Tech

Spending in federal technology booms, report says

Agencies spent $155 billion on information technology-related contracts in fiscal 2004, according to report.

Tech

Omnibus bill orders agencies to appoint chief privacy officers

Measure in omnibus would require agencies to hire chief privacy officers.

Tech

Agencies with smaller IT budgets bogged down with security compliance

A survey of chief information security officers reveals a divide between agency haves and have-nots in information technology spending.

Tech

Tech-related programs receive funding in omnibus bill

Some receive lower appropriations than sought by industry.

Tech

Agencies to promote environmentally friendly IT purchases

The Office of the Federal Environmental Executive hopes that the government’s combined buying power can shift the industry toward more environmentally friendly technologies.

Tech

FDA supports radio-frequency identification on drug labels

Manufacturers would use small transmitters to reduce counterfeiting, theft and tampering.

Tech

Ex-cybersecurity chief calls on feds to step up efforts

"The government doesn't know what its IT assets are," says Amit Yoran.

Tech

Feds urged to set electronic voting standards

"We have all kinds of evidence of machines misbehaving," says e-voting expert.

Tech

Agencies in race to smash supercomputing records

Efforts sponsored by NASA and the Energy Department have set new supercomputing standards in the past two weeks.

Defense

EDS delays release of earnings because of NMCI audit

Release of third-quarter earnings are delayed for a second time as auditors examine the development of the massive intranet project.

Tech

Navy says new technology contract yields rewards

The top official at the Navy Marine Corps Intranet project praised a contract overhaul that will pay EDS more money for reaching lower thresholds.