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.

Tech

Group recommends creating council to oversee electronic records management

Better visibility is called for in report from government working group focused on improving agencies’ electronic records management.

Tech

Agencies show modest management improvements

Financial management initiatives received the worst ratings on the president's latest score card.

Tech

Study projects healthy increase in federal computer spending

Agency computer purchases expected to grow 35 percent by 2009.

Tech

Homeland Security tech spending on the way up

President Bush and Congress have provided the Homeland Security Department millions of dollars next year for a myriad of technology-related programs.

Tech

Public interest group challenges FBI over terrorist screening

Electronic Privacy Information Center wants to know how the FBI intends to protect the privacy of travelers as it maintains records in its terrorist-screening database.