Tech

New border security system raises cost-benefit concerns

A new computer system to track the arrival and departure of foreign visitors will almost certainly be far more difficult and expensive than the Bush administration has let on.

Management

OMB sets new targets for management agenda

In a major shift in how the White House is pursuing its government reform effort, Bush administration officials have set a deadline of July 1, 2004, for agencies to meet new performance targets.

Defense

House subcommittee votes to cut military's tech budget

Management questions and concerns about outdated systems and insufficient integration prompted a House Armed Services subcommittee on Friday to vote to cut $2 billion from the Defense Department's fiscal 2004 budget request for information technology programs.

Tech

Administration has hits, misses in implementing management agenda

The administration's ambitious plan to expand electronic government is meeting bureaucratic resistance on Capitol Hill.

Tech

Roadmap for Homeland Security Department takes shape

The Homeland Security Department's top technology leader said Thursday that a "roadmap" outlining the new department's business process and corollary technology support should be released by the end of September.