Ira Hobbs, the Agriculture Department deputy chief information officer for the past seven years, was named today as the new CIO for the Treasury Department.
The Homeland Security Department's tardy progress on an IT strategic plan, enterprise architecture, capital planning and investment control are jeopardizing billions of dollars of systems investment, GAO said.
<font color="CC0000">(UPDATED) </font color> The three federal E-Travel vendors now have until Dec. 31 to sell the 24 largest federal agencies on their travel management systems.
Legislation this year may force the Defense Department to speed its process for granting security clearances to private contractors and government personnel who need access to classified information on the job.
RS Information Systems Inc. won a $22 million contract to provide systems engineering to the Office of Cyber and Information Security at Veterans Affairs, officials of the McLean, Va., company said today.
The Agriculture Department and some of its customers are using new data system that provides more accurate geodatabase development and geocoding services.
A government initiative to improve communications among first responders at the federal, state and local levels "has made very limited progress," according to a report released today.
Internet sites and recommendations from colleagues are the most important sources of information on IT products and services for federal IT buyers, according to a survey of federal IT professionals.
The General Services Administration by the end of the month will kick off a line of new business consolidation initiatives by releasing a request for information.
