The Department of Defense last week released initial details of its fiscal 2003 budget request for information technology and national security systems. The details show the Defense Department will remain an aggressive implementer of information technology.
Qwest Cyber Solutions and Loudcloud Inc. have been tapped by Freddie Mac to run its Home Value Suite of Web-based products, the companies announced. The products are supposed to speed the home-buying process for consumers.
The FAA is something like the "DMV of aircraft." It establishes air-worthiness standards, inspects and licenses civilian aircraft, regulates air traffic, investigates accidents and puts forth safety rules. It promotes the national airport system.
Later this month, the first salvo in a competition for government business will be fired, but it won't be contractors dueling for the latest federal opportunity. Instead, the General Services Administration will face off against GovWorks, the Interior Department's Minerals Management Service franchise fund.
The Internal Revenue Service may be biting off more than it can chew with its modernization program. The tax agency needs to divert funds it has earmarked for future projects into managing those already under way, the General Accounting Office said.
Computer Sciences Corp. announced it has been awarded a two-year, $25 million contract to provide a broad range of information technology services to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Accenture and the Department of Education's Office of Student Financial Assistance have launched a new Free Application for Federal Student Aid Web site, making the application process for student financial aid quicker, more efficient and more accessible.
Many government agencies have pervasive problems with information security, including a lack of management attention, poor controls on contractors and inadequate monitoring of system activities, according to a new report by the Office of Management and Budget.
NOAA is the nation's weather forecaster. It monitors and warns of dangerous weather, charts the seas and skies, guides the use and protection of ocean and coastal resources. It conducts research and gathers information about the environment, oceans, atmosphere and space.
Navy Rear Adm. Charles Munns has taken the post of program manager for the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet. The new office is a centralized point of authority and accountability for the program.
