The Environmental Protection Agency has issued streamlined competition announcements for a handful of IT-related projects at three of its regional offices.
European countries would exchange law enforcement information, such as DNA profiles and fingerprints, seamlessly across borders under a proposed framework decision released by the European Commission.
The IRS seeks industry capabilities that are available for a seat-management competitive sourcing study under the Office of Management and Budget's Circular A-76.
Of the 12 functional areas that federal CIOs are responsible for, their private-sector counterparts share eight of them, including systems acquisition and information security, according to the Government Accountability Office.
The national organization representing state chief information officers has received a $500,000 grant from the Justice Department to promote the concept of a common framework that would enable information sharing at all levels of government.
The federal government's efforts to protect mass transit systems from terrorists are disjointed and do not receive enough input from system owners, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.
The Senate Homeland Security Committee approved Julie Myers as assistant secretary of Homeland Security in charge of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Identix Inc. has won a contract from the Sheriff's Office in Hennepin County, Minn., to expand a mobile identification network for officers in the field.
The Homeland Security Department has tapped Charlie Armstrong, the former CIO of the department's Border and Transportation Directorate, to be its deputy CIO.
Litigation filed by On Track Innovations Inc. over the rejection of its contactless chip technology for U.S. passports could further delay rollout of the documents.
The Health and Human Services Department awards contracts to public-private groups to accelerate the adoption of health IT and the secure portability of health data.
GPO officials anticipate issuing a solicitation for a master integrator for the Future Digital Content System in December, with a contract award in February 2006.
CW Government Travel Inc. has been awarded a contract from the Education Department to provide electronic travel services and an expense management system.
A new policy framework from the Government Accountability Office concludes that acquisition success depends on instituting best practices in four broad areas, including data management and security.
