Let the chips fall where they may

Gubernatorial elections in 36 states mean new CIOs, fresh initiatives.

Web moratorium announced by Navy

A moratorium on the creation of new Web sites and portals, and the upgrading of existing ones, has been issued by the U.S. Navy in an effort to get the service in a better position for migration to the Defense Knowledge Online portal.

Memo to Congress: DHS needs biennial funding

The new Congress taking office next January should initiate a regular, two-year cycle for writing comprehensive Homeland Security Department authorization bills, a pair of Heritage Foundation scholars recommend in a new <a href=http://www.heritage.org/Research/NationalSecurity/wm1240.cfm>report</a> today.

Governors push alliance for e-health

The nation's governors have thrown their weight behind a sweeping new initiative, the State Alliance for e-Health, intended to make e-health records part of everyday life.

IRS' maps out IT modernization

The IRS announced Tuesday that the agency will implement its Business Systems Modernization in smaller increments and in a more unified strategy.

Williams: Much heavy lifting remains with U.S. Visit

When James Williams joined GSA in June to become commissioner of its new Federal Acquisition Service, he left behind some unfinished work on the $1.1 billion U.S. Visit program at the Homeland Security Department.

New firm asks, 'What does the future hold?'

Bruce McConnell, Margaret Anderson and Gordon Haight have launched Government Futures Inc., a company that will use a variety of collective intelligence tools to help predict where the government will be three years and further into the future.

GAO: DHS ops centers need better synergy

The Homeland Security Department's four multi-agency operations centers are not sharing enough information, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.

GAO: TWIC pilot falls short in tests

A test of the Homeland Security Department's secure identification card revealed major gaps.

New Real ID Act pointer system may be modeled after trucker database

A database used to keep track of hazardous-material truckers has been recommended as the pattern for a pointer system for information sharing required by the Real ID Act.

Panel: Agencies sharpen skills for performance-based deals

Over the next year, government acquisition officials will focus on improving the ability of their procurement workforces to manage performance-based contracts, a panel of experts said this week.

DHS Web site makeover trips up users

<font color="CC0000">(UPDATED) </font color> The Homeland Security Department debuted a new Web site this week, and discarded most of its old Web addresses, to mixed reactions by users.

Intel IT is coming together

Dale Meyerrose, CIO for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, said yesterday the attempt to bring the national intelligence machine out of the IT shadows is starting to pay off.

Maxamine wins Treasury Web site analytics contract

Maxamine Inc. will provide analytic software to the Treasury Department's Federal Consulting Group to improve government Web site quality and compliance.

GSA to take control of Commerce GWAC

The General Services Administration and the Commerce Department have reached an agreement in principle to give GSA ownership of Commerce's Information Technology Services Next Generation governmentwide acquisition contract.

GAO cites staffing issues with Sentinel

The FBI's Sentinel program for IT modernization needs to be staffed more strategically, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.

Capgemini captures $400M UK database deal

Capgemini UK plc has won a contract from the United Kingdom's Education and Skills Department to design a national database covering all 11 million children in England.

Customs and Border set to resume UAV patrols

U.S. Customs and Border Protection expects to have a Predator B unmanned aerial vehicle flying along the U.S.-Mexico border again in November, officials announced in a new report.

IG: Security still lax in DHS systems

The Homeland Security Department still has information security gaps that make its computer systems vulnerable to threats, according to a DHS inspector general Richard Skinner.

Doan takes GSA back to basics

Slowing down GWACs, cleaning up bottom among top priorities.