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NewsFAA reauthorization would create NextGen czar UPDATED
A four year, $63.6 billion Federal Aviation Administration authorization bill agreed to by a conference committee of House and Senate lawmakers would require creation of a Chief NextGen Officer. The Read more...
Agencies not sharing enough information, says Karen Evans
Even by federal internal measures, information sharing remains a challenge, said Karen Evans, who occupied the position of federal chief information officer during most of the George W. Bush Read more...
E-file law loophole lets tax preparers send IRS snail mail returns
A 2009 law (.pdf) meant to require most professional tax preparers to send tax returns to the Internal Revenue Service via the Internet includes a loophole that permits them to nonetheless be in Read more...
House adopts XML for online legislative documents
House committees are being encouraged to post legislative documents such as bills, amendments, and resolutions onto a new centralized website and utilize XML schemas when doing so. Following a Read more...
Congress funds exascale computer
The Energy Department is set to receive full funding for development of a supercomputer three orders of magnitude more powerful than today's most powerful computer--an exascale computer. Under a set Read more...
Omnibus trims top of VA IT budget
Veterans Affairs Department information technology spending this fiscal year would amount to $3.11 billion under an appropriations bill approved by the House and Senate. The bill, known as an omnibus Read more...
E-gov persists as separate fund; OMB gets $5 million for shared services development
Various efforts by the Office of Management and Budget and General Services Administration to boost the White House information technology agenda will continue to receive funding this fiscal year Read more...
DHS IT programs cut in omnibus
House and Senate lawmakers have approved a spending package for federal agencies covering the remainder of the fiscal year, which began Oct. 1. The bill, known as an omnibus because it consolidates a Read more...
Congress authorizes offensive cyberspace military operations
A provision of the fiscal 2012 national defense authorization bill says the military may conduct offensive cyberspace operations subject to the same principles the Defense Department uses for kinetic Read more...
IRS e-filing oversight a model for GPRAMA, says GAO
The Internal Revenue Service's e-filing program is one example of effective congressional oversight, which can serve as a template for the increased congressional guidance required under the Read more...
| Press ReleasesNRF Welcomes Introduction of Transportation BillWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The National Retail Federation issued the following statement from Senior Vice President for Government Relations David French in response to today’s introduction of the Read more >> American Legion Presses Congress to Avoid Further DoD CutsINDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- With the Pentagon’s release of a five-year budget plan that cuts $260 billion in defense spending, The American Legion is pressing Congress to find other ways by which Read more >> Biotechnology Can Provide Foundation for a U.S. Economy “Built To Last”BIO Calls on the Administration and Congress to Embrace Proposals to Unleash the Promise of Biotechnology WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- BIO President and CEO Jim Greenwood issued the following Read more >> CompTIA Calls on President to Extend Payroll Tax Holiday, Pass Access to Capital Proposal, Support Meaningful CybersecuritWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In advance of the President’s State of the Union address, Todd Thibodeaux, president and chief executive officer of CompTIA, the non-profit association for the Read more >> FedNet to Provide Historic First Mobile-Only Video Broadcast of State of the Union Address on January 24th and IntroWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- FedNet will once again provide America a new opportunity to view its government. Beginning with President Obama’s State of the Union Address, FedNet launches VUGUV, the Read more >> |
