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Cybersecurity
SSA, Treasury to build system to verify SSNs
The Treasury Department and Social Security Administration have agreed to develop a system to let financial institutions electronically verify would-be customers' Social Security numbers.
Digital Government
Flyzik will advise Ridge on IT security
Starting today, James Flyzik will be on detail as the senior adviser for IT on homeland security director Tom Ridge's staff.
Digital Government
Raytheon files second protest on FAA's ERAM
A billion-dollar air traffic modernization project faces its second protest in two years from Raytheon Co.
Digital Government
VA picks four for Peaches system support
The Veterans Affairs Department has tapped four companies to provide departmentwide hardware and software support.
Digital Government
Bennis will run DOT's land, sea security efforts
Rear Adm. Richard E. Bennis, who led the Coast Guard response to the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, is the new associate undersecretary of Transportation for maritime and land security.
Digital Government
Coding error hits W-2s at USDA center
The Agriculture Department's National Finance Center in New Orleans had to reissue tens of thousands of W-2 statements earlier this year because a software coding change miscalculated individuals' incomes.
Digital Government
Tax filings via home PC are up 40 percent
So far this year, about 4.8 million users have filed income tax returns from home computers, a 40 percent increase over last year, according to the IRS.
Digital Government
Transportation begins stricter bag screening
The Transportation Department last month implemented a multilayered security system to screen baggage, the latest in a series of security upgrades since Sept. 11.
Digital Government
Education loan system contract gets extension
The Education Department has awarded a one-year, $20 million contract extension to Raytheon Co. for work on a loan system.
Digital Government
NIHnet WAN support award goes to SRA
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $5 million, one-year contract to SRA International Inc. to support the NIHnet WAN, which has 25,000 users across the country.
Digital Government
HHS signs deal for financial system merger
The Health and Human Services Department has awarded a one-year, $12 million contract to KPMG Consulting Inc. of McLean, Va., to design a unified financial management system.
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New version of Nimda strikes federal courts
A new generation of the Nimda worm infected systems at federal courts in Miami late last month.
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IRS contract employee jailed for sabotage
An employee of an IRS subcontractor who sabotaged IRS computers at the agency's New Carollton, Md., office has been sentenced to 15 months in prison and fined $109,000.
Digital Government
Ashcroft pushes data sharing
The Justice Department aims to expand information sharing among federal, state and local organizations, Attorney General John Ashcroft said.
Digital Government
IRS takes some job applications on its Web site
The IRS has launched an online job application process for criminal investigation special agent positions.
Digital Government
Education Web site gets first half of redesign
The Education Department last week launched a redesigned Web site that's easier to navigate. Users now have the option of personalizing the site, at <a href="http://www.ed.gov">www.ed.gov</a>.
Digital Government
Customs moves NYC ops to JFK, Jersey
All 760 employees who worked at the severely damaged Customs House at World Trade Center Building 6, adjacent to the north tower, are accounted for.
Digital Government
Customs nabs men trying to smuggle units
The Customs Service has arrested two suspects in Missouri and California for attempting to export military encryption technology to China.
Digital Government
Health site looks at drug use on the job
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has launched a Web site to help agencies and companies prevent drug abuse among their workers.
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