People

Collins, Lieberman release TSP report

The senators concluded that neither the agency nor contractor AMS have taken responsibility for problems with the Thrift Savings Plan.

People

Biometric flier experiment to start

Participants in the Registered Traveler pilot program will pass through airport security checkpoints faster.

People

Leavin' on a jet plane

The FAA expects that by 2010 an additional 2,000 controllers will be needed.

People

TSA exempts systems from Privacy Act

The move allows TSA officials to withhold records about active investigations.

People

Air traffic controllers head to the beach

The FAA should start preparing for an exodus of air traffic controllers that could leave airports severely understaffed, GAO says.

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GAO to TSA: Elevate acquisition

GAO says TSA should improve its acquisition function by developing internal controls and performance measures.

Acquisition

Muniz wins NASA deal

The $35 million contract is for the IT services at Johnson Space Center.

People

TSA exempts systems from Privacy Act

Eight systems of information could be exempt from one or more provisions in the Privacy Act.

People

GAO calls for Deepwater acquisition updates

Congress will have a hard time determining annual funding levels for the Coast Guard's Deepwater project without an up-to-date acquisition schedule, GAO officials say.

Acquisition

Three-way satellite picture

DigitalGlobe, Space Imaging and OrbImage each won part of a U.S. Geological Survey contract for satellite imagery.

Digital Government

Better, stronger, faster

Officials from the Transportation Security Administration's new and improved Project Control Office aim for tighter business practices by sharpening their focus in the following areas

Modernization

Airport security's fast lane

TSA tries biometric data to speed fliers through airport checkpoints

People

TSA puts project management on vitamins

Doubling in size, Project Control Office boosts focus on business practices

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Tracking travelers

The Transportation Security Administration will soon launch its Registered Traveler pilot program at five airports.

People

Is eight enough for data?

Four times as many airlines as originally thought turned over passenger information to TSA contractors.

Digital Government

NASA tests satellite software

The on-board application is designed to aim the spacecraft's cameras at interesting things on its own.

People

Compliance lacking for GIS

Auditors found that many agency geospatial data holdings fail to follow OMB requirements.

Digital Government

NASA uses Xerox for sharing

Scientists for the Mars Exploration Rover project and more than 5,000 others use DocuShare for projects at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab.

People

Zeppieri named TSA CIO

Sources say TSA picked David Zeppieri as its next chief information officer.

Modernization

FAA telecom turbulence

Overseeing the Federal Aviation Administration's telecommunications has been a tough job so far, says the man in charge of it.