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Canales resigns as Treasury's acting CIO

Mayi Canales' resignation is effective Oct. 25. The department has not named her successor.

Coast Guard taps General Dynamics to modernize maritime 911 system

The Coast Guard has awarded a 19-year, $611 million contract to General Dynamics Corp. to modernize the system it uses to monitor distress calls from vessels.

Six firms win $3 billion Justice-Treasury mobile radio contracts

Six companies have won contracts on a five-year, $3 billion program run jointly by the Justice and Treasury departments to procure standard land mobile radio subscriber units.

Lockheed-Northrop team snare Coast Guard contract

A joint venture pairing Lockheed Martin Corp. and Northrop Grumman Corp. has been awarded the Coast Guard's $11 billion Integrated Deepwater System contract.

SBA Launches Legal Site

The Small Business Administration launched a new Web site to help small businesses comply with laws and regulations.

IRS Chooses PeopleSoft CRM Software

The Internal Revenue Service awarded PeopleSoft Inc. a contract worth more than $10 million to provide customer relationship management software.

New IT Chief Outlines IRS' Latest Modernization Plans

John Reece, the IRS' new chief information officer, is taking over the agency's modernization effort like a man on a mission.

IRS Releases New Plan for Modernization

The IRS released the latest blueprint for its modernization, detailing changes in the agency's business practices and the way technology will support the effort.

Cosgrave Leaves IRS, Cites 'Personal Reasons'

Paul Cosgrave, the chief information officer of the Internal Revenue Service, has resigned and will leave office by the middle of the month.