Digital Government

10 hot companies to watch

Firms push forward with technical advances, business acumen

Digital Government

SGI used to predict Ivan

When NASA weather forecasters tried to plot the path of Hurricane Ivan this week, they turned to a Silicon Graphics Inc. supercomputer.

Digital Government

Senate budget committee cuts BSM funds

The Senate Appropriations Committee approved less than half of the IRS' 2005 request for Business Systems Modernization.

Digital Government

EPA works with IBM on grids

The Environmental Protection Agency is linking with IBM on a major new grid computing program aimed at improving air pollution modeling and environmental risk assessments.

Digital Government

Further management reading

Book suggestions ranging from French satire to modern manifestos.

Digital Government

House may act on cybersecurity liability protection

Members of the House subcommittee that oversees cybersecurity may introduce a bill based on an industry group's suggestions.

Digital Government

House approves NARA bill

The measure would shorten the process of requesting permission from NARA to keep records beyond their retention date.

Digital Government

Fed spending may go on hold

That is, if Congress lives down to expectations and fails to pass fiscal 2005 spending bills on time, an expert says.

Digital Government

Government doesn't drive Wi-Fi

Although local government is a major driver of large wireless projects, its influence is not as pervasive as some would think.

Digital Government

thePipeline

New products from Nowell Development, PhatWare, XLink Technology, Maxlon Software and Marconi.

Digital Government

GAO: Fed finances still tangled

Basic problems still make it difficult for GAO to assess consolidated financial statements.

Digital Government

World looks to reap IT benefits

Consortium holds meeting to help countries join the tech revolution

Digital Government

Industry databases help IRS close a taxing gap

Officials seek broader access to corporate financial data

Digital Government

Flipside

Many government organizations have established memorial Web sites in remembrance of the attacks and those who died.

Digital Government

Smart card use grows

Federal agencies are moving toward large-scale adoption of smart cards for identification, according to the latest survey from the Government Accountability Office.

Digital Government

EDS may cut 20,000 employees

The cuts could come during the next two and half years as EDS tries to reduce expenses, according to the company's CEO.

Digital Government

Dems blame Bush for small-biz woes

House Democrats say their Small Business Index declined in the first half of 2004.

Digital Government

NASA prepares BlackBerry backup

With yet another hurricane aimed at Florida, NASA is working on a system that will let staffers communicate directly without the agency's network.

Digital Government

Popkin: Serving the need

An enterprise architecture is a decision-support tool.

Digital Government

New kid on the EA block

Look for a change from tools with history in enterprise architecture to those with different origins.