Digital Government

EDS takes HITS

The Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded EDS a tech services contract worth up to $860 million

Digital Government

TSP system now working, exec says

The director of the troubled federal Thrift Savings Plan says the new system finally works, for the most part

Digital Government

Child tax credit info online

Taxpayers eligible for the new Child Tax Credit can check the status of their refund online

Digital Government

NIST harnesses instant messaging

Fed business development program uses IM to shrink distances and build communities

Digital Government

Reverse IT fair earns kudos

Agency officials, industry appreciate HHS' unusual approach to working together

Digital Government

Northeast outage tests contingency plans

Many local offices manage to make do after loss of power, agencies say

Digital Government

Power to the states

Officials from state and local agencies nationwide reported smooth operations during last week's blackout

Digital Government

Zoning out and dialing up

Internet kiosks bring Web access to vacationers in faraway places

Digital Government

Atmel solves fingerprint riddle

Thermal fingerprint tech improves scanning in small devices

Digital Government

Parole officers close the book on paper

State parole officers are finding it simpler to keep records of interviews with the Gateway Inc. Tablet PC

Digital Government

A new cluster option

Organizations have quite a few options for connecting clusters

Digital Government

Letters to the editor

No KVM Relief for Classified Networks; Thank You, Mark Forman; TSP Works for Me; TSP Still Doesn't Work for Me

Digital Government

CDW names small business team

Government reseller CDW Government Inc. has named a dozen companies to its team of small business partners

Digital Government

Labs explore Linux super clusters

Clustering's cost advantage has compelled some organizations to migrate from Unix-based systems and symmetrical multiprocessing machines

Digital Government

Forman's legacy

Arguably, those who try ambitious government reforms could be described in one of two ways: naive or a Pollyanna

Digital Government

32-bit remains chip of choice

The Beowulf Project spawned the prototype commodity server-based cluster

Digital Government

IRS gets new privacy advocate

A former privacy analyst for the Office of Management and Budget is now with the Internal Revenue Service.

Digital Government

NSA boosts credentials

Scrutiny of job applicants' credentials at the National Security Agency has always been intense, and it's about to get even more intense for senior information technology security specialists

Digital Government

Florida outsources truck permits

Affiliated Computer Services will get $4.7 million over five years to run the state's office for oversize/overweight commercial truck permits

Digital Government

Instant messaging, loud and clear

Instant messaging is a hit at the Voice of America