Digital Government

Planning for scheduled downtime

When it comes to downtime, customers traditionally have made disaster protection the top priority

Digital Government

311 service goes rural route

Martha's Vineyard starts a 311 service that automatically directs nonemergency calls to local police

Digital Government

IRS looks at outsourcing

Internal Revenue Service officials plan to try outsourcing the management of the agency's desktop and computer networks

Digital Government

Webwire

House pushes spectrum sale; Johnson confirmed at OMB; DHS seeks alert system; Air Force taps General Dynamics

Digital Government

Don't let downtime get you down

Planned network outages add up, but strategies exist for alleviating the pain

Digital Government

Technology briefs

DOD uses multimedia search software; Microsoft, VeriSign join forces

Digital Government

The Circuit

Callahan Bows Out of AFFIRM; Project Managers Defined; Lighten Up, Ridge; Lighten Up, Ridge; Lessons learned: Smart contracting

Digital Government

This week in FCW history

A look back at the FCW archives

Digital Government

HIPAA gives health industry a queasy feeling

The first deadline for protecting health data posed few problems, but greater challenges loom just ahead

Digital Government

Letters to the editor

A Matter of Degree; The C4ISR Wedge; Get All Services to the Table; Models for Managers

Digital Government

Homeland budget clears House panel

Bill includes more money for first responders, high-threat areas and airline passenger screening

Digital Government

Buyouts, COLAs and retirement

FCW.com's Ask Milt column responds to questions about buyouts and cost of living adjustments as they relate to retirement

Digital Government

Funds for states, ports announced

DHS announces funding for first responder preparedness and cargo security

Digital Government

Showing the way to new voter ID

Texas county is one of the first to qualify voters through a database using information on driver's licenses

Digital Government

A-76 appeal for feds considered

GAO seeks comments on allowing workers to appeal competitions they lose under new A-76 rules

Digital Government

Senators' bill to ensure E911 funds

Legislation is aimed at keeping state governments from raiding funds dedicated for 911 systems

Digital Government

PeopleSoft board rejects Oracle bid

Board of directors recommends that stockholders reject Oracle's unsolicited offer

Digital Government

Letters to the editor

A matter of degree

Digital Government

Grants modernize city services

Urban Challenge winners each will get $100,000 in 3Com hardware, software and/or in-kind services

Digital Government

Center publishes business case guide

Center for Technology in Government's guide intended to help government officials justify technology investments