Digital Government

OMB offers dim view of security

Assessment of agencies' GISRA reports supports the consistently poor view of federal security

Digital Government

Bush pledges aid to mayors

Proposed increase in homeland security spending includes more resources for police, firefighters and emergency workers

Digital Government

Responsible use urged on facial scans

Little consideration has been given to legal restrictions on how surveillance technology can be used, a privacy expert warns

Digital Government

Social Security and Today's Woman, Part 2

FCW.com's Friday Financials column continues a look at what is important for women to know about Social Security coverage

Digital Government

FedCIRC preps free security tools

First up is an automatic patch dissemination system, followed by an RFP for a collaboration system

Digital Government

Mayors hear homeland pledge

Bush administration officials tell U.S. Conference of Mayors that cities are on the front lines of the fight against terrorism

Digital Government

Security costs soar, survey shows

U.S. cities are expected to spend an additional $2.6 billion on security through the end of 2002

Digital Government

State meets demand for map data

Responding to public demand, New Hampshire has taken GIS data to the Web to provide spatial and map-based information

Digital Government

PC voting software passes test

VoteHere's system meets Federal Election Commission standards, but it faces state and local approval

Digital Government

Letter to the editor

National ID cards: A blessing or a curse?

Digital Government

States meeting food stamp deadline

Most states will make the Oct. 1 deadline for having a system for delivering food stamp benefits electronically

Digital Government

Company simplifies e-signature

Comfidex president says FormFiler offers people a simple, cheap way to sign electronic documents online

Digital Government

Utah plans wireless data network

Network would help state, local and federal agencies swap data via wireless devices

Digital Government

Working behind the scenes

Knowledgeable observers credit Dean Mesterharm with providing the technological underpinnings that have made SSA one of the most online-savvy government entities around

Digital Government

The Circuit

Schambach to get nod?; It's tough everywhere; Magic Lantern kept in dark; Information central

Digital Government

Vendors vie for new FirstGov contract

Scores of businesses are competing to supply the new search engine for the federal government's Web portal

Digital Government

Tech aimed at homeland security

Think tank pushes smart cards, database connections and CIO for homeland security technology

Digital Government

Getting a handle on security

Symantec explores options for securing handheld computers

Digital Government

Plan maps out smart transportation

The Intelligent Transportation Society of America unveiled its vision for the future of transportation

Digital Government

CIO Council to push tech standards

CIO Council soon will recommend that all agencies use certain technical standards as they build new systems and applications