Digital Government

Northrop avoids acquisition pitfalls

In series of successful acquisitions, company sets course by putting new management in place quickly

Digital Government

Parallel financial systems derailed

JFMIP guidance says agencies should abandon legacy systems as soon as possible while implementing new systems

Digital Government

City taking charge of IT projects

San Diego develops a program management office to strengthen the success rate of city IT projects

Digital Government

OTG program takes aim at feds

OTG's federal team will focus on solutions that help users avoid and recover from virus attacks, data loss and security risks

Digital Government

Computing grid aimed at cancer

National Library of Medicine-funded computing grid is designed for advanced methods of breast cancer screening

Digital Government

San Carlos opts for e-newsletter

California city offers citizens e-mail newsletter and intergovernmental Web links

Digital Government

Financial software standards set

Joint Financial Management Improvement Program publishes final version of requirements

Digital Government

DEA awards e-commerce contract

PEC Solutions to develop electronic commerce projects for the DEA's Office of Diversion Control

Digital Government

Letter to the editor

Chilling talk on national ID

Digital Government

IBM unites security solutions

Company pulls together information and physical security offerings into new initiative

Digital Government

NYC system performs heroics

Claims processing system saves millions of dollars, reduces time for settling claims and helped after Sept. 11

Digital Government

VA seeks security support

Department releases RFI for ways to enhance its ability to prevent and respond to cyberattacks

Digital Government

Maryland patching safety nets

State to pilot interoperable voice and wireless data systems to help emergency personnel across jurisdictions

Digital Government

Tool helps agencies assess service

Witness Systems' new eQuality Discover captures Web customer-service interactions

Digital Government

Jersey leads way on HIPAA

New Jersey seems ahead of the pack in meeting deadlines for electronic sharing of health data

Digital Government

Agriculture IT funding OK'd

Congress approved a spending bill that will keep the money flowing to USDA's common computing environment

Digital Government

Letter to the editor

Hiring stacked against outsiders

Digital Government

Pa. police to unite e-records

State police to combine criminal records systems, including one that now holds 2 million paper files

Digital Government

Officials shaky on HIPAA compliance

A majority of officials are unsure whether they would meet the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Digital Government

Altiris unifies view of IT devices

Suite enables agencies to manage all of their IT devices from a single, Web-based console