Digital Government

Marine recruiters get notebook PCs

The Marines became the last of the armed services to give its recruiters notebook PCs, but they don't think the machines will transform the recruiting process

Digital Government

PDD 63 status reports due

The Clinton administration is preparing two reports on the status of the government's efforts to secure the information systems that support the nation's critical infrastructure

Digital Government

FirstGov to make forms, services handier

GSA soon will launch an online service on FirstGov that will link citizens to the top 500 government services and their associated forms

Digital Government

FAA to share modernization costs

The Federal Aviation Administration has offered to pay up to $15 million of the cost of new equipment at 10 airports in a pilot program to speed modernization of air traffic control

Digital Government

FEMA hopes for flood of ideas

Instead of issuing an RFP, FEMA is hosting a forum for companies to discuss profitable ideas on how to improve the agency's flood insurance program

Digital Government

Mac users don't have seat at NMCI

EDS is not offering support for Apple's hardware or operating system under its eightyear NMCI procurement

Digital Government

GSA picks info assurance chief

GSA last week named Sallie McDonald as assistant commissioner of the new office of information assurance and critical infrastructure protection

Digital Government

VA smart cards link to benefits

The VA will distribute 200,000 smart cards to military veterans and agency employees by next June to help them apply for benefits over the Internet

Digital Government

Pacific Fleet's IT-21 completion delayed

The Navy's shipboard systems modernization program will not be completed in the Pacific Fleet until fiscal 2005, the fleet's commander said

Digital Government

Roster Change

Roster Change

Digital Government

NSF security advice hits home

NSF employees received expert advice on securing their home computers at the agency's first Computer Security Awareness Day

Digital Government

Prison keeps eye on inmate computer use

A software surveillance system lets a Florida state prison make sure inmates aren't using computers for unauthorized business

Digital Government

GSA adds streaming media provider

Streampipe.com is first Internet broadcasting service provider to have its streaming media services included on GSA's Federal Supply Service schedule

Digital Government

Glitch-free systems are consortium's goal

NASA has assembled a consortium of universities and corporations to eliminate software errors in critical systems

Digital Government

Alabama automates citizen interaction

The governor's office turned to an automated system last month to keep requests and complaints from falling through the cracks

Digital Government

OMB to unveil accessibility standards

Longawaited Section 508 accessibility standards have been approved by OMB and may be published this week

Digital Government

Security: It's a management thing

Agencies are mistakenly viewing security as something that can be fixed with technology and not recognizing it as a management issue, officials say

Digital Government

Don't miss this chance

Federal information technology issues rarely, if ever, have appeared near the top of a new president's to-do list. It's time for a change.

Digital Government

The Circuit

It's been three years since Wendell Joice even had an office at the General Services Administration.

Digital Government

An unseemly 60-day rule

During this past election season, we were reminded of the ludicrous rule preventing senators from updating their official Web sites within the 60 days before an election.