Digital Government
USPS tool proves it's in the mail?and received
Bulk mailers, especially advertisers and utility companies, could benefit from a new technology the U.S. Postal Service is testing that brings an automated confirmation of delivery to letter mail service.
Digital Government
GSA office open for smart card business
With federal smart card projects gaining momentum, the General Services Administration's Federal Technology Service now will offer smart cardrelated services to agencies across government.
Digital Government
Intelligent Decisions hits the big time
In the past year, the Chantilly, Va.based systems integrator Intelligent Decisions Inc. has passed $100 million in annual revenue, established its professional services as a standalone business unit and was mentioned in the latest Tom Clancy novel.
Digital Government
Caching in
As the Internet continues its explosive growth, industry is moving to offer information technology managers alternatives to provide employees with quick and easy access to World Wide Web site content without devouring precious agency bandwidth.
Digital Government
Kosovo ushered in cyberwar
The United States formally established a team of information warriors to support its bombing campaign against Serbia this year, a move that has convinced some military experts that the Defense Department already has engaged in its firstever cyberwar, electronically attacking critical networks and command and control systems.
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DOD awards interim contracts
The Defense Department last week selected two vendors to supply and manage digital certificates that will provide the security underpinnings for transactions between DOD and its vendors on three key department applications.
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CIO Council to request its first-ever budget
After three years of depending on the fiscal largesse of federal agencies for operating money, the federal CIO Council this year plans to send its firstever budget request to Congress.
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NASA faces 'era of declining budgets'
NASA and companies doing business with the space agency in the coming years will have to endure a 'window of pain' as Congress continues to exert pressure on NASA's budget, according to a recent industry group report.
Digital Government
OneTouch 8600 scanner offers ease and sophistication
Scanners have long been the PC peripheral that brought out the worst in PC usability.
Digital Government
Setting the e-commerce bar high
After years of being a pioneer in electronic commerce, the federal government is in a position where it appears most savvy when it follows the lead of the private sector.
Digital Government
Power Steering reins in project management
If your agency has had to deal with project management packages that seem almost more complicated than the project itself, relief is on the way from Cambridge Interactive in the form of the company's latest project management software, Power Steering.
Digital Government
Clinton seeks $39M for security
The Clinton administration last week proposed a $39 million amendment to the fiscal 2000 budget to fund several agency security initiatives in areas such as training, intrusion detection and publickey infrastructure.
Digital Government
DocuShare 2.0 makes Web document management work
Given the performance and navigation issues involved in using the World Wide Web, the key to designing an effective Web application is simplicity.
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Federal Bytes
THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT. The Washington, D.C., area was certainly spared the worst of Hurricane Floyd's devastation, but it wasn't business as usual in the nation's capital.
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Fedwire Briefs
The Defense Department last week selected two vendors to supply and manage digital certificates that will provide the security underpinnings for transactions between DOD and its vendors on three key department applications.
Digital Government
Removing the oversight roadblock
In the research I've been doing over the past year on organizational change in the procurement system, one question I asked government contracting officials was: What were the most unpopular rules or regulations among contracting professionals in the years before procurement reform?
Digital Government
DOD preps for Y2K-related cyberattacks
Fears that Year 2000 computer failures could provide cyberterrorists or hackers an open door to critical computer systems, the Defense Department has begun to boost intelligence operations and has put technologists on alert to better defend the nation's crucial networks.
Digital Government
Crime watchers
The Justice Department last week unveiled plans for a computer system that will enable victims of violent federal crimes and their families to track the whereabouts of their attackers and the status of their cases in the justice system.
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Webmasters endorse council
The Federal Webmasters Forum, a loose confederation of federal employees who work to advance the role of the Internet in government, last week voted to establish a new council that would attempt to develop policies for the increasing number of issues evolving from the rapid growth of digital government.
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