People
Letter: Consolidation of competing military offices should be welcomed
It would improve efficiency, reduce redundancy and rapidly bring university research and industrial products to the commanders and soldiers on the battlefield.
People
Letter: VA must stop being efficient with ineffective processes
Efficient data extraction, ensured data quality and an effective change management strategy are department's most significant challenges, a reader says.
People
Budget hurdles threaten 2010 census
The Census Bureau has already had to cut 11 dress rehearsals, and Senate appropriators want to withhold $10 million in 2008 if it doesn't report on steps it is taking to offer an online option.
Acquisition
NIH seeks enterprise Web content system
The agency wants something that can integrate with existing systems in a diverse IT environment.
People
Letter: GSA praises Power Player
Martha Dorris manages the programs that simplify citizens' access to official government information and services, an agency official says.
People
Commerce's CIO to leave
Barry West's last day will be Jan. 1, 2008. He is the third high-ranking official to leave the agency in the past three months.
People
Letter: E-mail separation anxiety? Toss messages in a folder
Then purge the oldest items in the folder every three to four weeks, a reader suggests.
People
Letter: CBP has no plans to change card technology
It also has no plans to accept TWIC cards as a secure Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative-compliant document for entry through a port of entry, a reader writes.
People
NAS panel: Army needs unified net-centric center
The center could also be a primary support for all other military services and joint operations, according to the panel's report.
Digital Government
Letter: 'Cyber sidearm' is telephone
A reader says cybersecurity is already at his fingertips.
People
Groups press White House on e-mail
The recent litigation highlights issues agencies face in electronic records management.
People
Homeland security plan draws fire
Critics describe the Bush administration's updated strategy as vague and 'squishy.'
People
ODNI earns kudos for 500-day plan
The document lays out guidelines and metrics for meeting information-sharing goals.
Digital Government
Buzz of the Week | Government IT gets wiki-ed
Last week, government information technology met the wiki world in a public way when GovITwiki.com was launched.
Digital Government