Digital Government

Comings and goings

Kay Coles James, former director of the Office of Personnel Management, has joined the J.C. Watts Companies as a senior partner; Ken Buck, former director of share-in-savings contracting at GSA has moved to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

People

Alabama introduces court e-filing system

Alabama will make e-filing available to state lawyers who file complaints and other documents.

Modernization

Ruggedized Durabook hits the scene

Twinhead unveils latest player in the ruggedized notebook market

People

Analysts see good, bad of DHS, DOJ budgets

The proposals for improving how the departments use IT have pros, cons.

People

VA offers School at Work

Program helps entry-level employees who need computer skills to advance

Digital Government

Can you be too thin?

Thin clients aren't for everyone, but if you decide to make the leap, here are some issues to consider

Acquisition

New (fiscal) year resolution: Get your IT budget fit

Tips for learning to do more with less

People

Budget request supports future DOD warfighting plans

$30.5 billion proposed for business and force transformation

People

Cureton named CIO at Goddard

Linda Cureton, deputy CIO at the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, has been named CIO at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

Modernization

Simple advice, big payoff

U.K. best practice books spark IT improvement projects

People

Intercepts

Here comes Quadrennial-vision; Conference calls into the wild blue yonder; Medics are men, NFL players are boys; Remember: They speak English outside the Beltway

People

DOD speeds PKI development

By midsummer all personnel will be required to use Common Access Cards equipped with public-key infrastructure.

People

Funding the ties that bind

To link safety-net health clinics, start small, go slowly and stay close to community stakeholders

Modernization

Telcos regroup for 2006

As dust settles on two telecom mergers, remade companies plan for the future

Digital Government

Editor's letter: Pretty good health privacy?

The sanctity of personal information is being tested like never before

Digital Government

Marchibroda: Don’t prevent the future — build it

IT can help minimize a pandemic’s impact by providing critical infrastructure, support and efficiency at every step.

Cybersecurity

The company that came in from the cold

Collaboration firm wants to expand beyond spy agencies

People

US-VISIT under the microscope

Congress, watchdogs criticize tracking program

Modernization

Macromedia Studio 8 gets productivity boost

Suite of programs promises faster, smoother Web development