People
DOD shows off light, fast Stiletto
Experimental vessel meets service’s vision of a new class of bold ships
People
Welles: When retirement looms large
The next stage of your life might be your biggest challenge yet so take careful, deliberate steps
People
Lisagor: Are you missing your mission?
Managers need to reinvigorate themselves before they can inspire others
Modernization
States scramble to implement voting standards
43 states missed Jan. 1 deadline to comply with 2002’s Help America Vote Act
Modernization
IG: Treasury 'deficient' in TCE bidding process
The Treasury Department IG finds that the agency's poor planning and execution of the Treasury Communications Enterprise procurement delayed the program and increased its costs.
Acquisition
Editorial: The culture war
The decision to pull the share-in-savings rule is part of a divisive culture in which agencies cannot try anything new or innovative. That needs to change
Modernization
The Pipeline
Opengear offers secure remote management of computers; Diskeeper turns 10
People
Wanted: Feds who can write
Hiring experts say feds need to write job vacancy notices that entice people to apply
Digital Government
Flyzik: Give RFID a chance
Despite some groups’ concerns, the tracking technology is safe enough for government use
People
How to start a community health network
Starting out on the right foot can help prevent disasters later.
People
Bush’s 2007 budget seeks to tap IT’s efficiencies
Requested increases for DHS, Justice signal growing respect for information technology
Modernization
Information becomes a weapon
Network-centric warfare lets warfighters win major operations, but its role in fighting insurgencies remains vague
People
UPDATED: Retirement systems are top priority
The Office of Personnel Management's estimated completion date for the multiyear retirement systems modernization project is 2009.
Digital Government
Web extra: Two thin-client tales — one bad, one good
Virginia county struggles with deployment issues; Arizona health care provider reaps benefits.
People
Whiteman: How to find a federal IT job
Riding the hiring wave could bring opportunities for experienced professionals to advance quickly
Digital Government
The dawn of the electronic medication era
SureScripts' nationwide service will give physicians access to all e-medication records, no matter which drugstore store fills a prescription.
Cybersecurity