People

GSA may reinvent itself

Officials to develop proposals for restructuring the agency.

Digital Government

Piatt: The key word is 'shared'

The SIGs were formed to focus on areas of common interest to government and industry.

Digital Government

OMB likes Air Force's patch strategy

Other agencies could adopt service's effort to distribute secure Microsoft software

People

Editorial: The price of data

The Web and the easy availability of government data have added to the simmering tensions among commercial publishers and public-interest groups.

Modernization

Fingerprint reader now on ThinkPad

Fingerprint readers are now available on selected models of the thin and light ThinkPad T42.

Modernization

Call to action

Impending telecom RFPs keep company officials busy preparing

People

Lawmakers call for DOD CIO

Two congressmen urged Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to fill the Pentagon's chief information officer position quickly.

People

Cross agency providers chosen

Some eligible agencies mentioned in the Bush administration's fiscal 2006 budget request.

Digital Government

Enterprise architecture moves to the fast lane

OMB officials say 2005 could be a year of progress and participation.

Digital Government

L.A. investigates open source to cut costs

City officials in Los Angeles are considering switching to an open-source platform for their computer systems to potentially save millions of dollars that could be redirected to other services.

People

Pentagon requests $30B for IT

Programs that transform the military's warfighting, communications and management received substantial funding for 2006.

Cybersecurity

Measuring trust

Federal officials want a quick and standard way of determining the degree to which electronic identity credentials can be trusted.

People

FBI cans Carnivore

Critics question oversight of FBI's Internet monitoring practices.

Modernization

Getac ruggedized tablet PC is ready to rumble

This tablet is built to withstand the kind of abuse computers can suffer in the field, especially in military situations.

People

E-citations going statewide in Alabama

Application will simplify ticketing, strengthen law enforcement.

Cybersecurity

Safe from a cyberattack?

Nuclear regulatory officials formalize security standards for safety systems.

Cybersecurity

Help is on the way

New law speeds security clearances for federal contractors

People

Feds seek $5M for e-gov fund

OMB officials also want to spend $40 million on e-government using agency fees collected by GSA.

People

Value add?

New questions arise about how accessible agencies should make government data

People

IRS would cut modernization money

According to President Bush's fiscal 2006 budget request, the tax agency's modernization effort would get a decrease.