Cybersecurity
Wireless tip: Don't hide from risk
Perhaps the most important wireless safety precaution is acknowledging the risk.
Cybersecurity
DOD relents on overseas voting site
The Pentagon has backed off of its decision to block access to a Web site providing voting information for Americans living overseas.
Modernization
Air Force Materiel Command gets SMART with Web tool
The Air Force Materiel Command is using a Web system to manage and track its acquisition contracts from a centralized location.
People
Army IT official stresses training
New warfighting technology requires training and management structure, an Army tech executive says.
People
USDA secretary takes e-gov case to Congress
With e-gov funding at risk, Agriculture secretary Ann M. Veneman took the unusual step of writing directly to Congress.
People
Japan, U.S. CIOs face similarities
Prefecture CIOs struggle with many of the same issues as state CIOs.
Modernization
Points of order
Agencies struggling to manage their electronic records are getting some direction from the E-Government Electronic Records Management initiative.
People
Advantage improves searches
Federal shoppers using the GSA Advantage online ordering system now have more ways to refine their product searches.
People
Awards given for enterprise architecture
FCW Media Group's FCW Events announced its annual Excellence in Enterprise Architecture awards.
People
Officials warn of records hoax
Don't fall for an Internet hoax that tries to convince veterans that the National Personnel Records Center plans to destroy all paper military records.
Cybersecurity
DHS expands biometric use
But privacy protections should be maintained, said the undersecretary for border and transportation security.
People
Records are records, no matter what the format
A case a few years ago involving the Bureau of Indian Affairs underscores what can happen when an agency hasn’t implemented effective policies and procedures to preserve and protect electronic correspondence.
Modernization
Army frets over satellite use
Army officials await the December 2005 launch of the first Wideband Gapfiller Satellite.
Modernization
Formatting the future
Five years ago, U.S. Courts started putting in place an electronic docket-filing system.
People
CIOs aim at lawmakers
State chief information officers need to work more closely with legislatures and work for a seat at governors' public policy tables, experts said.
People
Four units to get JNN
The 3rd Infantry, 101st Airborne, 10th Mountain and 4th Infantry will get Joint Network Node systems.
Digital Government
EPA network progresses
Officials expect that 35 states will be part of the Environmental Information Exchange Network by year's end.
Modernization
Two new rugged PCs
OEM Micro Solutions' MTC-212 and the MTC-215 were designed for law enforcement officers.
Modernization
4 must-have security solutions
Vulnerability and automated patch management top the list
Modernization