People
Putting federal hiring in the fast lane
OPM makes it easier to add new workers to the payroll
Digital Government
A federal bonus bonanza?
The Federal Workforce Flexibility Act offers incentives to help agencies compete with the private sector for talent.
Digital Government
Online traffic school sign-ups in Kentucky
Just months after launching the service, Kentucky officials have already exceeded their goal for online enrollments for traffic school.
People
FCC chairman starts blogging
Federal Communications Commission chairman Michael Powell has started using a weblog to elicit feedback for FCC initiatives.
People
Sandra Borden
Sandra Borden is project manager for the Coast Guard's Ports and Waterways Safety System.
People
Connecticut CIO to leave
Rock Regan, the longest-serving state CIO, plans to step down at the beginning of August.
People
Military agencies to take part in bulk buys
Defense Department officials will allow all military agencies to participate in the Air Force's final quarterly bulk hardware buy for fiscal 2004, according to DOD officials.
People
First responders see scarcity of experts
Homeland security exercises show that people will be one of the most critical resources for first responders during an actual incident, officials say.
Modernization
Satellites connect Illinois health
Illinois is deploying a satellite-based alert and warning system to link hospitals and public health offices statewide.
Digital Government
Collaborating on IT research
Lawmakers sought to insure that funding for tech research will be best used by leveraging efforts across agencies, academia and the commercial sector.
Acquisition
Novell signs SmartBuy deal
It's the first networking infrastructure vendor to sign an enterprise licensing agreement under the SmartBuy program.
Modernization
HSIN starts five months early
The Homeland Security Information Network is operational, DHS officials say.
People
Reps. urge telework
Lawmakers are poised to draft legislation to increase the number of federal employees who work remotely.
People
DOD modernization criticized
GAO officials said the military continues to spend billions without adequate fiscal and management accountability.
Cybersecurity
NIST helps on security budgets
NIST Special Publication 800-65 presents seven steps to ensure that IT budget requests comply with the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002.
People
Judge upholds Calif. voting order
A federal judge says California Secretary of State Kevin Shelley did not violate any laws when he issued orders that make it harder for counties to use touch-screen voting machines.
Modernization