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

Acting CFO to leave DOD

Larry Lanzillotta has been hired by Northrop Grumman.

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.

People

DOD seeks net-centric programs

Candidates are due by the end of the month.

Digital Government

FSI hires consulting VP

Karen Wilson is a former Unisys executive.

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

FCC moves Nextel spectrum

The controversial deal shifts Nextel out of the 800 MHz spectrum, which is used by public safety communications systems.