Modernization

Giving XML more muscle

New XML appliances offer to take a load off overworked agency servers

People

Editorial: Making records matter

Those on the front lines don't understand why maintaining records is important.

People

Exchanging the old for the new at the Pentagon

National Security Personnel System offers DOD greater flexibility

Digital Government

Better, stronger, faster

Officials from the Transportation Security Administration's new and improved Project Control Office aim for tighter business practices by sharpening their focus in the following areas

Acquisition

Aronie: Contractors? thorny position

Don't presume that federal clients are acting properly, says columnist Jonathan Aronie.

Acquisition

Shifting the burden

EDS shares NMCI risks with subcontractors

People

DHS' umbrella insurance plan

Agency offers four companies liability protection for anti-terrorism technology

Digital Government

Intercepts

Belle of the ball, buzz creation, silent treatment and a rut.

Digital Government

Watching the subs

EDS' major Navy Marine Corps Intranet subcontractors

Modernization

Committee to suggest ways to easier records management

The two biggest challenges agencies face are the inability of legacy systems to manage records and designing processes on the front end for new systems.

Acquisition

Howdy, partner

Choosing the right subcontractor is tricky but vital

Digital Government

Circuit

Farmers, space outsourcing, summer travel and waste.

Modernization

Airport security's fast lane

TSA tries biometric data to speed fliers through airport checkpoints

Digital Government

The master builders

Integrators stand behind many agencies' enterprise architectures, but will the market keep growing?

Digital Government

Worker safeguards

Some unions and federal employees are concerned about certain elements of the National Security Personnel System that could create unfair working conditions and cronyism

Modernization

Taking cover

Under the Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002, products, equipment, services, devices and information technologies can qualify for liability protection.

People

Sprehe: Pop-up policies

Columnist Tim Sprehe says e-records management should minimize end-user involvement.

Acquisition

Refresh without the headaches

Integrators and agencies find new ways off the upgrade treadmill

People

Navy takes new shot at NMCI metrics

Officials are phasing out some provisions that have delayed efforts to attract users to NMCI.

Digital Government

Forging stronger government and integrator ties

Tech refresh veterans say clear goals and frequent communication are the keys to success for leasing or performance-based contracts between integrators and agencies.