Modernization
States, feds working to fix Matrix
State officials would keep greater control of their own information under a plan that federal officials hope will bolster support for an antiterrorism information-sharing network.
People
Points of contact
On Sept. 11, 2001, all terrorism became local. State and local governments remain the front-line soldiers in the war against terror on domestic fronts.
People
Wargames stress data sharing
The Combined Joint Task Force Exercise will test two devices in a live and computer-simulated environment
People
Two e-gov initiatives change project managers
A pair of Quicksilver e-government projects reaching critical points of their development will have new managers.
People
Senate opens door for A-76 protests
Federal employees could have more power to protest competitive sourcing decisions.
Digital Government
Buy American
The House Appropriations Committee passed an amendment that could jeopardize the newly awarded prime integrator contract for the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology program.
Digital Government
The state of offshoring
State legislators have introduced a series of bills during the past two years regarding global sourcing, or offshoring, of state government work.
Digital Government
Offshore outsourcing: Unmapped territory
State officials ponder role of foreign-based IT operations, even as lawmakers rush to block export of jobs
Cybersecurity
Hackers target government holes
Symantec officials concluded that ports typically used by peer-to-peer sharing networks were targeted more often by attacks against government systems than for others.
Modernization
USPS to pay $25M for network
Government Telecommunications Inc. won the deal to upgrade the network for 108 mail-processing plants.
People
Left in the dark
Many CIOs, denied the clout required by Clinger-Cohen, find themselves cut out of the decision-making process
Acquisition
Agencies still testing the waters
Inherent risks continue to overwhelm benefits of share-in-savings contracts
Digital Government
Intercepts
Leavin' on a jet plane?; Precision-guided DARPA; ASCP to AeSCP?; More IT jargon; Attorneys involved; Army IT rule; Linux license
Digital Government
A growing trend
As Air Force officials plan to consolidate their Microsoft Corp. software contracts through an enterprise software licensing agreement, they are borrowing a page from the Army's playbook.
Modernization
Air Force seeks Microsoft pact
Air Force officials are planning to use enterprise software licensing agreements to consolidate Microsoft Corp. software contracts.
Modernization