Modernization
Mission gap: A special report on the Homeland Security Department
Two years after coming into being, the Homeland Security Department is still under construction, a loose collection of agencies not bound by a common infrastructure. GCN focuses this report on the gaps in Homeland's bridge to domestic security, and its successes to date as well.
Cybersecurity
Congress antsy about TSA tech tests
Lawmakers: Agency needs to test less, implement more
Acquisition
GSA smartens up
The General Services Administration will issue more than 18,000 smart cards to its employees and contractors.
Digital Government
E911 speeds BART calls
Thanks to a computer-based 911 call management system, San Francisco public transportation authorities can process calls in less than four seconds.
Digital Government
Constant activity
The market for identity management solutions is growing as companies enter partnerships and offer a broader range of products.
Digital Government
Tracking the mail
When constituents mail letters to their representatives in Congress, the letters follow a circuitous path with many stops before they are finally delivered to a congressional office.
Digital Government
Engler leaves EDS
The ex-governor's resignation comes 18 months after he was brought in to build the company's state and local practice.
People
Tax agency cutting jobs
Many positions no longer needed, officials say, but unions plan to fight
Digital Government
Editorial: Time to apply a patch
A renewed debate about patch management has highlighted a flaw in federal officials' views on information security.
Digital Government
Davis: A champion for savings
Agencies began experimenting with the share-in-savings concept in the late 1990s, but Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.), chairman of the House Government Reform Committee, has been pushing to broaden its use.
People
ManTech wins Navy deal
The contract is potentially worth $49.8 million for the Naval Air Warfare Center.
People
Lisagor: Surviving reviews
Some people probably would rather watch paint dry rather than read about preparing Exhibit 300s for the Office of Management and Budget.
People
Army hits some bumps in the road
Funds for enterprise software licensing agreement get siphoned off
People
FBI's CIO is on the job all the time
Zalmai Azmi is shaping an old system into a seamless new one.
Modernization
IP videoconferencing toolbox
A well-equipped IP videoconferencing system requires a handful of key components
Digital Government
On the agenda
State chief information officers brought a number of issues before Congress during their annual visit to Washington, D.C., earlier this month.
People