Acquisition

SBA seeks to classify 'small'

Proposed small-business rules draw criticism, caution

Modernization

Jazz up your desktop

The old desktop standby has a few surprises in store for a wave of new buyers

Modernization

Project management for the enterprise

Microsoft Project 2003 forges strong ties with Office 2003

Digital Government

Sprehe: The e-GPO

It is an interesting concept -- a printing agency where documents are never printed.

Digital Government

IRS needs more money

So says the IRS Oversight Board.

People

Editorial: Where are the innovators?

An unintended consequence of a sophisticated approach to e-government could be a loss of innovation.

Digital Government

Weighing when to upgrade

Industry execs eager to sell more equipment say agencies should consider the productivity benefits of new hardware.

Digital Government

Corporate e-filing

The Internal Revenue Service has given corporations and tax-exempt organizations a new option for submitting their returns this season.

Digital Government

AMS stages its disappearing act

Merger expected to leave federal contracts unaffected

People

Tracking troop movement

Blue Force provides better situational awareness.

Modernization

Oregon city builds safety net

IP-based mesh network will operate in absence of supporting infrastructure

Modernization

Online Extra: Agencies uneasy about move to governmentwide financial systems

For many agencies, the gain of e-government has yet to outweigh the pain. This is especially true in the conversion to governmentwide financial systems from agencywide applications.

People

Air Op Centers to outsource IT management

The Air Force wants to award a lead systems integrator contract to connect systems and manage application and data growth in the Air Operations Centers.

People

Finish line in sight for FBI's Trilogy

The final piece of the FBI Trilogy modernization program should be completed by this spring, FBI Director Robert Mueller told lawmakers this week.

Acquisition

Copyright Office to install Siebel

The agency plans to use customer relationship management software to automate new copyright registration procedures.

People

EDS, IBM, Northrop win Nunn-Perry Awards

The Defense Department has named 11 mentor/protégé programs as receipients of the 2004 Nunn-Perry Award.

Digital Government

SBA proposes new size rules

The Small Business Administration is trying to reduce the number of different size categories for businesses

Modernization

Accenture to merge Oregon networks

The company will be paid from money saved by the consolidation over the next two and a half years.

Digital Government

CIO Council to consider smart card rule

A proposal to require all federal agencies to use smart cards for employee IDs already has been adopted by the Federal Identity and Credentialing Committee.

Acquisition

Forest Service to track performance

Bids from management consultants to help the Forest Service set up a performance accountability information system were due this week.