People
Commerce awards 15 fellowships
The senior federal employees will begin a 10-month career development program
People
Funding woes hinder security assessments
No one knows how much money homeland security requires because nobody has identified standards for protection, experts tell a Senate committee.
Digital Government
Software saves Michigan $22 million
The application helps transport officials manage highway construction.
Digital Government
Security means keeping the system up
Shift focus from guarding with the latest features to ensuring that processes keep running despite attacks, an expert said.
People
Teleport trial starts for DOD
The Defense Department today unveiled its first experimental site for helping quickly transmit voice, video and data via satellite to warfighters.
People
OMB’s Johnson calls agency progress on PMA historic
Work on five President’s Management Agenda items has increased agencies’ focus on program results, developing employees’ skills and rewarding top performers.<br><@SM>
People
Styles leaving procurement office
Controversial OFPP administrator Angela Styles will leave that post Sept. 15.
People
Evans: E-gov more than automation
E-government is about providing better services to the public and using technology to make life better, Karen Evans said.
People
Anteon wins $38 million defense deal
Anteon International will provide tech services for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs.
People
Evans to replace Forman at OMB
<font color="CC000"> UPDATED </font color>"Highly regarded" Energy Department CIO Karen Evans will become the head of federal IT, replacing Mark Forman.<br>
People
Fed workers like Bush agenda, OMB says
The president's management agenda lets employees develop their abilities, says OMB's deputy director for management.
Digital Government
Mass. legislature names CIO
Val Asbedian is the first chief information officer for the Massachusetts Legislature
People
E-authentication nears the starting gate
Federal e-government projects ultimately will be only as good as their authentication—the guarantee that users and transactions are secure. For the Office of Management and Budget’s Quicksilver initiatives, the guarantor is the E-Authentication Gateway, which is entering the last stages of development.<@SM><@SM>Project manager <b>Stephen Timchak</b> said he expects the General Services Administration to solicit bids for a production version of the gateway this fall and establish full operations by March.<@SM><@SM>
People
GSA promotes investment measurement
The Value Measuring Methodology supplies a framework for analyzing projects and making investment decisions.
People
Indians ask for contempt reinstatement
Lawyers asked an appeals court to reinstate a contempt of court reprimand of Interior Secretary Gale Norton.
People
Evans named new E-Gov chief
The White House has tapped Energy Department CIO Karen Evans to replace recently departed e-gov czar Mark Forman
People
Nader pushes for contract info online
Ralph Nader thinks the government should publish federal contracts electronically for public purview.
Digital Government
NASA honors software programs
A satellite data analysis system and a program for analyzing cracks won NASA's 2003 Software of the Year honors.
Acquisition