People

Matthews named Transportation CIO

Daniel Matthews has been appointed chief information officer at the Transportation Department

People

Rep. Davis ponders workforce reforms

Legislation likely to be based on recommendations laid out in Volcker commission report

Digital Government

Site helps schools plan for emergencies

The federal government has created a Web site that offers information about how to develop plans for any emergency

Digital Government

CSC completes DynCorp buy

Computer Sciences Corp. has completed its acquisition of DynCorp.

Digital Government

About T-bills and the F fund

FCW.com's Ask Milt column responds to a couple of questions about the Thrift Savings Plan

People

Treasury names Ladner new CIO

The Treasury Department has named a new chief information officer, Drew Ladner, who will start March 10

People

GAO: Share-in-savings contracts can be difficult

Share-in-savings contracting, which can be an effective tool in motivating contractors to generate savings for clients, can be especially difficult to do in the federal government, a new General Accounting Office report says. <br>

People

GSA, DOD sign on to Liberty Alliance

The Department of Defense and the General Services Administration have joined Liberty Alliance, a network identity standards group.<br>

Modernization

Group: Bar WorldCom as contractor

Taxpayer advocacy group renews effort to get WorldCom locked out of federal contracts

Digital Government

Filling the cybersecurity void

Administration looking to replace the now-defunct Critical Infrastructure Protection Board

People

DISA: DMS on track

DISA officials are defending the Defense Messaging System against rumors that the program is behind schedule and obsolete

Acquisition

New site helps women business owners

The Labor Department and the Small Business Administration have launched a Web site that seeks to help women small-business owners

Modernization

GSA readies FTS 2001 follow-on contract

Work on a successor contract to GSA's telecom vehicles is moving forward, an agency official said

Digital Government

Maine posts budget challenge

Interactive budgeting tool is designed to help citizens understand the state's fiscal problems

People

Kellogg describes cyber battlefield

Joint Staff official says cryptology used by terrorists to protect their data and communications is as good, if not better, than DOD's solutions

People

Bush names Forman to head White House E-Gov office

President Bush yesterday announced that Mark Forman, the Office of Management and Budget’s associate director for IT and e-government, will be appointed the administrator of the White House Office of E-Government.

Digital Government

Key agencies join digital ID alliance

A DOD agency and GSA have joined an alliance working to address digital identity challenges

People

Labor revamps GovBenefits portal

GovBenefits.gov has a new look and added features, including access to more programs

People

Army looking to level communications

Army says interoperable communications are the key to working with first responders

People

E-gov will go on, staffers pledge

Congressional staff members are confident that projects will continue despite lack of funding