Digital Government

Feds, education send PC sales soaring

PC shipments to the U.S. public sector reached a record high during the third quarter

People

GAO reviews workforce perks

Recruitment bonuses and retention allowances are among the most effective workforce flexibilities in use

Digital Government

Report suggests ID alternatives

National Electronic Commerce Coordinating Council proposes a 'confederated' system

Digital Government

ManTech to buy CTX Corp.

Acquisition will beef up ManTech's intelligence community portfolio

People

Roster Change

Government IT personnel moves

People

DOD personnel plans 'positive'

GAO report calls for more oversight of DOD's strategic human capital planning process

People

CDC system will share data with states

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is ready to roll out the initial version of a national disease surveillance system linking the agency with state public health departments.<br><@SM>

People

GSA tool to collect workforce data

GSA's Federal Supply Service is developing an automated tool to assess its employees' skills and training needs

Digital Government

Brubaker leaves Aquilent

Paul Brubaker recently left his position as chief executive officer of Aquilent and formed his own firm

Digital Government

OASIS forms e-gov XML group

A global standards consortium has formed a technical committee devoted to e-government XML standards

People

Navy preps XML policy

The Navy Department is finishing a policy that will set standards for the Navy's use of XML

Acquisition

NIH taps 66 for ECS III

Governmentwide contract tailored for homeland security requirements

People

USPTO tries form conversion

System enables the agency to convert paper patent applications to electronic format

Digital Government

Linux boosts mainframe's appeal

Newfound versatility puts data center servers back on federal radar screens

Digital Government

More bang, fewer buddies

IBM is trying to sell its mainframe Linux solution on total cost of ownership

Digital Government

The Circuit

Homeland Shuffle; IT by the Numbers; No Purchasing Guarantee

People

Feds fail Contracting 101

Bureaucratus column: GAO suggests that feds don't know how to procure goods from the private sector

People

Exploring intuitive decision-making

DOD official endorses approach, but expert warns of information overload

People

Dual approach

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People

This is citizen-centered?

Editorial: Bush has called for better government management, but his administration has violated some basic good management tenets