Digital Government

Mixed signals on standards

Not everyone is confident that widespread adherence to standards will happen anytime soon

Digital Government

The new team

Last week?s elections mean shifts in several congressional committees that help set the technology agenda

People

FEMA how-to site

Federal Emergency Management Agency added a new section to its Web site that offers guidance to companies that have never dealt with the agency or the government before

People

Public still unaware of biometrics

Despite widespread media coverage of biometrics since last year?s Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a new national survey shows that only half of the general public is aware of such technologies

People

NMCI earns kudos for easing software rollout

The much-maligned Navy Marine Corps Intranet is beginning to pay off, playing a significant role in helping the Naval Air Systems Command simplify the installation of core management systems

Acquisition

DOD, GSA team up on Virtual IT Marketplace

DOD is teaming with GSA for DOD buyers to find the best deals available for IT hardware and services

People

Mitre: Open-source code rife at DOD

Pentagon concerned about potential vulnerabilities

Modernization

Telecom role model

Commentary: The key to good homeland security is cooperation between the public and private sectors

People

NARA seeks user input

Different communities of interest could help Archives develop templates for storing electronic records

People

Call for nominations

Federal Computer Week begins the annual call for nominations for the Federal 100 awards

Digital Government

GAO: Agencies share data despite laws

Technology is making it easier for government agencies to share information, so they are ? including details about your bank accounts, medical complaints and family lives

Acquisition

Briefs

Treasury considering Miller; INS picks Northrop for support

Digital Government

GIS group advances info-sharing project

Open GIS Consortium, Census Bureau work on prototypes for sharing geospatial data

Acquisition

A new deal

Air Force, GSA team could forge solution for charge card problems

Digital Government

Are 64-bit PCs ready for mainstream?

Critical mass of products near, but users still not sold

Digital Government

Labs show what 64-bit can do

Some of the government's biggest research labs are embracing 64-bit computing technology

Digital Government

Review gives FAA plan its stamp of approval

Commission backs full funding for modernization

People

IBM, Unisys debut homeland centers

Add IBM Corp. and Unisys Corp. to the list of vendors launching homeland security centers

People

IRS linking to free e-filing

The Internal Revenue Service plans to develop a Web page by January 2003 to assist taxpayers in obtaining free e-filing services

Digital Government

StorageTek packs it in with blade design

StorageTek is tearing a page out of the server industry's playbook by using the 'blade' concept in the design of its new disk array