People
NCS may get lost in Homeland
DOD official hopes move of National Communications System is simply a 'paper move'
Acquisition
Revision of A-76 progressing
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has nearly completed reviewing revisions to OMB Circular A-76
People
House passes info sharing bill
The House passed a bill to make it easier to share information among the FBI, the CIA and local law enforcement
Digital Government
Giuliani supports national ID
Former New York City mayor supports some form of national ID card and says that people will have to compromise on it
People
DOD drafting financial architecture
Defense officials aim to have the draft of DOD's financial management architecture completed within three months
People
Tech at ready for INS decisions
Industry exec, agency CIO speak about technology tools available and requirements that must be established
People
Federal Contract Law: Know what your software rights are—and are not
With government IT spending on the rise, it’s a good time to remind federal customers and vendors that, before signing development contracts, they should review the Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses that dictate the government’s rights in software—and follow them.
Digital Government
Interior reaching accord with Indians
Norton, Indians agree that Congress should charter a commission to watch over the government's trust reform
People
Major programs within OASIS
<b>Online Administrative Services Information System.</b> OASIS, the first countywide financial, human resources and payroll system, uses PeopleSoft Inc. software for enterprise resource planning.<@SM>
People
Databases tag along with XML
Extensible Markup Language has become the data format of choice for many emerging applications in e-commerce and e-government.
Digital Government
Coast Guard awards $17B pact
Agency taps Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman joint venture for Deepwater modernization program
People
OMB promotes shared funding to build e-gov
By the end of the month, agency leaders of the Office of Management and Budget’s 24 e-government initiatives will know how much money they have in their wallets and how many skilled workers they’ll have on board.
People
OMB takes aim at redundant IT
'Clinger-Cohen letters' target shutting down redundant information technology investments
People
'Tribalism' may defeat Homeland
Experts say hurdles are more bureaucratic than technical in getting agencies to work together, share information
People
TSA could be model for Homeland
Fledgling agency's approach to IT could serve as vision for the proposed Homeland Security Department
People
Military, FEMA test communications
A month-long communications exercise has been testing the interoperability among Army, Air Force and FEMA
People
GIS experts: Keep it simple
Three geography experts yesterday urged agencies to strive for simplicity and time-saving strategies in their geographical information systems.
Digital Government