People

Energy unveils e-gov IDEA

Innovative Department of Energy E-Government Applications is strategy to improve IT management

People

Pentagon gives NMCI go-ahead

DOD officials give network the approval to continue, allowing the Navy to order 100,000 more seats

People

Security poses primary wireless challenge

Experts say securing wireless communications on the battlefield is the main problem to be overcome

People

Importers sought for ACE test

Customs is poised to launch the first test of its modernization program, involving a Web-based account portal

Digital Government

Alliance links locals to satellite

IBM announces alliance with Hughes to offer broadband satellite connectivity for rural municipalities

Digital Government

Building a better credit record

FCW.com's Friday Financials column begins a four-part look at handling your credit record

Digital Government

Calling for FISMA systems count

Congresswoman's amendment would require all agencies to maintain an inventory of their systems

Digital Government

Letter to the editor

SSA stopped info sharing

People

Roster change

Steve Zaidman is returning to the Federal Aviation Administration less than a month after retiring from government service for a job at Computer Sciences Corp

Digital Government

Interior security flagged again

Potential information security inadequacies found at the department's Minerals Management Service

People

Tech bill to bypass bureaucracy

Rep. Wyden said his bill would allow biotechnology firms to bring new products to a central clearinghouse

People

Lawmakers debate 'e-Congress'

House committee begins exploring the idea of creating a virtual Congress that could operate in the event of a disaster

People

Senate approves Navy network leader

Navy Vice Adm. Richard Mayo will head the new Naval Network Warfare Command

Acquisition

Study: GSA serves agencies well

Accenture study shows no major problems with the FSS and FTS schedules, but suggests better coordination

Digital Government

Bill calls for driver's license chip

Legislation would require all states to issue driver's licenses that contain a computer chip filled with ID information

People

Is your site effective? The right metrics can tell

Build customer-focused e-government, and they will come.

People

Air Force awards DMS deal

Two contractors win multimillion-dollar task order to support the Air Force DMS program office

People

Minnesota answers HIPAA’s call

Greg Anderson had two choices when he learned what states had to do to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. Minnesota’s supervisor of e-commerce and electronic data interchange for the Department of Human Services needed to procure a new system or redesign the current one.

People

OMB’s Lorentz: No pain, no gain on e-gov projects

Agencies working on e-government projects should be prepared for some discomfort, Norman Lorentz said recently.

People

Davis: Streamline homeland tech

Congressman preps plan, legislation to speed the evaluation and procurement of homeland security solutions