Digital Government
Government still can't reconcile books
GAO blames outdated financial management systems for continuing problems
Modernization
WorldCom captures research net deal
DISA awarded WorldCom the contract to deliver high-speed networking services to the Defense Department's scientific and research communities
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IRS changes in store
IRS plans personnel changes in its multibillion-dollar modernization project
People
DOD gets instant message
Secure messaging tool for defense collaborative software suite awaits approval
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Wanted: Better job ads
Editorial: Simply posting job vacancies online without other improvements threatens the goal to make the government an employer of choice
People
Army plans new tech for recruiting site
While most of the federal government is cautiously testing the waters of online recruiting, the Army is jumping in headfirst
People
Women in IT group reaches out to feds
A Washington, D.C.-area professional organization hopes to bring federal information technology women into the fold
Acquisition
Air traffic program hits turbulence
Raytheon Co. has filed its second protest against an air traffic modernization project potentially worth $1 billion
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Labor softens ergo stance
OSHA's ergonomic plan includes voluntary guidelines and research rather than a broad standard
Digital Government
Taking GIS to the Web
A primer for getting your bearings on Internet-based mapping software
Digital Government
Grants to bolster GIS, homeland
ESRI sets up $2.3 million grant program for small-city geographic information system initiatives
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Building from the ground up
The first step in assembling an information resource is to find out what information is needed
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INS woes: Who's to blame?
Bureaucratus: Guess who processed the hijackers' visa paperwork? Not federal employees.
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Massachusetts Treasury tangles its checkbook
The Massachusetts State Treasury failed to reconcile its bank statements, establish proper controls over its systems and efficiently oversee its computer contractor, leaving abandoned stocks, bonds and dividends vulnerable to loss, theft and misuse, state auditors recently concluded.
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Information clicks with Web users
A new survey shows that government Web sites are hot destinations on the Internet, with tourism info leading the way
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General Accounting Office warns of XML pitfalls
Incomplete standards for using Extensible Markup Language and the lack of uniform, government-specific data structures are some potential pitfalls awaiting agencies that want to use XML, according to a General Accounting Office report released today.
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Postal Service uses private sector for new model
The destitute Postal Service has asked Congress to preserve its government status but make it more commercial to improve its competitive stance, postmaster general Jack Potter said today at the National Press Club in Washington.
Modernization
Spectrum leaders on same wavelength
FCC and NTIA leaders moderate discussion of public- and private-sector telecom spectrum challenges
Digital Government