People

Panel: No short route to e-gov

Representatives of federal and state governments this month welcomed Mark Forman’s vision of e-government but said it would require plenty of hard work to implement.

Digital Government

Bureau told to plug security gaps

GAO says the Bureau of the Public Debt must protect against unauthorized disclosure of financial information

Digital Government

U.S. not ready for terror

A GAO report finished days before the attacks found gaping holes in the government's ability to combat terrorism

People

Money enlists in company

Former Pentagon CIO Art Money is now a strategic adviser for Digital Data Development

Digital Government

Voters may KO punch cards

California voters could cast ballots next year on the purchase of new voting machines

People

Sen. Bennett calls IT essential to recovery and victory

The low-tech nature of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks should not distract the nation from the need to secure the IT infrastructure, Sen. Robert F. Bennett (R-Utah) said today.

Digital Government

NASCIO applauds state programs

Association's annual awards recognize outstanding IT programs from 11 states

People

FedWeb 2001: Slow progress toward citizen-oriented sites

Citizen-centric Web design is coming along slowly at best, some speakers said at yesterday’s FedWeb 2001 conference at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md.

Digital Government

Titan Corp. acquiring BTG Inc.

Deal expands Titan Systems' reach into the U.S. military and intelligence operations market

Digital Government

Mark your tax calendar

FCW.com's Friday Financials column straightens out the confusing array of phase-in and phase-out dates for various provisions in the new tax law

People

One-third of Army now uses AKO portal

The Army Knowledge Online intranet is getting closer to senior officials’ goal of signing up all 1.5 million active-duty, reserve, National Guard and civilian personnel for accounts by Oct. 1.<@SM>

Digital Government

Letter to the editor

Travel Manager and change

Acquisition

State Department orders LaserVisas

Optical ID card system identifies frequent visitors crossing from Mexico into the United States

People

States win awards for IT innovation

The National Association of State Chief Information Officers this month announced the winners of its 14th annual awards for outstanding achievement. Profiles of the winning projects appear at <a href="http://www.nascio.org">www.nascio.org</a>.

Digital Government

Army orders smart card readers

SchlumbergerSema is supplying the Army with 60,000 smart card readers in the Common Access Card program

Digital Government

Tech security options floated

Experts call for better computer security and passenger screening technologies to keep skies safe

Digital Government

GTSI to sell eGrail goods

GTSI partners with eGrail Inc., a provider of Web content management software

Digital Government

Civil liberty warnings raised

Surveillance technology may do more damage to civil liberties than to terrorists, civil libertarians say

Digital Government

FAA gathers ideas, applicants

An avalanche of citizen ideas on air travel safety prompts FAA to set up e-mail, Web form

People

EDS lays off NMCI workers

EDS has laid off 10 percent the staff for NMCI following the debate over how the system should be tested