People
Under fire--and water
Two years ago, when Hurricane Floyd was ravaging parts of the southeastern United States, the Coast Guard was able to award a task order for roof repair in North Carolina in a matter of minutes.
People
Federal courts consider putting cases on the Web
A committee of federal judges this month recommended that most federal court case files be available online to the same extent they are in courthouses, with some restrictions.
People
White House to relaunch site
The White House Web site, launched with great hoopla in 1994, underwent a dramatic makeover this year when President Bush took office. Now, a second relaunch is imminent.
Acquisition
PeopleSoft to support IRS services
PeopleSoft to supply CRM software in contract worth more than $10 million
Digital Government
E-signatures battle 'fear factor'
Agencies seem hesitant to trust esignatures on financial contracts or important legal agreements
People
NASA appoints security chief
Secret Service veteran will oversee classified information security efforts
People
Copyright Office modernizes its search system
The Copyright Office this week replaced its old Telnet search system with Web-based searching for copyright information about books, music recordings, movies, software and other works.
People
Counties look to e-learning
With increased training costs and a limited budget, Washington Counties Risk Pool takes a closer look at the e-learning alternative
People
E-mail newsletters popular among pols
The Democrats are spreading their news on the Web, through handheld computers and now via email
People
Acquisition workers get chance to change
DOD is launching a rotational assignment program for acquisition professionals
People
Customer service survey says...
People are increasingly using the Internet for contacting government agencies, but many are dissatisfied
People
San Diego uses show and tell
The city is using online photo displays and virtual reality software to make city plans come to life
Digital Government
Tapping home equity, part 1
FCW.com's Friday Financials column examines if a home equity line of credit is right for you
Digital Government
Wolfpack contractors rounded up
DARPA will pay seven contractors to develop electronic warfare technologies under the Wolfpack program
People
CIO Council launches mentoring program
The CIO Council launched its governmentwide mentoring program and posted assignment opportunities
Digital Government
IBM, Energy raise supercomputer scale
Company, lab to collaborate on building dramatically faster supercomputer to perform climate, disease research
Digital Government
Official slaps at facial scanning
Jacksonville councilwoman moves to ban use of facial recognition technology by city
Digital Government
Web design comments that click
FCW's DotGov Thursday column shares advice the USDA Web redesign team received from users
Digital Government