Digital Government
Putting app servers to work
Agencies get new tools to build tighter, more economical multi-tier software applications
Digital Government
Broken trust
The Interior Department has held more than 54 million acres of American Indian-owned lands in trust since 1887
Modernization
Telecom crossover rules available
FTS gives instructions for how local telecom contractors can modify contracts to offer long-distance services
Acquisition
Companies team to market business performance tool
Two companies have joined forces to offer federal agencies help as they monitor and manage the performance of their business processes
Digital Government
Army begins IT consolidation
Service's Washington district is first target in enterprise effort
Acquisition
Fedwire
The Defense Department has officially eased restrictions on collaborative software tools
Digital Government
IBM, Sun offer new storage-system options
Several developments in the high-end storage market this month offer federal data centers significantly better performance from their mainframe storage systems
Digital Government
IT fixes at a price
The State Department projected $634 million for information technology investments in its fiscal 2002 budget
Acquisition
Work is under way on standards
The fact that there are no governmentwide standards for acquisition systems is a major impediment to the development of government e-procurement
Digital Government
Making virtual tape more affordable
Agencies interested in IBM Corp.'s TotalStorage B18 Virtual Tape Server, but put off by its $500,000 price, can now get their hands on the mainframe tape technology for less than half that amount
People
Handheld VPNs in the works
It should come as no surprise that security is a major concern for EPA officials as they plan to give inspectors wireless access to data stored behind the agency's firewall
Acquisition
Lessons learned
When the Internet land-grab was in full swing 18 months ago, entrepreneurs with pockets stuffed with cash gazed upon a multibillion-dollar federal procurement budget and were convinced they saw a gold mine
Digital Government
Tax shelter or trap?
Contributing to the Thrift Savings Plan certainly lowers current taxes. But does it lower your lifetime taxes?
Digital Government
Postal Service and FreeMarkets hold the course
Pittsburgh-based FreeMarkets Inc. has garnered much of its federal government work from agencies with business-related processes
Digital Government
DOD EMall redeploys
The Defense Departments EMall underwent a substantial facelift this year.
Digital Government
Energy CIO wins more access
The Energy Department chief information officer soon will have a direct line to the top of the department's management chain
Digital Government