Acquisition
Agencies may face competition
Federal Register notice proposes that contracts among agencies become open to competition
People
Web could ease wait in line
In Massachusetts, people can log on to see how long they'll have to wait at any motor vehicles branch
Digital Government
Qwest FTS protest dismissed
Merger with a Bell company prevented Qwest from competing for FTS 2000 bridge contracts, GAO finds
People
Patent office revs up telecommuting
USPTO launches six-month telecommuting pilot for some of its senior patent examiners
Digital Government
Give grads a financial education
FCW's Friday Financials column offers advice for new workers with lots of debt and little financial sense
People
Exec tapped for Commerce post
HP executive Phillip Bond to be nominated as undersecretary of Commerce for technology
People
Governor posts drought info
Oregon's governor puts drought updates on his Web site, a popular source for disaster information
People
Election 2000 lives on, online
Commissioned by the Library of Congress, archive features more than 1,000 election-related Web sites
People
DOD easing collaborative limits
Relaxed requirements for collaborative software allows for a wider array of products
Digital Government
Accessibility evolves into usability
FCW's Dot-Gov Thursday column shows how Webmasters have reached a higher level of site consciousness
Digital Government
IBM works on public-sector foothold
The company forges new alliances with four e-government firms, building on a year-old initiative
People
Veterans records backlog mounts
The National Personnel Records Center plans to begin using computers to receive, track requests
Acquisition
HUD drawing up IT overhaul
HUD Information Technology Services would be a 10-year contract worth at least $500 million
People
Hate crimes site revamped
Massachusetts gives site youth appeal, more information and an online tool to report crimes
People
DLA seat management succeeding
Defense Logistics Agency CIO says she's within weeks of declaring success on the contract
Acquisition
Would outsourcing weaken DISN?
Manager says vendor could not enable 'surge capabilities' to give certain users network priority
Acquisition
USPS preps $1 billion deal
Vendor sought for second-generation contract to supply computers, storage, software, support
People