Digital Government
Census counts on self-service
To give its headquarters staff selfservice password capabilities, the Census Bureau last year bought 10,000 licenses for Courion Corp.'s PasswordCourier and ProfileBuilder software
People
Commerce gives CIOs clout
Restructuring plan gives agency IT leaders more budget, workforce authority
Digital Government
Outsourcing conundrum
The new administration is beating the drums for contracting out more government jobs, like many of its predecessors have done
People
Lead, follow or get out
Reform advocates should give major kudos to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld
Digital Government
IMail 7.0 delivers on user requests
Beefedup security options, Web scheduling and greater ease of use are among the features that Ipswitch Inc. hopes will make its new IMail Server 7.0 attractive to federal agencies
Digital Government
Learn to share
Recognizing all the difficulties associated with sharing data electronically across government boundaries does not justify shirking the work
Digital Government
HHS to shore up management systems
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson is taking steps to fix the department's financial management systems after repeated criticism that HHS cannot keep track of its financial operations.
Digital Government
Taking tech for granted
A congressional panel this month debated whether a Commerce Department program that funds risky commercial research and development projects fosters private- sector innovation or hinders university research.
People
Day One Scorecard
When Section 508 went into effect June 21, Hiawatha Island Software Co. officials sampled pages on select federal Web sites to check how many complied with accessibility requirements
Acquisition
Web app relieves grunt work
One of TASC's first concerns in setting up VANITS was cutting the time it takes agencies to get contractors in place.
Digital Government
The IT principle
VA Secretary Anthony Principi believes IT reform is the key to serving veterans better
Acquisition
Mint preps IT upgrade
The U.S. Mint is seeking bids for three major contracts to upgrade and better manage its information technology, including a desktop outsourcing pact for 2,200 desktops
Digital Government