People
E-gov's 'electronic shadow'
The growing ability federal agencies have to collect, store, retrieve, compare and analyze electronic records offers both benefit and risk, the General Accounting Office reports.
Digital Government
Avert those prying eyes
Electronic government is at a critical crossroad ? one where the ease and convenience of the Digital Age is quietly eroding personal privacy. From massive and detailed databases to 'persistent cookies' on Web sites, federal yes have an unprecedented view of the public.
Digital Government
Agencies get new safeguard
Agencies struggling to monitor the security of their information systems can now turn to an array of vendors offered on a General Services Administration contract that has been modified with the idea of tapping those vendors for better information on governmentwide cyber intrusions.
Digital Government
The Circuit
The Federal Register says it needs to make more money on its print edition
People
Intercepts
Captain Electron Army Maj. Gen. Dean Cash, director of the joint experimentation directorate at Joint Forces Command, foresees an intelligent use for the electronic smart guys known as intelligent software agents ? reading newspapers and magazines to gather and analyze open-source intelligence.
People
Biometrics on hold at Treasury
Officials at the Treasury Department's Financial Management Service (FMS) had good reason to be optimistic about their joint pilot program with the Army at Fort Sill, Okla. Begun in March 1998, the oneyear pilot program was meant to show how smart cards combined with biometric technology could provide easier and more secure access to funds for 20,000 recruits while streamlining the accounting process.
People
NSA acquisition reforms
Other acquisition reform measures established at the National Security Agency since August 2000 include:
Digital Government
No more dotted line
Beginning next month, student-loan hopefuls will be able to electronically sign their applications with a personal identification number
People
DOD cautious, but optimistic
There is great potential for biometric technologies in the military, where the security of physical areas and computer networks must be maintained under diverse and often rapidly changing conditions, said Phil Loranger, director of the Defense Department's Biometrics Management Office.
Digital Government
A menu of contact options
As part of customer relationship management market, the call center environment has grown to include a broad range of technologies
Digital Government
NSF research funding called inadequate
Lawmakers plan to push for more funding for the National Science Foundation to ensure that essential research and development is not curtailed.
Digital Government
Less privacy for digital data
Computer and Internet developments have outpaced federal privacy protections
People
Fed IT pick has deep resume
Forman to lead e-government efforts based on industry, Capitol Hill experience
Digital Government
Why security is so hard
What will it take to make federal agencies more serious about computer and information security? We will learn shortly whether the Government Information Security Reform Act can do the trick.
Digital Government