People
EPA, Nebraska sign data-sharing pact
Nebraska and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have signed the first agreement under an effort to build a nationwide network for sharing environmental information.
Digital Government
OMB takes a look inside
Office of Management and Budget officials have begun to investigate whether the office lacks management skills and resources and may consider monetary incentives for performance improvements across government, said OMB Director Mitchell Daniels Jr.
Modernization
Federal Relay Service offerings
A list of services that are and will be available from the Frame Relay Service
People
Dot-gov goes retail
Move over, Amazon.com! Make way for your newest competitor in e-retailing: the federal government.
Digital Government
Lockheed, Microsoft pair on fed IT
A pair of industry titans are forming a strategic alliance targeted at pursuing new business opportunities in the federal information technology market.
Modernization
Clearing the way
IP was optimized to support simple data transmissions over Ethernet networks and performs that task very well. With the recent emergence of desktop video and voice applications, the network protocol is now being asked to support multimedia transmissions.
People
Make dot-gov retailing work
Amid all the hoopla surrounding the rapid expansion and eventual implosion of the dot-com market, most people have not realized that the federal government is succeeding where many commercial ventures failed.
People
Online DMV services growing
State motor vehicle agencies are offering even more online services from a year ago
People
Homesforsale.gov
A new General Services Administration Web site has become a magnet for bargain hunters, and buyers are finding great deals on everything from land in Las Vegas to mountain vistas in California.
People
Will the Internet deliver?
As the Postal Service expands e-services, private competitors cry foul
People
DOD finance systems ripped
The Defense Department is risking billions of dollars as it fixes its financial management systems
People
Cyber vandals hit DISA sites
A group of cyber vandals dubbed PoizonB0x attacked DISA, federal, California sites
People
Navy, Air Force progress on sharing portal apps
The U.S. military services are discussing the possibility of sharing software applications on their respective portals, a move that could be a first step toward developing joint portal applications.
Digital Government
Avoiding heavy traffic
Quality-of-service capabilities help move rich media, but adoption is slow
Digital Government
GAO: Fed cyber center falls short
Disagreements among agencies over who is responsible for what when U.S. critical systems come under cyberattack shows that the Bush administration needs to speed its efforts to develop a central plan for protection
Acquisition
FAA taps Lockheed for oceanic radar
The Federal Aviation Administration is negotiating a contract with Lockheed Martin Air Traffic Management to replace the air traffic control system for tracking aircraft flying across oceans
People