People

Barriers bedevil e-gov efforts

Experts agree that technology is not preventing digital government from taking shape faster

Digital Government

Officials labor over VA stovepipes

IT experts are working on how to streamline the VA's aging and complicated computer systems

Acquisition

OFPP nominee sets priorities

Getting definition on performance-based contracts is one basic challenge, nominee says

Digital Government

High-tech tax credit cast aside

Bush's $1.35 trillion tax cut is headed for a vote, but without a key tax break for tech firms

People

Military quizzed on streamlining

Congressman praises NMCI and presses Air Force, Army on plans to improve networks

Digital Government

Letter to the Editor

Beware of the paperless system

Digital Government

Life insurance basics, Part 5

FCW's Friday Financials column offers a clear picture of what a 'policy illustration' is all about

Digital Government

Letter to the Editor

Hidden costs of contracting out

Digital Government

PKI: What is it and what can it do for us?

FCW's Dot-Gov Thursday column provides some helpful pointers about public-key infrastructure

Digital Government

VA expanding smart card pilot

About 50,000 VA employees may receive smart cards this year through a pilot program

Digital Government

High-tech reps educate about energy

The industry has a message for anyone following the energy crisis in California: Don't blame us

People

FBI director blasts management

Poor records management, doubts about computer system led to loss of bombing case documents

Digital Government

AMS, Trillium focus on government

Partnership makes Trillium data cleansing and consolidation utilities available to AMS clients

People

DOD building smart card foundation

Defense Department kicks off next phase in its smart card roll out

People

Navy awards network contract

General Dynamics wins a $102.2 million deal to upgrade Navy network infrastructure outside the U.S.

Digital Government

DOT forms cyberthreat alliance

DOT's latest industry alliance will increase data sharing on information security threats

People

Philadelphia to get CIO

Former San Diego chief information officer will move east for the cabinet-level position

Digital Government

GAO: Use tech to find flood figures

FEMA urged to use mapping technologies to determine how many buildings are in flood hazard areas

Digital Government

Congress scolds NSF on budget

Appropriators are disappointed with the agency's funding of basic science research

People

Facing the pitfalls of going paperless

Archivists struggle with electronic formats, encryption and the sheer volume of documents