People
Arkansas nears IT overhaul launch
Browser-based information system was two years in the making
People
HHS considers certification programs
CIO wants to pilot programs to try to retain mid-career employees and motivate others
Digital Government
USGS center moves to DVDs
Agency's satellite imagery archive anticipates an increased demand for data stored on DVD
People
Roster Change
Robert O'Neill, president of the National Academy of Public Administration, will serve as a counselor to Office of Management and Budget Director Mitchell Daniels Jr.
Digital Government
EzGov solidifies e-gov alliances
EzGov forms partnership with PricewaterhouseCoopers to offer solutions to help governments serve citizens
Digital Government
Government tax man joins AMS
A former Treasury official who also worked for three states will lead AMS state and local division
Acquisition
Army inks nine to PC pacts
Vendors selected for three-year Army Desktop and Mobile Computing-1 BPAs
People
HIPAA no easy mandate
State officials have their work cut out for them to meet federal rules on health information
Digital Government
Have IT your way
Outsourcing helps agencies run like businesses. But is it working?
Digital Government
Doubters inspect Kiva
A permit-management company has given itself a lofty goal: Convincing municipal building inspectors that technology can help them
Acquisition
Staffing woes spur Peace Corps move
The Peace Corps' decision to go to seat management was the result of several obstacles it knew it would be facing.
Digital Government
Shooting for the moon
When NASA launched the Hubble telescope in 1990, it rekindled for me a latent interest in space that dated to the last of the Apollo moon missions in the early 1970s.
Digital Government
Florida wants a privacy watchdog to protect citizens and information
The state of Florida is taking a cue from corporations including IBM Corp.,American Express Co. and Microsoft Corp. in creating the position of chiefprivacy officer to oversee privacy policies and practices.
Acquisition
Schedule veterans racking up sales
The growth in service revenue on the Federal Supply Service schedule has meant increased sales for schedule veterans such as BMC Software Inc. and Logicon FDC (formerly Federal Data Corp.).
Acquisition
Report from the field: Peace Corps leads the way
It has become commonplace to talk of paradigm shifts in information technology, but for the Peace Corps, the phrase really does apply.
Acquisition
A maturing federal market
As IT schedule sales slow, GSA offers flexible package deals for savvier shoppers
Acquisition
Denver schools choose Epylon
A Colorado school district announced that it has created an electronic buying system to save money on goods and services
Modernization
AT&T disputes FTS award
The General Services Administration is reviewing a protest filed by AT&T that asks the agency to terminate its FTS 2001 telecommunications contracts with Sprint and WorldCom Inc. and reopen competition.
People