Acquisition
Coast Guard confident despite Deepwater wake
The Coast Guard's commandant said he considers the Integrated Deepwater System Project a model for future government procurements
Digital Government
Legislators online
States that provide legislators with laptops or personal computers in the chamber
Modernization
Gone in 60 seconds
When the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission hired Charles Madison to improve their customer service, it was taking two or three days for field service representatives to respond to customers' calls about their bills, faulty meters or property concerns. That was not good.
People
Fed retirements on the rise
Agencies can expect to lose more employees over the next five years, GAO reports
People
Navy's huge outsourcing project sets sail
The $6.9 billion Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) contract is by far the largest government seat management contract so far, with a total target population worldwide of some 360,000 users.
People
FBI picks DynCorp for Trilogy
Company to lead three-year plan to upgrade the bureau's information infrastructure
Digital Government
On the track of hidden assets
Choosing the right software for managing your IT inventory can save money
Acquisition
The way things (should) work
As the General Services Administration crafts rules covering service acquisitions off the schedule program for the Federal Acquisition Regulation, potential customers can find the existing procedures in several places on GSA's Web site.
Modernization
Health scare heads-up
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is coordinating a national communication network for use in health emergencies
People
E-gov bill wins some GOP support
The Bush administration continues to deride it, but the idea of an information technology czar to head e-government is attracting bipartisan support in the Senate.
Digital Government
Researchers advance to middle
The National Science Foundation's Division of Advanced Networking Infrastructure and Research is once again preparing to live up to its name
Acquisition
GSA IT schedule sales from fiscal 1998-2001 (in millions)
GSA IT schedule sales from fiscal 1998-2001
People
Fed Web defacings called 'nuisance'
Defacements of several agency Web sites were the only apparent recent computer attacks by Chinese activists
Acquisition