Digital Government
A surplus of storage options
Adding capacity is easy; deciding how to do it isn't
People
IRS: E-file goal is a stretch
The Internal Revenue Service has made great strides in increasing the number of taxpayers filing returns electronically, but the tax service must show significant increases if it is going to meet the 2007 deadline of having 80 percent of all returns filed electronically, the IRS commissioner said.
Modernization
GAO sustains Rockwell FTS 2001 protest
The General Accounting Office has upheld a protest by Rockwell Electronic Commerce Corp. over a telecommunications contract because the Social Security Administration did not evaluate all the FTS 2001 costs associated with WorldCom Inc.'s winning bid.
Digital Government
New VA chief vows to fix IT
The head of the Department of Veterans Affairs has vowed to either fix or replace the agency's troubled information technology systems.
People
NMCI in Norfolk: So far so good
Atlantic Fleet commander boosts benefits of the massive outsourcing initiative
Digital Government
Ground the Fly America Act
It is hard to find any merits of the fly america act today.
Digital Government
Customer report cards
Without feedback, the opportunity to make corrections mid-project is lost.
People
Colorado system simplifies budgeting
Colorado agencies save time with a system developed by the public safety department
Digital Government
Agencies get new resource
Federal agencies soon will have a commercial resource at their beck and call when dealing with security vulnerabilities and cyberattacks.
Digital Government
Latest Ghost expands PC management
Symantec Corp. has released its Ghost 7.0 Enterprise Edition, a PC management tool that enables administrators to deploy, configure, back up, restore and distribute software and userspecific images to network and mobile PCs from a central console.
People
New IT job family may debut in May
Next month, the Office of Personnel Management expects to have its new information technology job family ready for official use.
People
IT withstands mock cyberwar
Information technology was holding its ground as the Army began its massive Division Capstone Exercise last week.
People
Vendors tout 508 tools
Dozens of companies are touting products and services to find and fix inaccessibility problems.
Digital Government
Agencies still lag behind in tracking finances
Problems with federal financial management systems remain a 'huge' obstacle in the government's efforts to have auditable financial statements, according to the head of the General Accounting Office.
People
IT job front remains critical
It won't be much easier for agencies to find skilled information technology workers this year, despite the slower economy and the recent string of dotcom layoffs
People