Digital Government

Air Force won't follow NMCI lead

The Air Force has decided not to follow the Navy's model for desktop outsourcing on a grand scale, but service officials will sample bite-size versions of the massive Navy Marine Corps Intranet contract.

Digital Government

Lack of federal PKI hinders progress on e-purchasing

The development of a federal PKI has made progress, but several challenges still must be overcome.

Digital Government

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

Digital Government

Rights of the disabled

A recent court case raises an important question about who in the government is eligible for disability retirement.

Modernization

Phoenix: a conduit for telecom

Phoenix will soon lead the charge to create a 32-mile fiber-optic loop to expand service for telecommunications providers and enhance economic development

People

Street smart

A 911 for travelers could make it easier to navigate America's highways

People

Don't think twice, IT's all right

Strange as it may sound, there couldn't be a better time for an economic slowdown, as far as government IT managers are concerned

Digital Government

Magic bus

With the help of high-tech tools, San Francisco takes the gamble out of public transit

People

Iowa digs for data gold

Iowa hopes to create a data warehousing system that the judicial, legislative and executive branches could mine to help them make better decisions

People

E-commerce vendor nets Pentagon's deputy CIO

Paul Brubaker is leaving DOD to join Commerce One Inc.

Digital Government

Letter to the Editor

The IT pay raise has created a slew of problems

Digital Government

Lee defends paperless contracting

The Pentagon's procurement policy chief endorses the Standard Procurement System

People

A czar by any other name

Political support grows for federal IT leader

Digital Government

Cashing in on IT

President Bush last week laid out his vision for how information technology can transform the federal government, including a proposal to establish a fund to support broad e-government initiatives, which has drawn mixed reviews.

People

Idaho earns best in show

Access Idaho, the state's official portal, wins the Council of State Governments' top award, for best all-around state government Web site

People

The infancy of e-taxes

There's no doubt online tax returns are taking off, but where are they headed?

Digital Government

Coping with the security puzzle

As the job grows more complex, vendors offer tailored solutions

People

Florida melds simplicity with high technology

Jeb Bush: In Florida, we believe government must support a technology-friendly climate

Digital Government

Preserving e-history for all

Efforts to capture Web snapshots expose e-records dilemmas

People

DOD 'tail' needs a trim

To lower its support costs by billions of dollars, the Defense Department needs to replicate outsourcing efforts such as the Navy Marine Corps Intranet