People
Prescription blues
Bureaucratus column: If you are enrolled in the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Service Benefit Plan, trouble lies ahead for you if you take certain prescription drugs that Blue Cross thinks aren't being properly used
Digital Government
How three IT vendors view the federal arena
As federal employees and vendors await signs from the Bush administration about the future of information technology, three companies say they know how to survive in the current economy
Digital Government
Metadirectories a matter of semantics
The ambiguity about what a metadirectory is has opened market space for products that don't conform to the classic definition, but perform similarly
Digital Government
Measuring customer satisfaction
A recent addition to its customer- service programs could be an ideal way for EDS to find out how the Navy thinks the company is doing on the intranet program
Digital Government
Putting money on solid state
Solid-state disks, which can access data hundreds of times faster than traditional hard disks, are being rediscovered by a new generation of IT professionals
Digital Government
Wiring Congress
With more than 600 Web sites operated by Congress, you'd think it would be easy to keep track of what your congressman is up to
People
Army seeks new modernization vendor
The fielding of one of the Army's two marquee programs for modernizing logistics systems has been delayed by up to 10 months
Digital Government
Arula launches serial port remote control
Any device with a serial port, from a router to a light fixture, can be remotely managed via the Web, according to Arula Systems Inc.
Digital Government
New rules drafted on intrusion detection
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released new draft guidance on intrusion-detection systems
Digital Government
Technology isn't the only hard part
Developing a metadirectory is more than a technical challenge
Digital Government
Agencies return Anna's serve
Bug swatted, but lack of coordination still plagues feds
People
FAA techies want pay raise
Computer specialists at the FAA who failed to receive this year's information technology special salary rates are demanding equal pay for equal work
People
Help desks get support group
Federal help-desk professionals have a new resource to share ideas, network and find support
People
SSA balances privacy and security
In the beginning, all Social Security Administration officials in Seattle wanted were fire marshal-approved exits and entrances at their new offices
Digital Government
PITAC wins a reprieve
The White House's top advisory panel on information technology will live on, at least briefly
People
Labor awards Job Corps services
An 8(a) firm, RS Information Systems, will provide services for the Job Corps Data Center
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