Digital Government
The Internet Age of innocence
FCW's Dot-Gov Thursday column looks at techies' responsibilities in Internet time
Digital Government
Mississippi set to step up e-gov
After a two-year best practices study, the state plans to launch a portal and several other applications next year
Acquisition
New procurement rule draws fire
A new rule says companies that repeatedly violate federal tax, labor, safety, environment and antitrust laws shouldn't be awarded government contracts
Digital Government
Five firms nab Air Force PC deal
The Air Force has awarded a $600 million in blanket purchase agreements to five companies for desktop computers, laptops and servers
Acquisition
NIH follows up with CIO-SP 2
CIOSP 2, potentially worth $19.5 billion, provides agencies the opportunity to outsource IT services and support to 48 vendors
Digital Government
Web opens USGS' mainframe-bound reports
The U.S. Geological Survey is offering scientists around the world access to USGS' mainframestored reports thanks to a Webenabling tool
People
Federal CIO in Bush's plans
The presidentelect still intends to appoint a federal chief information officer, but apparently has no plans to name a cabinetlevel technology secretary
Digital Government
Army awards $40M info assurance deal
The Army Materiel Command awarded a $40.6 million contract to Corbett Technologies to provide information assurance services to the command's CIO
Digital Government
Oracle to Web-enable SBA work
Oracle Corp. will supply software that will enable SBA employees and customers to conduct business via a Web browser
Digital Government
Panel promotes Web in education
A bipartisan education commission called on Presidentelect Bush and Congress to make the Internet a more prominent tool in classrooms
Digital Government
Take note of mimio
Virtual Ink's updated electronic whiteboard can help agencies reduce travel and make meetings more fruitful
Digital Government
Task force shaping view of air threats
A unique task force is working on recommendations that would help weave data from the individual military services into a cohesive view of air threats
Digital Government
Colorado chooses new CIO
Robert Feingold will step from the technology role at the state's Department of Natural Resources to take the policy-setting position
Digital Government
USDA picks storage management suite
The USDA's National Finance Center has selected an Amdahl package to help it copy, move and store its immense amount of financial data
Digital Government
Forecast grim for state budgets
Information technology projects could feel the pinch because of a projected slowdown in state revenue, according to a new report
Digital Government
Congress to tackle incumbent issues
From admitting more foreign IT workers to Internet taxation to education, many of the topics in the 107th Congress will be familiar
Digital Government
Letter to the editor
Regarding the voting fiasco: I think the only reason voting has not been automated before now is because the companies providing the paper ballots were making too much money
People
Justice guides agencies through e-gov
The Justice Department has drafted a report that guides agencies through the legal issues they face in delivering services electronically
Digital Government