Digital Government
Carnivore report doesn't end debate
The final report on Carnivore is unlikely to close the divide between proponents of the FBI's controversial email surveillance system and those concerned with privacy issues
Acquisition
GAO guides Coast Guard on IT
The Coast Guard needs to work harder to execute the policies and procedures it sets for managing its IT acquisitions and programs
People
Report: Leaders ignore IT at their peril
A Harvard report spells out ways elected officials can get in step with technology
Digital Government
Electronic access to info makes gains
More federal workers say they have electronic access to workrelated information than a year ago, a survey shows
Digital Government
NASA tech impacts disaster planning
NASA is bringing advanced sensing and surveillance technologies to FEMA's Project Impact, which helps communities prepare for disasters
People
SSA's Dyer headed to private sector
Former SSA chief information officer taking highranking position at SAIC
Acquisition
Qwest protests bridge contracts
Qwest has filed a protest with GSA, claiming that FTS 2000/2001 bridge contracts awarded to AT?#038; Amp;T and Sprint Corp. were not contested fairly
Digital Government
School automating food services
Virginia's Fairfax County school district is investing in a system to track the meals it provides to schools and other facilities
Digital Government
ATM may be model for voting machine
Caltech and MIT, two of the nation's most prestigious scientific institutions, vow to develop a better way to tabulate election results
People
DOD defines information superiority
The Pentagon will soon release an overview of the military's vision for achieving information superiority on the battlefield
People
Uncle Sam wants you
OPM has issued interim regulations that describe hiring and management procedures associated with the new Federal Career Intern Program
Digital Government
Give yourself the gift of savings
FCW's Friday Financials column offers moneysaving tips on insurance policies and financial accounts
People
DOE Web site to help heat homes
DOE will use the Internet to help speed any emergency release of U.S. oil reserves to the Northeast should a supply shortage develop this winter
Digital Government
NECCC releases e-gov guide
The manual aims to help government officials develop an e-government strategy and will soon be available at the group's Web site
Digital Government
IT execs bemoan June "Section 508" deadline
Faced with a June deadline for meeting new accessibility standards, information technology executives now say six months isn't nearly enough time to redesign office equipment and rewrite software to accommodate government workers with disabilities.
People
PricewaterhouseCoopers snares Army e-learn contract
An industry team led by PricewaterhouseCoopers captured a $453 million Army contract for a huge distancelearning portal
Digital Government
Md. governor wraps IT into transit plan
Gov. Glendening wants to redirect state dollars to pay for a smart card transit system and GPS technology that will keep riders informed
People
Web speeds connections to people, info
FCW's DotGov Thursday column looks at a new communications model for interacting with widespread communities
People
NLC picks IBM to spread e-gov message
IBM, with the help of NLC, will work with smaller cities to educate them about technology and get them started with e-government
Digital Government