Digital Government
FirstGov turns up '7 dirty words'
GSA searched for the seven words that George Carlin identified in 1973 as the 'words you couldn't say on the public airwaves'
Digital Government
VA awards contract for security test
A small, veteranowned company will evaluate every security system at the Department of Veterans Affairs
People
Public gets access to HUD database
HUD is giving the public access to loan-performance data, providing a resource for communities to identify trouble spots
Digital Government
Feds test PKI promise for privacy
Agencies are conducting dozens of experiments involving publickey infrastructure to assure the privacy of egovernment
Digital Government
County offers Net service to cities
Oakland County, Mich., is building a fiber-optic infrastructure and will give free access to any area municipality that wants to hook in
People
Inside view of Carnivore due today
A research group's interim report on the FBI's controversial email bugging system will be released
Digital Government
NSS taps GTSI for federal focus
Network Storage Solutions has forged an agreement that will help the company market its products to GTSI's government
Acquisition
Letters to the Editor
That Steve Kelman should toe the contractor line comes as no surprise ('TRAC should be derailed,' Federal Computer Week, Nov. 6, 2000). After all, he testified in 1998 in favor of the infamous Freedom from Government Competition Act, which would have competed 1.4 million federal employee jobs over five years under a manifestly procontractor system.
Digital Government
Software eases grant applications
Oracle's Grants Proposal is designed to help grant writers fill out applications faster and more efficiently
Digital Government
GAO reports on IRS lapses
The IRS received failing grades in 1999 for providing insufficient controls on internal security and collections
People
Computer-based exercise joins U.S., Norway
Sailors aboard a Navy ship conducted a computerbased training exercise last week with Norwegian counterparts thousands of miles away
People
HUD praised for use of technology
A report on management reforms at HUD showed that the agency is effectively using technology to carry out its mission
People
Major players steer clear of FirstGov
Because of steep fees, an advertising ban and privacy restrictions, no major Internet firms are among FirstGov's first 30 certified partners
Digital Government
Washington boasts digital trust
The state is the first to implement a digital signature process, allowing agencies to verify the identities of those they deal with.
Modernization
Telecom moves focus on customer
Sprint, WorldCom realignments promise to speed development of new technologies and improve service to customers
People
Privacy group picks at Carnivore claims
The Electronic Privacy Information Center says an FBI memo reveals that Carnivore can intercept far more information than FBI officials said it could
People
CIO Council debuts Webcast
The CIO Council's first taped meeting on the Web sheds little light on the council's operations
People