Digital Government
Sun adds enterprise accounting tool
Government institutions involved in highperformance computing have a new tool to help keep track of electronic and human resources
Digital Government
Vanguard launches fed subsidiary
Vanguard Integrity Professionals' new subsidiary is designed to market advanced security solutions and services to the federal government
Digital Government
Congressmen ease IT worries
Two Congressmen say that the impasse over the presidential election would have no longterm impact on hightech policies or federal IT funding
Digital Government
Brace yourself for financial crisis
FCW's Friday Financials column presents some recommendations for how to prepare for unexpected misfortune
Acquisition
Coast Guard on deck with auction
The General Services Administration is taking reverse auctions for a second test flight on Nov. 16
People
Election Day winner: Online voting
Voters in six states cast ballots over the Internet, and the procedure won overwhelming endorsements from voters and election officials
People
Safety agency expands Web services
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has expanded the services available on its doityourself Web site
People
DOD expanding biometrics rules
The Pentagon is considering a new policy that would require all biometrics products to be evaluated using the Common Criteria Scheme
Digital Government
FedCIRC maps cyber battle plan
The Federal Computer Incident Response Capability is planning programs for the coming year to help agencies face cyberattacks
People
Measurement kit: First aid for CIOs
FCW's Dot-Gov Thursday column provides basic, yet essential, information to help CIOs better manage an agency's IT assets and services
Digital Government
NASA divides security duties
NASA's new security office will assume responsibility for only part of the space agency's computer operations
People
DOD moves on mobile code
The Pentagon CIO approves a policy governing the military's use of mobile code, which can be used for cyberattacks
Digital Government
Cookie control weak at DOT
DOT's inspector general blames weak technology implementation controls for the use of banned 'cookies' on bureau Web sites
Digital Government
Olympus focuses on value
For a small, inexpensive digital camera, the Olympus D460 takes nice, highresolution shots
Digital Government
Tool personalizes security warnings
NIST announces a service that will enable users to receive personalized security vulnerability notices
Acquisition
FDIC online auction pilot soars
Bid4Assets has completed a $12 million loan sale for the FDIC, its largest online transaction for a federal customer
People
Every patent ever issued goes online
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has expanded its Web database to include every American patent ever issued more than 6.5 million
People
Pentagon commands commercial solutions
DOD has rewritten an acquisition regulation to speed up procurements of weapons and information systems
People
EDGAR spiffed up during holiday
The SEC's Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval system will be upgraded for full transition to the Web over Thanksgiving
Acquisition