People
Govolution partner to add local appeal
Govolution, an application service provider that specializes in online transaction services for government, joined forces in October with a company that will add Web site creation, management and maintenance to Govolution's portfolio.
Digital Government
The security glass is half full
Congress funded only part of President Clinton's request for governmentwide information security initiatives
People
Invention, the mother of profit
A California city licenses applications it designed to sell to other municipalities
Acquisition
GSA, Gateway settle dispute
A settlement over Gateway Inc.'s alleged failure to extend price reductions to its contract with the General Services Administration has industry groups and analysts calling for removal of the requirement, saying it is out of date.
People
DOD database to battle cybercrime
The Defense Department is on the verge of completing a common database to aid the defense and intelligence communities in battling cybercrime, said the new commander of the Pentagon's Joint Task Force for Computer Network Defense.
People
DOD plans big IT grid
The Global Information Grid is just a concept now, but by 2006 it likely will grow into one of the Defense Department's biggest programs, according to a study by the Government Electronics and Information Technology Association.
Digital Government
The big payoff
The extended wait and battle for this fiscal year's information technology budget appears to have been worth it.
Acquisition
Sorting keys to reform
The Office of Management and Budget is developing a plan to refine the federal procurement process, keyed to recommendations from a yearlong governmentwide study handed to the agency last month.
Digital Government
Of fish and funding
Call it the Dead Fish Theory of government fiscal responsibility.
Digital Government
Web sites, CDs attempt to curb school violence
Some state and local government agencies are involving technology in less direct ways with the idea of making schools and communities safer.
Digital Government
Plug and play: Power computing grids
The electric power grid is a commonly accepted technology: Plug an appliance into any wall outlet and you get electricity from the collective generators in the power grid.
People
Army scouts biometrics
The Army is exploring whether commercial security products and services are the answer to the Defense Department's biometrics needs.
People
TRAC should be derailed
Almost half the members of the House have cosponsored a bill introduced earlier this year, the Truthfulness, Responsibility and Accountability in Contracting Act (TRAC), which is one of the major legislative priorities of the American Federation of Government Employees.
Digital Government
GEIA's agency-by-agency five-year federal IT forecast
GEIA forecasts that federal IT spending will rise 1.7 percent annually, from $38.9 billion in 2001 to $42.4 billion by 2005
Digital Government
BlackBerry pushes a sweet solution
Wireless system sends and receives e-mail in real time, from anywhere
People
Building a global web
Pentagon officials hope the Smart Sensor Web, like the World Wide Web, will serve the international community because so many conflicts and peacekeeping efforts have a distinct international flavor.
Digital Government
Can technology stop tragedy?
One morning last spring, a security officer remotely monitoring the grounds of a California high school through a video camera noticed a young man approaching the entrance.
Digital Government
Going for the gold
Some of the IT logistics for the Olympic Winter Games of 2002 are:
People
Healthy choice
Open season for the Federal Employees Health Benefits program has arrived Here are tips to choose the best plan for you.
Digital Government