Digital Government
N.J. makes distance-learning affordable
With the help of Verizon, the state's new program allows schools to tap online training without long-distance phone charges
People
Portal for the people
FCW's DotGov Thursday column describes ways that FirstGov has opened up the world of government information and heightened concern for customer service
Acquisition
Federal IT forecast: Healthy through 2005
GEIA forecasts that the federal government's fiscal 2001 expenditures for IT will be $38.9 billion and will grow 1.7 percent annually through 2005
Acquisition
State climbs into seat management
In a first for the State Department, the agency's Office of Foreign Buildings Operations is outsourcing the management of its PC networks
People
Radios ordered for digitized force
The Army has ordered 33,000 additional tactical data radio systems to be delivered to airborne units and to help digitize the 4th Infantry Division
Digital Government
Citizens worry feds can't protect data
Americans are concerned about the ability of the federal government to secure its computer systems, according to an ITAA study released this week
People
Innovation, mobility drive DOD budget
GEIA estimates that Defense IT spending will grow 1.1 percent annually over the next five years, reaching $24.3 billion by 2005
People
Army IT progress comes in measures
The information technology aspect of Army transformation may be more evolutionary than revolutionary, according to service leaders
Digital Government
Turning the tables on raw data
QQQ Software's TPL Tables would be attractive to agency workers faced with transforming raw statistics into clear tables for reports
Digital Government
Candidate: Stall Internet taxes
The government should hold off on taxing Internet commerce for the next two to five years, Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Lieberman says
People
Reno: IT, disabled can help workforce
Attorney General notes that it's sadly ironic that so many disabled people remain unemployed even as many high technology jobs go unfilled
Digital Government
Internet filter bill endangers E-Rate
Two legislators have urged Congress to vote in favor of cutting off E-Rate subsidies for schools and libraries that don't block children's access to online pornography
People
Dot-mil leads DNS security upgrade
Government agencies are expected to be early adopters of a technology that promises to improve Internet security by preventing hackers from hijacking Web traffic
Digital Government
Venture to bring B2G start-ups to D.C.
DCVentureNet officially launched Tuesday, with the goal of establishing the nation's capital as a hotbed for hightech startups
People
Lieberman 'sees value' in IT czar
Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Lieberman differed with his running mate Tuesday, voicing support for a federal CIO to coordinate policy governmentwide
People
Security focus shifts to systems
The National Information Assurance Partnership is shifting its focus from the certification of products to helping agencies secure their systems
Digital Government
More schools going virtual
Utah and Wisconsin are among the states signing on for Apex Learning's virtual advanced placement courses
Acquisition
Chicago automating water department workflow
The city has chosen SCT to consolidate the department's billing, repairs, debt collection and other services
Digital Government