People
CIO changes jobs to enact SSA vision
John Dyer, has stepped down as the Social Security Administration's chief information officer to become senior adviser to the SSA commissioner
Digital Government
Seattle fired up over new Web feature
The fire department is posting rapid updates on fires, medical situations and residential alarms, a service officials think the media in particular will appreciate
Digital Government
President, OMB boost small biz
A new executive order reinforces agencies' small business contracting responsibilities and puts the Office of Management and Budget into the review process
People
Defense IT clears hurdle
House Armed Services Committee conferees addressed phasing in the Navy/Marine Corps Intranet and coordinating U.S. information security policy
Digital Government
Govolution adds Web services, local appeal
Application service provider acquires Digigov.net, seeking to attract more local government customers
Digital Government
IBM unveils new workstation
Federal IT managers looking for an affordable workstation that doesn't sacrifice computing power and graphics capabilities have a new option
Digital Government
Census system captures GAO praise
The General Accounting Office gives the U.S. Census Bureau top grades for its data scanning operations in the 2000 decennial count
Digital Government
Letter to the editor
I read the Bureaucratus column 'What protection?' in FCW's Sept. 18 issue, and must take exception
People
Cincinnati breaking into 'new economy'
Cincinnati is trying to promote greater high-tech growth and more digital government
People
Committee advances cybercrime bill
A bill that allocates more federal money to agencies that investigate cybercrimes has been approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee
People
Search may be over for fingerprint tool
Law enforcement agencies may soon get a longsoughtafter investigation tool a national fingerprint search system thanks to a drive toward standardization
People
No need to fear FAIR Act?
Agencies have declared 195,000 federal jobs to be 'not inherently governmental,' but there is little likelihood that many will be outsourced soon
Digital Government
Chicago wants Voteauction gone
The Chicago Board of Election Commissioners said it has asked federal and state attorneys to shut down a Web site that offers votes to the highest bidder
Digital Government
E-mail dogs Postal plans
In its newly published fiveyear plan, the Postal Service warns that its economic future is threatened by the increasing use of email
Digital Government
Virginia teachers learn in-house
Educators statewide can tune into Prince William County's distance-learning programs to help teachers learn technology
Digital Government
NASA 'snake' may explore space
NASA may use the snake as a model for exploring other planets' terrain and performing construction tasks in space
Digital Government
The Circuit
In this week's Circuit column, FCW catches up with CIOs ready for departure, a candidate for IT czar, yet another a new name for eFBI and more
Digital Government
Grants spread wealth of public TV, radio
Public TV and radio stations will be able to go digital with money from the Commerce Department
Acquisition