People
DOD ready to roll out smart cards
The Defense Department next month will begin replacing millions of its identification cards with smart cards
Digital Government
NASA Webmasters take the lead
NASA's first Webmasters conference could be the start of a more active role for Webmasters in the transition to 'eNASA'
People
Small firm to deliver DOD system
Science?#038;Engineering Associates earns a $850 million contract to provide DOD with a new system for tracking military members and dependents
Digital Government
Letter to the editor
This is in response to the letter regarding turning over the 'keys to the kingdom' of the Navy/Marine Corps Intranet to a contractor and the resulting extremist risks to security mentioned in www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2000/0424/opedletter042400.asp 'Contracting with Big Brother' [Federal Computer Week, April 24, 2000].
Digital Government
New offering locates lost, stolen PCs
Lockheed Martin will resell Computrace, a computer tracking, monitoring and theft recovery solution from Absolute Software
People
Suspect arrested in NASA hack
A 20yearold California man is being charged in hacking incidents involving NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and several university computers
People
CIOs: E-gov empowers people
The citizen-as-customer approach to governance is an improvement from the bureaucratic model of the past, but it does not go far enough, two state CIOs say
Digital Government
Agencies model GPEA report
A group of agencies released a model guide on Friday designed to help agencies develop electronic government plans under the Government Paperwork Elimination Act.
People
Kansas centralizing child support
The state's centralized child support payment system will simplify the process for families and employers
Acquisition
NASA picks financial system backbone
NASA will replace its core financial management system with software from SAP Public Sector and Education Inc.
Acquisition
DOD deal secures medical data
The Defense Department has awarded a contract to ensure the privacy and security of patient records in the Military Health System
Digital Government
EBay closes divide for seniors
The Commerce Department is supporting initiative by eBay to give senior citizens better access to technology and education
People
Under new management
Managing today's distributed agency computer systems is no easy task. And it is little help when a tight information technology labor market makes hiring and retaining experienced employees challenging.
People
FirstGov gets juiced up
A day ahead of the threemonth schedule President Clinton set for launching a governmentwide Internet portal, FirstGov flickered to life Sept. 22 on computer screens nationwide.
Digital Government
Two transforming studies
'May you live in interesting times' is often said as a curse. But sometimes, 'interesting times' present opportunities as well as challenges. This particular moment appears to be one of those.
Digital Government
Colorado climbing to IT pinnacle
In three to five years, the state hopes to be the technological model for all other governments, featuring 'top-down support with bottom-up change'
Digital Government