Digital Government
Agencies sit for GPS talks
Civilian users of the Defense Department-operated Global Positioning System will not be shut out of the planning and acquisition of the next generation of positioning and navigation technology, government officials say.
People
DOD deputy CIO rips 'cultural logjam'
In a fiery speech Sept. 21, the Pentagon's deputy chief information officer denounced those within the Defense Department and the federal government who resist innovative programs such as the Navy/Marine Corps Intranet.
Digital Government
A secure marker
The name RSA comes from the three men who developed the cryptosystem in 1977 while working at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Ronald Rivest, Adi Shamir and Leonard Adleman. A U.S. patent for the algorithm was issued in 1983 to MIT. It has since been licensed by hundreds of companies and is used in a range of digital certificatebased applications and protocols, including:
People
USPTO: Good response on e-mail system
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Email Response Messaging System provides automated answers and contact information
People
Should more government IT jobs be outsourced?
Presidential candidates Al Gore and George W. Bush answer Federal Computer Week's questions about federal IT policy.
Digital Government
OPM, GSA mull telework policies
The Office of Personnel Management and the General Services Administration are reviewing agencies' telework policies in an overall effort to increase its use in government.
People
Would you appoint an IT czar? To do what?
Presidential candidates Al Gore and George W. Bush answer Federal Computer Week's questions about federal IT policy.
Digital Government
Maine bolsters telehealth efforts
With a deal from Verizon, the state will enjoy discounted line charges to link rural communities with urban medical expertise
Digital Government
Navajo Nation wired
Tribal chapters throughout Arizona, New Mexico and Utah are being connected to a wireless Internet system, thanks to a federal grant and industry subsidies
People
Brubaker blasts 'cultural logjam'
The Pentagon's deputy CIO scolds the government culture that 'kills innovation and change,' including programs like the Navy/Marine Corps Intranet
Digital Government
Dodge these investment devils
FCW's Friday Financials column describes the 'Three Devils' to be aware of when investing your money
Acquisition
Lockheed locks up $1.5B deal
A team led by Lockheed Martin Corp. has won a $1.5 billion Air Force contract to modernize and integrate 40 air, missile and space command and control systems
People
Gore, Bush answer IT questions
The major presidential candidates would deal with information technology policies in the federal government in vastly different ways
Digital Government
Drive IT with dollars, not dictates
A presidential advisory committee is calling for a beneficent IT banker instead of a controlling 'czar'
People
FirstGov turns on the juice
A day ahead of the threemonth schedule President Clinton set for launching a governmentwide Internet portal, FirstGov flickered to life today
Digital Government
Organizing wherever you are
FCW's DotGov Thursday column looks at how palmtop computing can change your life and your Web site
Acquisition
Firms protest $1.4B Army contract award
Litton/PRC Inc. and Federal Data Corp. have formally protested the recent $1.4 billion award for the Army's MMAD1 program
Digital Government
Congress gives out privacy advice
The Senate Judiciary Committee has compiled a guide to help Internet users protect their privacy online
Digital Government