Digital Government

GTSI brings two more into fold

GTSI announces a pair of alliances that will help government customers seeking to better monitor their ebusiness systems and those looking for faulttolerant servers

People

Survey: Ads better than fees

A report commissioned by an e-government provider finds that people would rather see ads on their government Web sites than be charged transaction fees

Digital Government

Hired hacker invades VA

A private security company hired by the VA's inspector general broke into a VA computer system to show that the agency needs to work harder to protect its systems

Digital Government

E-business shortchanges USPS

Businesses and the federal government are relying increasingly on electronic transactions, and it's devastating the U.S. Postal Service

Digital Government

N.C.'s IT staff shuffle continues

Former Citicorp exec chosen to fill chief technology officer vacancy, just weeks after the state named a new CIO

Digital Government

VirusScan slims down for remote workers

Network Associates soon will launch a lightweight version of its desktop antivirus software designed for workers who access networks via dialup modems

People

Small town thinking big with IT

Knightdale, N.C., with a population of about 5,000, has established an intranet for employees and is working on online bill payments

Digital Government

Mississippi lists sex offenders online

Mississippi is the latest state to post a sex offender registry on the Internet; a Justice Department grant made it possible

People

EPA making move toward e-gov

The EPA is planning to issue a proposed regulation that would establish a process for companies to file data electronically and use digital signatures

People

GSA taps new CIO

Michael Carleton has been selected as the new chief information officer at the General Services Administration

Digital Government

Cyber-Sign gives secure feeling

CyberSign Enterprise Server 2.0 provides strong security without the invasiveness of biometrics

Digital Government

NASA to study its place in Digital Earth

NASA has commissioned studies to ascertain its own responsibilities in leading the multiagency Digital Earth program

Digital Government

DOT cautious about ultra-wideband

DOT submitted its position on proposed rulemaking by the FCC, expressing concern about interference with the Global Positioning System

People

Sun, NIC form e-government alliance

NIC will soon become the first egovernment company to join Sun Microsystems Inc.'s elite ServiceProvider.com Initiative

Digital Government

Online auction firm goes under

Customers are surprised to hear of the demise of eCitydeals, an online auction company catering to municipal governments

Digital Government

New CIO takes reins in Nevada

An official who gave up a private-sector job says he will concentrate on creating an environment that makes state employees want to stay

Digital Government

Letter to the Editor

As a government financial manager with a keen interest in computers and costs, I find another article about the 'woes' of shortages of IT personnel and its solution (more money) to be laughable ['Survey reconfirms IT staffing woes,' FCW, Sept. 4].

People

Roster Change

Roster Change

Digital Government

Northrop advances in federal IT

Northrop Grumman continued its march upon the federal information technology marketplace with the purchase of Sterling's Federal Systems Group

Digital Government

States clamor for civilian GPS

A dozen state departments of transportation expressed support for expanding a satellite positioning system that garners little support from Congress