Digital Government
Project management on the fly
Anyone who's had the pleasure of managing a project, be it small or large, knows how difficult the process can be.
People
Moving IRS into the future
Bert Concklin likes to visit towns that are frozen in time. Places such as Savannah, Ga., New Hope, Pa., and Old Town Alexandria in Virginia. And he likes to collect antique toys and trains of a bygone era.
People
CivicLife getting personal
CivicLife.com, a startup that is building a World Wide Web portal to provide information and transactions for all civic institutions, has partnered with SilverStream Software Inc. to enable individual consumers to customize the site.
Digital Government
NAS buying tips
Here are factors to consider when evaluating networkattached storage:
People
'Freewheeling' states jumping into e-gov
Under pressure to provide better government services, states and municipalities are jumping into e-government faster than their better- financed big brother, the federal government, according to a survey of 37 states and 60 federal agencies.
Digital Government
Ind. creates 'superhighway'
The information superhighway will meet the asphalt highway in Indiana.
Digital Government
One if by phone, two if by fax
Federal response office readies system to alert agencies to evirus attacks
People
No red tape
An Air Force directory with updated contact information for all service personnel, including e-mail addresses issued to each new recruit.
Digital Government
Getting a grip on handheld security
The appearance of the first malicious code targeting the Palm Inc. computing platform last week awoke many people to the fact that handheld computers need security just like any other computer.
People
Agencies rally behind DOT system
The Transportation Department's plan to outsource a Web-based travel and expense system is gaining supporters.
Digital Government
Energy tool assists IT analysis
One application that government insiders would like to see from Expert Choice Inc.'s decision support software is integration with the Webbased Information Technology Investment Portfolio System (ITIPS).
People
Intercepts
Montgomery, Ala. James Adams, chief executive officer of iDefense Inc., a network and computer security consulting firm, last week told a crowd of Air Force communicators at the Air Force Information Technology Conference here that Russian officials recently confided to him that they consider World War III to be taking place right now with the United States.
Digital Government
'Rocking the vote' is worth the effort
Internet voting is a no-show this election season, but it looms large in our future all the same.
People
Group recommends steps for access
The President's Information Technology Advisory Committee's latest report calls for a federal Office for Electronic Government and other measures
Digital Government
When clicks go bad
As a 30year participant in the data processing industry, every now and then I have occasion to reflect on the quality of software.
People
Making expert decisions
Anyone who has ever moved from one home to another or had to change office locations knows it is not exactly a pleasant experience.
Digital Government
Knowing NAS from SAN
Networkattached storage (NAS) is not just storagearea network (SAN) spelled backwards.
People
Software that filters
W. Quinn Associates Inc. sells software that monitors downloads to the server, blocks offensive or restricted files specified by an administrator, and compiles reports on the kinds of files that are downloaded and from which workstations.
Digital Government