People
E-gov push spotlights CIOs' strategy
The federal CIO Council is drafting a strategic plan for the next fiscal year that calls for its committees to move egovernment projects forward on a brisk timetable.
People
Surfing Web sites for fed workers
Today's federal employees are faced with a daunting challenge: keeping up with the latest changes that affect their job, pay, family, health and future. This is further complicated, and also aided, by the increasing number of Web sites geared toward the federal worker. The question is: What's out there and where should you go?
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Army fine-tunes missile defense C3
The Army Space Command recently completed a joint battle planning exercise designed to finetune national missiledefense command, control and communications
Acquisition
Governments 'piggyback' for IT savings
Cities and counties could save up to $50 million on collective technology purchases through a program announced Thursday
People
Adobe prepares accessible PDF reader
As they prepare to comply with new requirements to make Web sites readable by visually impaired users, federal Webmasters point to a major concern PDF files
Digital Government
University testing GPS interference
Tests aimed at learning whether ultrawideband signals interfere with the Global Positioning System are under way at Texas' Applied Research Laboratories
Acquisition
Jury: AMS breached Mississippi contract
The state said that more than five years after signing a deal with AMS, not one aspect of its automated tax system was working
People
GSA studies smart card value
The General Services Administration has hired a contractor to study the cost and benefits of using PKIenabled smart cards for federal applications
Digital Government
DOT, airlines join to pressure Congress
The Transportation Department and airline industry stakeholders will join to seek funding to finish modernizing the air traffic control system
People
Jersey taking hard look at computer crime
A report recommends the state enact new laws, train police and educate young people in order to get a handle on cyberstalking and Internet-related crime.
Digital Government
HP chief: Close industry/government gap
HewlettPackard's CEO has signaled her company's intent to forge a new dynamic between government and the IT industry
People
Global governments shape e-economy
A report from an international policy and technology consulting firm looked at foreign nations' 'ereadiness' five strengths needed for an economy to function in an IT world
People
Pa. linking patrol cars to databases
Police officials say computer technology could liberate patrolmen from bureaucratic requirements so they can spend more time enforcing the law
People
Superpower status risks cyberattack
Cyberwarfare comes with the territory when your country is the world's only remaining 'superpower,' Defense Secretary William Cohen said
Digital Government
A crib sheet for the transition team
FCW's Dot-Gov Thursday column presents an outline for new executives and managers entering the federal government with the next administration
People
County tests online tax filing
Snohomish County will experiment this fall with filing personal property information online
Digital Government
State bills push tech firms toward feds
Fearing a slew of privacy legislation from state governments, a group of high-tech giants are signaling that they might be amenable to new federal laws
Digital Government
Ga. taps Web for school safety
Ga. state agencies have opened the School Safety Zone, a Web site where people can anonymously leave information about potential threats to students
Digital Government