Acquisition
E-procurement biz gets first customer
The Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments has signed with a new company formed by Bank of America and NIC Commerce
People
OCR gets paper into the digital workflow
ScanSoft Inc.'s TextBridge Pro 9.0 Business Edition provides fast document conversion and output to Web formats
Digital Government
IRS building master file
The IRS' modernization program is on track, with plans to phase in a master database to keep track of every contact the agency makes with taxpayers
People
SSA advances e-services offerings
Medicare recipients can use a form at SSA's Web site to apply for a replacement card online
Digital Government
Governors hear privacy debate
Some governors soon could be considering privacy policies for state government electronic transactions
Digital Government
Security policies fall short
Agencies are failing to follow policies to ensure that changes in their software and systems do not open security vulnerabilities, GAO told CIOs
Acquisition
Smart card accepted at portal
Pulsar Data Systems unveils a portal that uses smart card technology to enable agencies to purchase IT products
People
Accounting for projects becomes a challenge
A worker shortage and the trend toward outsourcing complicate project management, government financial officers say
Digital Government
Is telecommuting answer to state woes?
Using technology to let people work from home could solve key problems plaguing states
People
Roster Change
Eight federal organizations will be honored during the 13th Annual President's Quality Awards Program in Washington, D.C., on July 13.
Digital Government
Letter to the editor
As an agency information technology manager, I am strongly in favor of an overall federal chief information officer. Standard policies and practices throughout government must be centralized in one place. A committee of departmental CIOs will not be able to accomplish this, as they all necessarily have their own interests rather than what's good for the government as a whole.
Digital Government
E-gov a bridge across agencies
The next step in electronic government is to integrate services across agency lines, governors and industry professionals agreed at the National Governors' Association conference
People
Portal offers feds free Web access
An Internet portal designed for federal workers has joined a growing number of organizations offering free Internet access and email accounts to its users
Acquisition
Mission: A better procurement database
Federal acquisition executives outline a transition to a system that will enable agencies to better tie their procurements to their mission
Digital Government
Virus comes from the scrap heap
The LifeChanges virus made its rounds during the week of June 19, and even though the trail is a little cold, it is instructive of the creativity with which malicious code is being churned out.
Digital Government
Quest moves into FastLane
Quest Software's acquisition of FastLane Technologies is designed to offer government and industry a choice in Windows 2000 management
Acquisition
eFederal joins the B2G race
A businesstogovernment procurement portal for credit card purchases, eFederal emphasizes customer service and support
Digital Government
Governors set course for New Economy
Culminating a year-long study of the New Economy, the National Governors' Association released seven recommendations for governors
Digital Government
HTML forms getting a tune-up
The mechanisms for HTML forms will be updated this week ? seven years after the specification saw its last major overhaul
Modernization