Digital Government
Securing Web connections
FCW's DotGov Thursday column points out weaknesses in Web connections and suggests a more secure solution
People
Army lining up online education
The Army plans to provide online learning for service members by 2001, giving troops greater opportunity to earn academic degrees or technical certification
Digital Government
Study zeroes in on public/private partners
The University of Albany's Center for Technology in Government is planning a worldwide study of how organizations can collaborate on electronic government
Digital Government
Microsoft pushes smart card vision
Company points to GSA's $1.5 billion contract as proof the technology is catching on
Digital Government
Free reports not easy on NTIS
The Internet has made finding government research reports simple and free, but that's not such good news for the National Technical Information Service
Digital Government
Review: PC tablet not a cure-all
The FCW Test Center looks at Aqcess Technologies' Qbe, a tantalizing glimpse into the future of personal computing
People
Illinois Web site aims to help families
The site provides information on how to deal with things such as nutrition, finding a doctor, child-proofing your home and building self-esteem
Digital Government
Ballmer details smart card role in .Net plan
Microsoft Corp. chief executive officer and president Steve Ballmer Thursday said smart cards will play an important role in Microsoft's .Net initiative, providing a secure way to access networks and the Internet.
Digital Government
Biz leaders jump on 'technotrain'
Business owners are being trained on computers and the Internet by using a recreation vehicle equipped with 11 computer stations
People
Roster Change
Gen. John Gordon was sworn in last week as the Energy Department's first undersecretary for nuclear security and administrator of the new National Nuclear Security Administration.
Digital Government
Fate of FAA system up in the air
Congress, the aviation industry and transportation officials will withhold decisions about the fate of the Federal Aviation Administration's overbudget, behindschedule satellite navigation system until two reports on the system are completed in December.
Acquisition
Company 'leapfrogs' onto GSA schedule
Crucial Technology reached an agreement with Leapfrog Smart Products that enables Crucial's memory products to be listed on the GSA schedule
Digital Government
When the 'cookie' crumbles
In the wake of the revelation that the White House Office of Drug Control Policy's relationship with Internet advertiser DoubleClick Inc. was causing the White House to violate its own privacy policy, Office of Management and Budget Director Jacob Lew has issued a memorandum enforcing stricter privacy controls.
Digital Government
Letters to the Editor
I read the Bureaucratus column on the government's administration of retirement accounts [FCW, May 22] and the subsequent column describing the reaction that the initial commentary caused [FCW, June 12]. I do believe [the columnist, Milt Zall] took it too personally.
Digital Government
SGI delivers higher 'octane'
Last week, Silicon Graphics Inc. unveiled its Octane2 visual workstation, which offers up to three times the price performance of its predecessors.
People
'My N.C.' on the way for citizens
In a cutting-edge move that could signal the next generation of state World Wide Web portals, North Carolina has signed a contract to build a portal that will merge the features of Yahoo with state information, allowing users to customize the site.
Digital Government
Cyberspace can improve our living space
One of the more interesting paradoxes of our age is that the more we live and work in cyberspace, the more important real place becomes.
Digital Government
Clinton signs digital signature bill
Saying it would 'open up new frontiers of economic opportunity while protecting the rights of American consumers,' President Bill Clinton Friday signed the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce act, or E-Sign.
Digital Government
ANSWER roles
Designing the ANSWER program required the expertise of state agencies and outside vendors.
Digital Government