Digital Government
Task force may recommend $10M for training
A presidential task force is expected to recommend new millions to help agencies fund training technologies and programs
People
Supercomputer blows away all others
A new IBM supercomputer will help determine the condition of U.S. nuclear weapons without detonating them
Digital Government
Senate approves Internet filtering amendment
To receive E-rate funding, schools and libraries would have to block access by minors to obscenity, child pornography and 'any other material that the library determines to be inappropriate for minors'
Digital Government
NASA database collects contractor ratings
The Past Performance Database enables contracting officials to post ratings that other centers can refer to in making decisions
People
Pentagon defuses missile-defense criticism
Defense officials went on the offensive in Congress to dismiss 'destructive and distracting misconceptions' about the program
Digital Government
Hackers' manners and methods
FCW's Dot-Gov Thursday column criticizes the immature stunts of 'kiddy hackers' who block the information highway
People
Army Spearheads digital forces
The Army is combining its situational battlefield awareness software with a commercial tank combat computer game
Digital Government
Maryland posts delinquent taxpayers online
By posting the information, the state believes people will be inclined to pay up simply to avoid embarrassment
Digital Government
FAA tackles runway risks
A combination of new technologies, common sense and improved training will help prevent runway incursions in the future, a panel of aviation experts says
People
Don't be dazzled by e-gov
By focusing technology on improving internal business operations, agencies can streamline operations and save billions of dollars, an Oracle exec says
Digital Government
Report slams DOE counterintelligence
The Energy Department's counterintelligence training and awareness program has 'failed dismally,' a panel of security experts concluded
Digital Government
Review: Web users will welcome new-look Netscape
With Netscape 6, Netscape Communications Corp. is taking a direct shot at reclaiming its former glory as the preferred interface to the World Wide Web
People
Panel urges new literacy for future work force
The 21st Century Workforce Commission warns that too many adults are unprepared for jobs in the new economy
Digital Government
Missouri e-bidding system finished
The site allows vendors to submit bids and attachments for selected solicitations online
Digital Government
School district learns about scaling directories
As it consolidates eight school districts into one, the Toronto District School Board is five months into a project that will enable the network to serve more than 300,000 users
People
Citizen at center of e-gov service
Electronic government has to align information and services so that people do not need to know which agency is the provider, federal experts say
Digital Government
As close as you want to get to jail
Tour takes Web surfers through Georgia corrections site in order to provide an 'unfiltered view' of prison
People
Secret Service targets e-crime
The Secret Service is one of the government's biggest weapons against computer crime
People
Jacada launches government push
Company's new publicsector unit aims to update government systems to help provide better services to citizens
People