People
Steering a course to a less taxing government
Early in the morning, Midori Morgan-Gaide is not thinking about computer systems.
Digital Government
EPA cleans up security mess
Six months after computer security at the Environmental Protection Agency was judged to be so flawed as to be ineffective, the agency continues a massive security overhaul.
People
Make way for the IT czar
Roger Baker, chief information officer at the Commerce Department, ignited a fierce debate last October when he publicly endorsed the idea of establishing a federal CIO, often referred to as an 'IT czar.'
Digital Government
AT&T wins broadband case in Portland, Ore.
Appeals court rules that the company, not the city, has the right to control its broadband cable plans
Digital Government
Results Act here to stay
Probably the biggest enemy of constructive change in organizations is the natural human tendency to get restless and bored.
Digital Government
The circuit
When the Federal Trade Commission asked Congress to pass legislation requiring Internet companies to follow 'fair information practices,' House Republican leaders saw the request as fair game in the preelection guerrilla war they are waging on the White House. The FTC wants a law requiring ecommerce companies to give consumers 'conspicuous' notice when personal information is collected, options on how their personal information can be used, a chance to see what the company has collected on them and assurances that their information will be kept secure.
Acquisition
NASA pact attracts dot-coms
The upcoming followon to NASA's popular Science and Engineering Workstation Procurement is already attracting a new breed of potential competitors: dotcom startups that hope to take electronic procurement to the next level.
Digital Government
Making knowledge accidents happen
Knowledge management is seen as a Holy Grail for the federal information technology community
Digital Government
Fodder for IT policy
Comparing the emergence of information technology to the Industrial Revolution, the National Science Board's biennial report to the president recommends that the federal government research how the Internet, electronic commerce and other technologies affect how we work and live.
Digital Government
Mission Accomplished
For the inaugural Monticello Awards, Federal Computer Week hailed the 10 most successful computer systems in the federal government from 1987 to 1997.
Digital Government
OMB counters 'cookies'
Following the outcry this week regarding a White House Web site tracking users via 'cookies,' the Office of Management and Budget sent a reminder about privacy to federal agencies June 22.
Digital Government
Caring for human life and happiness
The Army's Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii, last week received Federal Computer Week's Monticello Award
People
Making sense of governmentwide security
The call for a federal CIO has its roots in information security.
People
Eagle Awards honor two
Bruce McConnell, former director of the International Y2K Cooperation Center, and Jerry Edgerton, senior vice president for MCI WorldCom (now WorldCom Inc.), won Eagle Awards last week for outstanding accomplishments in the world of federal information technology.
People
Alliance defines e-gov ethics code
A provider of egovernment services has announced an alliance to establish a code of egovernment conduct.
Digital Government
Treasury guiding banks on privacy
The Treasury Department will release new security guidelines today to help financial institutions comply with the privacy requirements
People