Digital Government
NASA bringing space closer to home
NASA has partnered with a startup venture to produce a digital gallery of photos and video clips, create a space Web portal and produce documentaries and TV content
Digital Government
Making Web meetings a snap
Web conferencing offers many benefits to large and small agencies
Digital Government
Oracle makes grand play for data
Building its case for giving database software a new role in desktop and server computing ? at the expense of the traditional operating system ? Oracle Corp. took the wraps off its new Internet File System (iFS) last month.
Digital Government
Web expands boundaries of GIS
With the Internet, it's possible to expand access to digital maps and images of the Earth once limited to isolated government geographic information systems.
Digital Government
BioNetrix delivers layered biometrics suite
The BioNetrix Authentication Suite, made by BioNetrix Systems Corp., allows organizations to centrally manage different types of biometric authentication on a network.
Acquisition
Conn. simplifies tech buying
Whether they're dealing with the most tech-savvy buyers or an uninitiated first-time vendor seeking to learn how the IT procurement process works, the recurring theme of new programs launched by Connecticut's Department of Information Technology (DOIT) is to make IT buying easier.
People
HR services Web-enabled
A leading electronic government company has joined with a human resources service provider to offer Web-enabled government human resources applications.
People
Playing hard to get
While the market heats up with vendors offering complete packages designed to usher state and local governments into the Internet Age, some officials are dubious of vendors that didn't even exist a few months ago.
Digital Government
IT departments must evolve to remain competitive
Ruffin Veal III, an information technology official, urges IT departments to evolve to compete with private-sector vendors.
Digital Government
Iris scanning: Sensar Inc.'s SecureCam
There are currently only two vendors of iris scanning systems: IriScan Inc. and Sensar Inc. IriScan holds the worldwide patent for iris recognition technology and licenses it to Sensar, which has developed and marketed two iris recognition products, SecureCam and soon-to-be-released SecureCam II.
Digital Government
Cities populating World Wide Web
Cities are quickly joining the electronic government craze by providing information and services online, an informal National League of Cities poll has found.
People
Marketing 101
In trying to spread the word about their new electronic services, governments are getting a crash course in a skill long-perfected by the private sector
Digital Government
States struggle with welfare reform
Social programs are suffering because state automated systems cannot support welfare reform, according to a report from the U.S. General Accounting Office. The report recommends that a federal interagency group be established to help states improve the systems.
Digital Government
N.C. revamps Commerce site
The North Carolina Department of Commerce has revamped its World Wide Web site, creating a new Web portal to better organize information.
Digital Government
Software AG debuts XML database
A newcomer to the federal market, German company Software AG is hoping to gain mindshare quickly by offering a new product designed to grease the gears of government ecommerce projects
Modernization
How to make FTS 2001 work
What will it take to convince agencies to begin to transition to FTS 2001?
People
Pentagon seeing 2020
The uncertain future crept a little closer to the Defense Department last week, forcing the Joint Chiefs of Staff to recast its one and only strategic plan in a way the department believes will better prepare the military services for the future hightech battlefield.
People
USPS: Fighting for survival
The U.S. Postal Service has a unique view of the Internet economy.
People