People
DOT signs up for vendor database
Agency will use a central contractor database managed by the Defense Department to simplify electronic payments
People
CIO making short drive to dot-com
Harold Gracey, the outgoing chief information officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs, will join FedBid.com as vice president of government affairs
Digital Government
Lockheed, Cisco team up in fed space
Lockheed Martin and Cisco Systems announce an alliance that will incorporate Cisco's commercial technology solutions into Lockheed's U.S. government bids
People
Pennsylvania makes spreading computer viruses criminal
Under the new law, accessing and damaging a computer or system is a third-degree felony punishable by up to seven years in prison and a $15,000 fine
Digital Government
WordPerfect gets new lease on life on Linux
WordPerfect Office for Linux represents a significant milestone for the Linux desktop movement in that it is the first commercially established productivity suite to be ported to Linux. As such it brings the same level of functionality and features that have come to be expected from most Windows-based products
Digital Government
Caring about safety
Senior officials signed an agreement creating the VA Patient Safety Reporting System, in which NASA will analyze information about medical errors at VA hospitals
People
Reviewing Web trends
FCW's DotGov Thursday column offers some trends in management, technology and policy that agency Webmasters should think about
Acquisition
Vendors stick with air traffic control system
The vendor teams of ARINC Inc. and Lockheed Martin Corp. will continue to the next level of competition for an automated oceanic air traffic control system
People
Senate eyes Guard for info security
A Senate committee urges the Pentagon to study how it might use the Army National Guard to secure the nation's critical computer systems
People
Joint forces seek collaboration tool
Looking toward future operations that will put a premium on being light and fast, the Joint Forces Command is looking into a collaborative planning tool to coordinate military efforts
People
GSA makes bid for auctions
GSA has selected 10 companies to participate in a sixmonth pilot project to test online reverse auctions for procuring goods
People
N.C. IT czar 'CIO of the Year'
Society for Information Management recognizes Webb for his e-government projects and other technology initiatives
People
IT czar not Congress' chief priority
The idea of naming a federal IT 'czar' appears to be gaining support in Congress, but 'nobody thinks it has any chance of being passed this year'
People
Argentina to finance 1 million home PCs
Argentina is planning to provide financing for 1 million computers for home users, most of whom will be government workers
Digital Government
VA targets safer medical care
Senior officials signed an agreement creating the VA Patient Safety Reporting System, in which NASA will analyze information about medical errors at VA hospitals
Digital Government
Pioneering programs awarded
State, local and federal technology projects will be honored in July at the E-Gov 2000 show
People
New York launches online sex offender registry
People can search names, pictures, addresses and other information about high-risk offenders
People