Modernization
Winstar loses telecom contract protest
The General Accounting Office has rejected Winstar Communications' protest of the WITS 2001 contract awarded to Bell Atlantic Federal in January
People
DOD eyes problem systems
The military has targeted 19 command and control systems that create most of the problems for the regional commanders in chief.
Digital Government
CIOs tackle security 'nightmare'
Three federal chief information officers said that their top priority in government is protecting the security of their computer systems.
People
Dot-coms march on Washington
Recently launched and upcoming Web sites that offer services to federal agencies
Acquisition
Smart card pact open for biz
The General Services Administration selected five companies on Friday for an estimated $1.5 billion program to supply government agencies with smart cards and services.
People
Diversity: A double-edged sword for NATO
At the cradle of the Atlantic Alliance, a vast assortment of nationalities, languages, ethnic groups and religions come together to make Brussels seem a logical choice for the home of the world's foremost military alliance
People
NSF plays matchmaker
A new partnership between the National Science Foundation and academic computer science researchers aims to improve online government services by bridging gaps in research at federal, state and local agencies.
People
Chief concerns
What role will future agency chief information officers fill? A lot depends on the new presidential administration and how involved it is in choosing the next generation of CIOs. But most observers agree that the role of the CIO needs to, and most likely will, change.
Digital Government
Privacy fears prompt study, delay
Few things can match the Internet for fast growth, but the growing alarm about privacy is certainly one of them.
Acquisition
GSA taps five for $1.5 billion smart card contract
The General Services Administration on Friday selected five companies for an estimated $1.5 billion program to supply government agencies with smart cards and services
People
Measure the return
To measure return on investment effectively, organizations need to first go back to their top objectives, set a baseline for each goal and then determine a model to measure each.
People
OFPP promotes portal
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy last week sent a draft memorandum to the Federal Procurement Executive Council asking it to push along plans to create an Internet site that government contractors and companies interested in federal business could use to find solicitations and other information.
People
NSA invests in e-learning
The National Security Agency and NETg, an electronic learning company, have formed the firstever industry/government partnership to develop technologybased training.
People
Provoking thought
The eGovernment Project Web site invites discussion on a wide range of electronic government issues, asking such questions as:
Digital Government
NASA pushes software frontier
The first signs that NASA needed to improve its software engineering were apparent more than a year ago, before the failures of two Marsbound missions.
People
SSA realizes e-services complexities
The Social Security Administration may be well on its way to moving government services to the Internet, at least technically speaking. But the agency is discovering that in many ways it has to nearly start over to meet the ideals of citizens and Congress.
Modernization
Networking in the field
A major military communications exercise under way in Baumholder, Germany, since last week may hold the key to curtailing the record number of people leaving military service because of increasing deployments that keep them away from their families.
Digital Government