People
USPS ups online services
The U.S. Postal Service, in yet another effort to find an Internet foothold, has increased its portfolio of online services by making it possible to send and receive certified email.
People
'Health eVet' on horizon
Keeping track of medical records as you move from place to place can be a problem especially for veterans whose health care needs often are greater than those of the general population.
Digital Government
GAO: Software policies unheeded
Agencies fail to follow proper procedures to ensure that rewritten and upgraded software does not introduce security holes that hackers could use to steal sensitive government information, according to the General Accounting Office.
People
Internet kiosks reach rural, urban areas
A new partnership will distribute 3,500 kiosks offering Internet access and government information to areas that typically do not have access to technology
People
Senate beefs up high-tech readiness
The Senate Armed Services Committee last week called for funding increases in key hightech defense programs and took steps to fill gaps identified during the 78day air war in Kosovo.
People
Leadership R&D
National Science Foundation officials said that a national coordinating organization that helps it manage the multiagency Information Technology Research and Development Initiative serves as a model for managing future interagency projects and provides justification for its increased budget request.
Digital Government
Letters to the Editor
I agree with the opposition of the senators as well as your analysis of the social impact [that a change to travel regulations] would have [FCW, 'Don't change travel regs,' March 20]. However, after reading the article, I think it is important to realize some of the economic factors that could be impacted by the change.
Digital Government
Delano smartens up agencies
Capturing the knowledge that flows through the electronic communication of an organization has been a dream for many government agencies.
Digital Government
NSA, State in Senate sights
The Senate has outlined a plan to reverse years of budgetary neglect at the National Security Agency and what it characterized as blatant disregard for information security policies at the State Department in a report released May 4 on the fiscal 2001 intelligence authorization bill.
Digital Government
Privacy/access trade-offs
Privacy and access to government information are two core American values. Often, they are compatible. Both serve the goal of constraining government power, and they have a common enemy in government secrecy.
Digital Government
Security Guidance
Laws and rules governing how agencies manage security, including software:
People
'Always faithful' at the office
Every organization needs a mission statement, a set of core values and alist of guiding principles that keep all of its component parts moving inthe same direction.
Digital Government
'User's manual for hackers'
An internal memo so sensitive that it has been called a 'user's manual for hackers' describes at least 18 vulnerable spots in computer systems at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Modernization
AT&T fighting to keep foothold
AT?#038; Amp;T may have lost FTS 2001 contracts to competitors Sprint and MCI WorldCom 18 months ago, but the telecommunications giant did not go quietly into the night.
Modernization