Digital Government
The Circuit
When the 'love bug' computer virus swept through Washington, D.C., on May 4, the House and Senate were bitten, along with the Defense Department and agencies from the departments of Education and Energy to the Health Care Financing Administration.
Digital Government
N.C. revamps commerce Web 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
SGI livens up Linux
Silicon Graphics Inc. has unveiled its nextgeneration IA32 workstations that bring the company's trademark highend graphics performance to the Linux market.
Digital Government
Summit spurs strategies for fighting crime
Government leaders, security experts and law enforcement representatives put their heads together on how to stop computer crime
Digital Government
When to buy, sell or hold
Buy and hold. That's the advice investment professionals offer long-term investors. And it makes a lot of sense if your investments continue to perform as expected. But what if they don't?
People
Contractors vie for Future Combat
Program considered integral to Army's plans to become lighter and more lethal
People
GSA closing in on WebGov portal
General Services Administration plans to have a single portal for government interaction with the public up and running by this fall
Digital Government
OMB quizzing agencies on Clinger-Cohen
The meetings are to determine how far along agencies are in developing an organizationwide view of their IT investments
Modernization
Bloomington lays 'digital underground'
The city announces a plan to equip the area with a fiber-optic network in hopes of luring industry to town while keeping the city's streets as smooth as possible
Modernization
FCC signals concern for safety
Ultrawideband technology may operate unlicensed, but the FCC will ensure that safety services, such as the Global Positioning System, are protected from interference
Digital Government
VA's 'user's manual for hackers'
Hackers could exploit at least 18 vulnerable spots in computer systems at the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to an internal VA memo
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CIOs see security 'nightmare'
Three federal chief information officers said their top priority in government is protecting the security of their computer systems
People
USPS adds certified e-mail
The Post Electronic Courier Service enables customers to create and send messages via the Internet through a postal account and the USPS data center
Modernization
Navy intranet plan runs aground
Language in the 2001 Defense authorization bill would withhold money for the Navy/Marine Corps Intranet until the Navy can produce studies and contractual assurances to Congress
People
Idaho launches new Internet site
Idaho launched a new state World Wide Web site last week, a portal for access to many electronic government services
Digital Government
Smart card meets fed security scrutiny
A smart card by Spyrus Inc. is the first to receive federal security certification
Digital Government
Free Flight ready for next phase
A program to expand pilots' freedom to determine the most efficient routes is ready to move into its next stage, FAA chief Jane Garvey announced
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HHS unifying IT systems, services
The Department of Health and Human Services has drawn up a master plan for bringing new order to information technology systems and services across its 13 divisions.
Digital Government
Love bloomed amid bureacracy
The 'love bug' computer virus swept through the United States fast, and federal authorities moved slowly.
People