People
Don't pounce on failures
When NASA's budget came under pressure in the 1990s as part of efforts to balance the federal budget, NASA Administrator Dan Goldin did what few in Washington do: He accepted cuts without protest, wishing to challenge his organization to take a risk and show it could produce better results at less cost. Thus was born the 'faster, better, cheaper' regime.
Digital Government
Can we talk?
Have you ever found yourself rushing from one meeting to another, trying to jot down key points without being late to your next appointment? Do important todo items suddenly strike you in the middle of an airport or during a cab ride?
Digital Government
NASIRE might hire a Washington representative
The organization says it wants someone to serve as a liaison to the federal government and to be its voice in the legislative process
People
Education's early groundwork
Three years before the Access Board drew up its accessibility standards, the Education Department had created similar ones through the Assistive Technology Program, which provides services and technology to the department's disabled employees.
People
New wave of Web sites
The World Wide Web has had a dramatic impact on government's ability to communicate with the general public. Just watch what happens as federal agencies really begin to work at it.
People
10 that click
These sites offer unique services that show what digital government can provide.
People
Access takes center stage
Section 508, an amendment to the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, requires federal agencies' electronic and information technology be accessible to people with disabilities.
Digital Government
USPS gets a grip on delivery problems
Every day the U.S. Postal Service entrusts millions of pounds of mail to commercial airline carriers for transport around the world.
People
Bulgaria for the People
Proponents of digital government envision the Web providing a way for the public to directly interact with government employees. Visions of taxpayers submitting last-minute tax questions to an IRS agent are not too farfetched, online experts say.
People
Housing Sites
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has also made e-commerce work for the agency.
Acquisition
GSA awards Millennia Lite contracts
The General Services Administration last week announced the award of the first information technology support services contracts under the Millennia Lite program
Digital Government
An office in your pocket
Small computing made a big splash at the FOSE trade show in Washington, D.C., last week.
Modernization
DSL carriers seek free phone-wire use
It's possible that carriers could pass the savings on to customers, something that could make such high-speed Internet access more affordable
People
National Weather Service names CIO
Shukri Wakid is the first chief information officer at the National Weather Service, the agency announced Thursday
Digital Government
Politics, high-tech mix at Comdex
A day after Bill Clinton became the first U.S. president to address a technology trade show, a group of Republican congressmen discussed legislative topics with industry representatives
Digital Government
Free Linux software blocks hackers
Certain electronic intruders will have to find a new way to wreak havoc thanks to free Linux software released Thursday by Lucent Technologies' Bell Labs
People
Chicago aims to revamp education
The city has announced a major plan to get every city school capable of preparing a technology-literate work force
Modernization
Comsat Navy deal can proceed
Comsat Corp. can proceed with a contract to provide satellite communications to the Navy beyond January 2001, after a federal appeals court overturned a decision to block the implementation
People
Environmental permits going online in N.J.
The state's Department of Environmental Protection hopes that the online option will get companies permits faster and with less hassle
Acquisition