Digital Government
Congress briefs
Sen. Craig Thomas (RWyo.) continues his push to turn more government jobs to the private sector.
People
Military tech workers fall out
Civilian agencies aren't alone in their trouble trying to retain technical workers in today's hot job market: The Defense Department is experiencing some of the same challenges.
Acquisition
Attention shoppers: E-Mall expanding
Intelisys selected to lead the growth of Massachusetts's multistate procurement effort
People
What evidence counts?
A recent Merit Systems Protection Board ruling provides valuable guidance to supervisors who are considering disciplinary action against an employee.
People
Long road ahead
Congress handed agencies the daunting technical challenge of making their electronic equipment usable by the disabled. But inaction by the Clinton administration is making the challenge harder.
Digital Government
'Accessibility' deadline looms
In about four months, federal agencies must comply with a law that requires electronic equipment and World Wide Web sites to be usable by the blind, deaf and people with other disabilities. And unlike past laws, this one has teeth. Failure to comply will make agencies vulnerable to lawsuits.
Digital Government
A model for success
Information security is something of a riddle for many federal agencies. While hacker attacks and congressional scrutiny have convinced agencies of the importance of instilling good security practices into daytoday operations, they have not known where to begin.
Digital Government
A change in weather
The human factor will play the largest role in the Clinton administration's plan to reduce the number of weatherrelated delays that plagued air travelers last summer.
People
Lessons in contracting
The Defense Department is enhancing the resources available to its acquisition work force, including new policies and training that will help the department focus on performance-based contracting.
People
First Y2K, now 'Titanic'
An information technology crisis is coming that will dwarf the Year 2000 problem in cost and disruption, according to technology expert Rich Lysakowski. Look out for electronic document migration.
Digital Government
Piracy on the PCs
The use of unlicensed software is a major problem in the computer trade. According to the Business Software Alliance, software piracy cost the industry $11 billion in 1998.
People
E-file: Off the mark
The Digital Age is a pleasure and a problem for the Internal Revenue Service.
People
A hacker's final exam: Federal systems
Hackers are honing their skills on the one target that can give them a run for their money: the federal government
People
A work force at risk
Trouble attracting information technology workers while a large part of the federal work force nears retirement has raised concerns about the government's future work force.
People
Agriculture CIO gets keys to IT
In a move designed to improve management of the Agriculture Department's modernization program, the department's chief information officer has been given direct responsibility for the success of key IT modernization programs.
People
Navy takes pass on hot e-publishing technology
Saddled with an outdated electronic document system that wouldn't survive the Year 2000 rollover, the Navy's Trident II missile assembly contractor had to make a choice.
Digital Government
NASA's giant leap
NASA is taking a step in a new direction in replacing its financial information system, which has been unable to get past Step One for more than a year.
Digital Government
Army on a mission to defrost from Cold War
The Army has a problem: The world and the nature of military operations have changed radically, but the Army hasn't.
Digital Government