Digital Government
IRS, Labor teamwork pays
As agencies work under greater scrutiny to justify spending and information technology investments, the Labor Department and the Internal Revenue Service have discovered one way to facilitate funding for new IT projects: working together.
People
Air Force keeps tech force fresh
Like many federal agencies, the Air Force Research Laboratory faces a dilemma: How does it keep fresh ideas perking in the organization amid onrushing technology development and personnel turmoil brought about by an aging work force and the lure of the private sector?
Digital Government
The Circuit
Agencies that have had a hard time having orders filled by reseller Inacom Corp. may be relieved to know the firm last week completed the sale of its customization and logistic operations to Compaq Computer Corp.
Digital Government
The new way to win
An important trend is brewing in the competition for big systems design contracts, and it deserves more attention: Vendors are starting to use commitments to performance and results to win government business.
Digital Government
From the Hill
The following is a roundup of legislation and reports to Congress reported on FCW.com in the past two weeks. For daily coverage of IT issues on Capitol Hill, visit www.fcw.com.
Digital Government
Dispatches
Lockheed Martin Corp. has developed a 'navigation warfare' system to deny U.S. adversaries access to precise location and navigation signals derived from the 24satellite Global Positioning System.
Digital Government
How to pick Web tools
To talk to toplevel government managers and chief information officers nothing could seem to be less controversial than focusing on Internet/intranet technologies and putting agency systems 'on the Web.'
Digital Government
Take your politics online
Pledging 'twoclick activism,' Grassroots.com, a World Wide Web site designed to foster political action from citizens and government candidates, was unveiled last week.
Digital Government
DOJ targets cybercrime
Federal law enforcement's ability to locate and prosecute cybercriminals will be quickly overwhelmed if Congress does not approve funding outlined in the fiscal 2001 budget for additional personnel, new technologies and privatesector security initiatives, according to top law enforcement officials.
Digital Government
Uni-Form 2.1: Not created equal
UniForm 2.1 from Microsystems Technology Inc. doesn't have the high profile of the likes of JetForm Corp.'s FormFlow, but this product definitely is a contender in the hot government market for electronic forms.
Digital Government
'E-Commerce Department'
The Commerce Department has stepped to the fore in embracing the vision of an electronic, accessible government agency that moves at Internet speed.
Digital Government
The key to e-government
If a public pilot that began last month involving the Internet and about 100 employers succeeds, about 6 million employers and the Social Security Administration stand to benefit.
Digital Government
A new form of security
Ongoing privacy concerns and the desire to conduct legal business over the World Wide Web has many agencies clamoring for the integration of electronic forms and publickey infrastructure, a technology that encrypts data during transmission and assures the authenticity of a user's identity.
Digital Government
No more working on the WAN
One major accomplishment during the first year of NASA's 10year outsourcing plan was turning over its widearea network to a private contractor.
Acquisition
NASA's outsourcing gamble a winner
NASA's intention to get out of the operations business and invest in cuttingedge technology is evident throughout the agency's 2001 budget proposal.
Digital Government
Palm's new colors
Palm Computing Inc. will add a little color to its popular line of handheld computing devices Tuesday when it introduces the Palm IIIc. The company, a 3Com Corp. company, also is adding several new features that should make the devices more convenient and easier to use.
Digital Government
Mitigate before you litigate
If a party to a contract fails to live up to its commitments, it is in breach of the contract. Generally, the breaching party must compensate the innocent party for any resulting damages it suffers.
Digital Government
Network security problems at EPA "serious and pervasive"
Congressional auditors uncovered improperly configured firewalls, insecure password controls and other security gaps on Environmental Protection Agency systems that hold sensitive national securityrelated information
People