Digital Government
University management of Los Alamos improving
Energy Secretary Bill Richardson said Wednesday that a review of the University of California's management of the Los Alamos National Laboratory showed improvement and would continue at least until 2002
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Where does the Pentagon's money go?
In a report released by the Defense Department, Lockheed Martin Corp. tops a list of 100 companies to receive the largest dollar volume of prime contract awards in 1999
Digital Government
Clinton budget to fund enhancements to civil GPS
If passed, a $66 million boost will accelerate deployment of new Global Positioning System capabilities and civil signals
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USGS welcomes employees to Survey City
Officials say the new system will cut costs, make better use of staff and improve career development and work force management
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$1.8 billion Air Force deal enters final phase
Lockheed Martin Corp. and TRW Inc. will go headtohead in the final selection phase of the Air Force's Integrated Space Command and Control contract
Digital Government
Affinity groups key to making government better
Tom Horan, deputy director of the Emerging IT Policies Division at the General Services Administration, argues that interagency groups are key to improving how government works.
Digital Government
Can NSF become a model for paperless government?
National Science Foundation director Rita Colwell said the agency plans by the end of the year to have migrated 95 percent of all research proposals from paper to electronic form
Digital Government
FBI urges Congress to provide more cybersecurity funding
The nation's two top law enforcement officials told Congress on Tuesday that without more money to hire skilled computer forensic specialists and invest in new cybercrimefighting technologies, it will get harder and harder to catch hackers
Digital Government
IBM unveils portal offering for state and local governments
New initiative draws on security, e-commerce and privacy expertise gained in the commercial market
Digital Government
Clinton budget boosts government IT
The president's fiscal 2001 budget proposal, which still must be approved by Congress, is the strongest request yet to promote electronic government
Digital Government
Feds request $37M to boost state, local law enforcement
The Justice Department aims to assist efforts to combat cybercrime
Digital Government
Electronic newsletter targets older Americans
The Social Security Administration on March 1 will launch an electronic newsletter aimed at reaching more than 9 million Americans over age 65 who have access to computers
Digital Government
NetObjects helps Web teams shine
Authoring Server Suite 2000 provides all the tools needed for collaborative design and maintenance of agency Web sites
Digital Government
Virginia DMV site attacked
An Internet-based attack forced the DMV to take down its Web site for 45 minutes
Digital Government
Oregon governor appoints Internet panel
Gov. John Kitzhaber charges commission with reviewing the state's online profile and position in the digital economy
Digital Government
Local politics have new home on Web
Grassroots.com promotes the role of "two-click activism" in local elections and causes
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Details emerge on Clinton cybersecurity summit
The president and his key national security advisors today will meet with top industry executives to discuss ways to jumpstart the administration's Internet security initiatives
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Cyber Security Meeting Participants List
The president and his key national security advisors today will meet with top industry executives to discuss ways to jumpstart the administration's Internet security initiatives
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NSA concerned about PKI scalability
Senior official from the supersecret agency warns that deploying a PKI infrastructure throughout DOD may be costly and more difficult than originally thought
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