Digital Government
Feds search for a fair hiring process
In 1996, the Office of Personnel Management delegated to federal agencies the authority to examine job applicants.
Digital Government
CSC buys Nichols
Officials from Computer Sciences Corp. said their company's acquisition of Nichols Research Corp. will strengthen CSC's space and missile defense business
Digital Government
Robot to aid NASA missions
Scientists at NASA's Ames Research Center are developing a softballsize robot that will accompany astronauts on future space shuttle missions, enabling crew members to work more quickly and more efficiently.
Digital Government
Webmasters endorse council
The Federal Webmasters Forum, a loose confederation of federal employees who work to advance the role of the Internet in government, last week voted to establish a new council that would attempt to develop policies for the increasing number of issues evolving from the rapid growth of digital government.
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Crime watchers
The Justice Department last week unveiled plans for a computer system that will enable victims of violent federal crimes and their families to track the whereabouts of their attackers and the status of their cases in the justice system.
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DOD preps for Y2K-related cyberattacks
Fears that Year 2000 computer failures could provide cyberterrorists or hackers an open door to critical computer systems, the Defense Department has begun to boost intelligence operations and has put technologists on alert to better defend the nation's crucial networks.
Digital Government
Removing the oversight roadblock
In the research I've been doing over the past year on organizational change in the procurement system, one question I asked government contracting officials was: What were the most unpopular rules or regulations among contracting professionals in the years before procurement reform?
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Fedwire Briefs
The Defense Department last week selected two vendors to supply and manage digital certificates that will provide the security underpinnings for transactions between DOD and its vendors on three key department applications.
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Federal Bytes
THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT. The Washington, D.C., area was certainly spared the worst of Hurricane Floyd's devastation, but it wasn't business as usual in the nation's capital.
Digital Government
DocuShare 2.0 makes Web document management work
Given the performance and navigation issues involved in using the World Wide Web, the key to designing an effective Web application is simplicity.
Digital Government
Clinton seeks $39M for security
The Clinton administration last week proposed a $39 million amendment to the fiscal 2000 budget to fund several agency security initiatives in areas such as training, intrusion detection and publickey infrastructure.
Digital Government
Power Steering reins in project management
If your agency has had to deal with project management packages that seem almost more complicated than the project itself, relief is on the way from Cambridge Interactive in the form of the company's latest project management software, Power Steering.
Digital Government
Setting the e-commerce bar high
After years of being a pioneer in electronic commerce, the federal government is in a position where it appears most savvy when it follows the lead of the private sector.
Digital Government
OneTouch 8600 scanner offers ease and sophistication
Scanners have long been the PC peripheral that brought out the worst in PC usability.
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NASA faces 'era of declining budgets'
NASA and companies doing business with the space agency in the coming years will have to endure a 'window of pain' as Congress continues to exert pressure on NASA's budget, according to a recent industry group report.
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CIO Council to request its first-ever budget
After three years of depending on the fiscal largesse of federal agencies for operating money, the federal CIO Council this year plans to send its firstever budget request to Congress.
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