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OMB details paperless demands
A memo to agency CIOs outlines the information they must include in their plans to move to an electronic government under GPEA
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Travel service given green light
DOT issued a formal RFP calling for a Webbased service that would process federal travelers' trip planning and expense documents
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NC continues to fortify e-government
The state will allow agencies to use online payments for transactions and is also making grant money available to agencies for the technology to do those transactions
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E-procurement hub serves gov buyers
PartnershipAmerica.com was launched today as a new online marketplace connecting government IT buyers on the federal, state and local levels with solutions providers in the private sector.
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Bills 'brake' outsourcing
Those of you who are not enamored with the outsourcing of government jobs will be pleased to learn that legislation passed recently by the Senate will curb federal outsourcing.
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Tell a good story
Government agencies, and particularly the Defense Department, have long held that requirements management is an essential part of successful software development.
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Securing the 'command center'
Other security efforts under way, as detailed in the July 14 memo to senior Pentagon officials from Rudy de Leon, the undersecretary of Defense for personnel and readiness:
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Step-by-step design
The Small Business Administration followed eight steps, as dictated by the Small Business Reauthorization Act of 1997, when designing its loanmonitoring system.
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Meeting of the minds
Benefits of the DARPA Experimental Personnel Management Program for Technology Workers, according to DARPA's first annual report to Congress
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VA, FEMA go digital
The General Services Administration opened the doors even wider to the Electronic Age by handing out 100,000 digital certificates last week to the Department of Veterans Affairs and 10,000 to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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Clinton pushes access
Agencies have a renewed sense of urgency to provide technology that is accessible to everyone.
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Congress: Stay out of the cookie jar
Just as agencies seem poised to begin offering more electronic services, digital government advocates are worried that recent efforts to control the collection of personal data on federal World Wide Web sites may slow the movement.
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Kiosks link people to government
Washington, D.C., has received its first interactive kiosk designed to deliver government information and services to people who lack online access
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Finding a way to fix brain drain
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking forward to the expansion of a program that gives it greater flexibility in hiring science and engineering experts.
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Pentagon scrutinizes handheld security
The Defense Department is conducting a top-down review of security concerning the use of personal electronic devices, including palmtop computers, certain pagers, cell phones and laptop computers.
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Where do CTOs fit in?
Despite its popularity in industry, the position of chief technology officer is relatively rare in government. However, more and more agencies are buying in to the CTO concept to help them sift through, manage and stay on top of technology issues and trends.
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