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SSA realizes e-services complexities
The Social Security Administration may be well on its way to moving government services to the Internet, at least technically speaking. But the agency is discovering that in many ways it has to nearly start over to meet the ideals of citizens and Congress.
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Provoking thought
The eGovernment Project Web site invites discussion on a wide range of electronic government issues, asking such questions as:
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NSA invests in e-learning
The National Security Agency and NETg, an electronic learning company, have formed the firstever industry/government partnership to develop technologybased training.
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OFPP promotes portal
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy last week sent a draft memorandum to the Federal Procurement Executive Council asking it to push along plans to create an Internet site that government contractors and companies interested in federal business could use to find solicitations and other information.
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Measure the return
To measure return on investment effectively, organizations need to first go back to their top objectives, set a baseline for each goal and then determine a model to measure each.
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Chief concerns
What role will future agency chief information officers fill? A lot depends on the new presidential administration and how involved it is in choosing the next generation of CIOs. But most observers agree that the role of the CIO needs to, and most likely will, change.
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NSF plays matchmaker
A new partnership between the National Science Foundation and academic computer science researchers aims to improve online government services by bridging gaps in research at federal, state and local agencies.
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Diversity: A double-edged sword for NATO
At the cradle of the Atlantic Alliance, a vast assortment of nationalities, languages, ethnic groups and religions come together to make Brussels seem a logical choice for the home of the world's foremost military alliance
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Dot-coms march on Washington
Recently launched and upcoming Web sites that offer services to federal agencies
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DOD eyes problem systems
The military has targeted 19 command and control systems that create most of the problems for the regional commanders in chief.
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Not so fast, Uncle Sam
In his NATO field journal, FCW's Dan Verton points out the pitfalls of used equipment and U.S. lack of conformity with allies' standards
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What is Combined Endeavor?
Now in its fifth year, Combined Endeavor is an annual twoweek exercise sponsored by the U.S. European Command.
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New Yorkers tap online eatery inspections
All of the restaurant inspections done by the city's Department of Health are available for browsing online
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Call for IT czar gets high-level boost
A presidential advisory committee's draft report advocates a federal chief information officer who would be responsible for interagency IT projects
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Congress' experiment with digital democracy
A new Web site lets citizens participate in discussions that will shape legislation on electronic government
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Interoperability may hold key to retention
NATO communications exercise may provide clues to keeping personnel out of the field and in the military
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U.S. Mint's online sales soar
State quarters, golden dollars drive sales at the agency's eretail site
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Texas to launch statewide Internet portal
KPMG wins contract to create a system, which, for starters, will be home to six state agencies
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