People
Chemical publisher goes after NIH
The American Chemical Society is lobbying Congress to rein in a new National Institutes of Health database designed to accelerate biomedical research.
People
Libraries to study government information digital divide
A new federally funded Internet access study comes too late for a couple of computer technology center programs that could have applied its findings.
Digital Government
E-cycling task force forms
House members started a task group about electronic waste.
Cybersecurity
Interior defends wireless plan
An upcoming solicitation will only cover voice service, not Internet access, Interior says.
People
'Tomahtoes' get in the way of saving e-records
Subtle differences in language between IT, archivists wreak havoc.
Modernization
Interior to use wireless despite Internet court battle
A December Interior IG report shows numerous cases in which the agency did not take proper steps to secure wireless traffic.
People
CSC beats NASA workers for shared services
The A-76 award for the NASA Shared Services Center went to CSC for $230 million.
People
Depository librarians face uncertain future
Controversy swirls around GPO plan to cut back on print titles.
Digital Government
The computer recycling bin
Agencies' approaches to recycling electronics are largely piecemeal.
Acquisition
OMB to review interagency purchasing deals
Meanwhile, fate of many popular cross-agency contracts is in limbo.
People
Hill renews calls for emergency preparedness
Rep. Tom Davis requested a third report on continuity of operations plans after GAO officials delivered worrisome findings.
Modernization
Fed agencies edge toward VOIP
Education, Interior departments step up efforts to deploy IP telephony.
Digital Government
Committee pushes through tsunami bill
The House Science Committee recently approved a bill that would provide for $86 million in three years for tsunami work.
People
Clinton tapes face destruction
Historians worry that the wording of the destruction notice is too vague, but NARA says all the data will be preserved, including notes and metadata.
Digital Government
U.S. dominates supercomputing, but for how much longer?
Bill advances amid concerns about research funding.
People