As threats rise, feds shelter their IT
These are the times that try the souls of government security managers. Robert Dacey of GAO speaks on the importance of security.
Defense IT specialists show staying power
Defense Department IT specialists in a GCN e-mail survey about work force trends were manifestly more committed to government work than their civilian-agency counterparts.
Teleworkers add up to, well, more work
Is providing for agency telecommuters easier said than done?
For terrorism response drill, portal provides central hub
Interoperability in large measure was the name of the game during last week's Topoff2 terrorist-response exercise in Chicago, Seattle and Washington.
Web portal is communications hub for terrorist drill
Emergency response workers are using a Web portal to exchange vital information for the national terrorist attack exercise in Chicago, Seattle and Washington this week. <br>
Storage: the shrinking form factor
Data storage will always be the bedrock of IT systems. That's why it's the object of such continuous and intense research and development.
Security: Biometrics gains a foothold
If you want to see the near future of biometric security control, look at the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) in Seaside, Calif.
Security, bandwidth occupy network managers
Security issues are keeping many government network administrators up at night.
PKI is gradually making its mark in e-gov
Agencies are feeling the heat from the Bush administration to get to green on electronic government.
State objectives, but let vendors measure results
Not long ago, an agency senior procurement executive decreed that his office was going to do performance-based services contracting.
Get down to business with an architecture
The message from the Office of Management and Budget to agency managers is loud and clear: No enterprise architecture, no funding.
Management agenda drives the challenges
To be challenged is to be tested.For government managers, the catalog of major tests seems to grow by the day.
Revamped A-76 due before summer
A final version of a new Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 will likely be published before summer, Angela Styles, administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, said today.
Paperless office? Check the writing on the wall
We hear a lot these days about the coming of the paperless office. Sounds good, er, on paper, but is it a realistic goal?
DOD's grand plan
Place: The outskirts of Baghdad.Time: The near future.Scene: U.S. and allied ground forces have encircled the city and are preparing to advance on Saddam Hussein's Republican Guard. Data flowing from Global Positioning System receivers, surveillance systems, satellite communications and other systems has helped military commanders set the stage for an attack.
Spam is no tasty treat for federal IT managers
Spam is a real pain in the can for government systems managers.
Readers see dual message on work force
Are federal officials saying one thing and doing another when it comes to the government's IT work force?
CRTs have their drawbacks but still score big
Users of CRT monitors tend to have two views of the displays they use every day.
CIOs take a new approach, put performance first
The landscape of government IT services acquisition is shifting.
Contract models help the push toward performance
Government agencies are buying more services. In fact, you could say agencies are on a services spending spree.
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