Author Archive
Richard Walker
Digital Government
2008 Rising Star Lee James
What separates James from other young managers are interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate complex technology issues in simple terms to leaders who make business decisions.
- By Richard Walker
Cybersecurity
2008 Rising Star Kevin Roberson
Roberson's latest accomplishment is the creation of a scanning enclave, which lets him conduct security audits and penetration tests of remote locations from his office in Raleigh, N.C.
- By Richard Walker
Management
2008 Rising Star Christopher Traver
Christopher Traver is a leader in the development of the National Information Exchange Model, an XML-based information exchange framework that represents a collaborative partnership among agencies and organizations across all levels of government.
- By Richard Walker
Digital Government
9/11 Personal views
Government leaders reflect on 9/11 and the changes wrought by that fateful day five years ago.
- By Richard Walker
Digital Government
Dell still at the top of the notebook PC heap
Dell Computer Corp. is tightening its grip on the government notebook PC market, a recent GCN telephone survey indicated.
- By Richard Walker
Cybersecurity
Sysadmins worry about security and uptime
What gives feds who oversee LAN operations the biggest headaches?
- By Richard Walker
Digital Government
Reverse auctions win a bid for acceptance
A year ago, reverse auctions were the new kid on the block, so to speak.
- By Kevin McCaney and Richard Walker
Digital Government
Some feds can't live without handhelds
Feds using handheld computers still make up a small installed base. Very small. But regular users can barely suppress their enthusiasm for these mighty mites. "I can't live without it now," said Tom Polak, systems administrator at the Geological Survey in Anchorage, Alaska, about his 3Com Corp. Palm III, the top-rated handheld in GCN's survey. "It's my alternate brain."
- By Richard Walker
Digital Government
Some feds can't live without handhelds
Feds using handheld computers still make up a small installed base. Very small. But regular users can barely suppress their enthusiasm for these mighty mites. "I can't live without it now," said Tom Polak, systems administrator at the Geological Survey in Anchorage, Alaska, about his 3Com Corp. Palm III, the top-rated handheld in GCN's survey. "It's my alternate brain."
- By Richard Walker