Taking a hit
Few acquisition proposals in recent memory have generated as much grumbling as the General Services Administration's SmartBuy. At the recent Executive Leadership Conference in Hershey, Pa., it was a leading topic'of complaint.
Feds say first responders lack data-sharing tools
The homeland security effort needs an 'interstate information expressway' paid for by the federal government but that state and local first responders can use to share information, Steve Cooper said.
DHS gets green light for enterprise apps
Two Homeland Security Department officials have outlined ambitious plans to acquire and field enterprise applications for resource management and personnel. <br>
History's trash heap
Anthropologists study trash to better understand defunct civilizations and lost cultural phenomena.
First responders lack data-sharing tools, feds say
It's high time for the federal government to build an 'interstate information expressway' for state and local first responders, DHS systems chief Steve Cooper says. <br>
The successes
For the past 15 years, Government Computer News has recognized agencies that do outstanding IT work'work resulting in improved service, processing efficiency and mission delivery. The coveted GCN Awards For Excellence in IT, which go yearly to 10 agencies selected from a field of more than 100 nominations, are given out at an annual gala in Washington.
GCN Awards Section: It's not just about the technology
<b>By Thomas R. Temin<br>Executive Editor</b><br>What do a fishing law enforcement chief, a Farm Service Agency office manager and an Air Force colonel have in common? All three'and many others you'll read about in this special issue'serve on teams whose projects won this year's 10 GCN Awards for Excellence in IT. Stories in this section are located in The Community section of the online issue.
Walk, don't run
When local police throw out a technological toy, you can be pretty sure it's worse than useless. Cops have an exquisite sense of what can do them good and what can't. Thus the Tampa, Fla., police recently tossed out a facial recognition system that, after a two-year try, didn't nab one criminal.
Air Force is out of the code business
MONTGOMERY, Ala.'What once was the software factory of the Air Force, the Standard Systems Group, is a thing of the past. Today, it's a buying shop and systems integrator, with its 900 code jockeys reassigned to other functions.
'A good manager and well regarded'
Energy's Karen Evans to replace Mark Forman at the federal IT helm.<br>
Air Force IT chiefs ponder outsourcing, wireless
One way to gauge IT trends in the Air Force is to listen to the top information systems officers at the major commands.<br>
Stenbit stumps for Defense's vision of IT
MONTGOMERY, Ala.'To make sure there's no confusion among lawmakers about the Defense Department's fiscal 2005 IT budget, CIO John Stenbit said the department will distinguish requests for tactical systems from those for administrative systems.
New Air Force team makes its first bulk buy
MONTGOMERY, Ala.'The Air Force Information Technology Commodity Council has made its first buy, spending $10 million recently on Dell Inc. desktop and notebook computers for the Air Force Materiel Command.
The Forman legacy
Now that Mark Forman has departed from his e-government berth at the Office of Management and Budget, it's fair to consider what he accomplished and what the outlook is for the Bush administration continuing the efforts he skillfully put in motion.
Butler is named Air Force deputy CIO
Brig. Gen. Bradley Butler will become the new Air Force deputy CIO on Sept. 8, reporting to CIO John Gilligan.<br>
Software shop changes shape
A software factory no more: The Standard Systems Group now keeps busy as the Air Force's in-house systems integrator.<br>
Air Force council saves on first PC commodity buy
The Air Force Information Technology Commodity Council saved so much on its first purchase that it was able to buy 2,500 more PCs than it originally had figured it could afford.<br>
Air Force council makes first enterprise PC buy
The Air Force Information Technology Commodity Council has made its first buy, spending $7.5 million on Dell Inc. desktop computers.<br>
Stenbit urges IT crews to be forward-thinking
'I'm at the Pentagon shouting at the top of my lungs about what is obvious to everyone outside,' Defense CIO John Stenbit says. What's obvious? DOD must become a network-centric organization that delivers the right information to the right person at the right time.
Babe in the IP
In a recent interview with GCN, Marc Andreessen, one of the original developers of the Mosaic and Netscape browsers, commented that this past spring marked the 10th anniversary of Mosaic. Then he said something remarkable: It would probably be another 15 years before browser computing really took hold.
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