GCN Awards Gala honors the people behind the projects
At last night's GCN Awards Gala, hundreds of women milled about the Washington Hilton ballroom dressed in flowing chiffon gowns, diamonds and strappy high heels. Brig. Gen. Susan S. Lawrence, attending the event via live feed from Qatar, was wearing desert camouflage. She was the best-dressed woman in the room.<br><a href="http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/42402-1.html"><u>2006 GCN Gala photo gallery</u></a>
EIV keeps data secure but accessible
When HUD project manager David Sandler and Nicole Faison, director of HUD's Office of Public Housing, led the team that developed the Enterprise Income Verification System, they made sure that it would use Web-based technology that could be easily accessed across multiple platforms.
True to form
HUD system verifies tenants' reported income, frees up space for low-income families.
How Pa. secures data on the Web
Pennylsvania's Home and Community Services Information System has performed so well for Pennsylvania that other states are borrowing it.
Services hit home
A Web-based client information management system run by Pennsylvania's Office of Mental Retardation is improving the quality of life for Pennsylvanians with mental retardation.
A well-mixed message
The sound of Dean Martin crooning 'That's amore!' fills the air. Over drippy wax candles, red-and-white checkered tablecloths and pasta, people chat amiably in small groups. A night in Little Italy? No. It's a staff meeting in Pitt County, N.C., one of the ways county CIO Michael Clayton Taylor has created a more productive, collaborative atmosphere for county employees.
The grants whisperer
At a conference a few years ago, Rebecca Spitzgo was milling about at the de rigueur social hour. It was her first day as program manager for Grants.gov, the e-government initiative that lets organizations apply online for more than $400 billion in federal grants.
Proposed Defense HR system suffers setback
Judge Emmet G. Sullivan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that several portions of the National Security Personnel System that dealt with labor relations were illegal.
Frugal feds like reliable data products
If data were a holiday gift, federal IT managers would like their presents in reliable, inexpensive'and none too fancy'packages
Spirit of A-76 proves uninspiring
Federal IT managers have overcome some of their wariness toward Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76, the Bush administration's guidance for competing government jobs with the private sector.
The 2005 GCN Gala: Innovators who march to their own drums take their awards in stride
Innovation in support of public service was the dominant theme at the 2005 GCN Awards Gala earlier this month in Washington.
Text-to-speech app gives police a virtual partner
Sometimes it just takes a shift in perspective to solve a glaring problem.
CFO Sykes helps NASA manage change
To assuage employees' nervousness about the transition to E-Payroll, Gwendolyn Sykes and her team focused their efforts on communication and hands-on demonstrations.
Fascinating rhythm at GCN 2005 awards gala
Government Computer News feted 10 agency award winners and four executives of the year last evening for innovative leadership.
How much is that technology in the window?
Evidently, federal IT managers spend a lot of time window-shopping.
Star system
Home to $20 million mansions, Beverly Hills, Calif., five years ago had an IT infrastructure that more closely resembled the shack Jed Clampett had before he loaded up his truck and moved to the posh municipality.
Performance-based gets street cred with feds
Federal IT managers are taking in stride some fairly dramatic changes in the IT contracting process, according to the results of a GCN telephone survey.
City works on building a see-through architecture
Famed for its soaring architectural style, Chicago is now looking at developing a type of architecture that is more about enterprise than aesthetics.
Reader Survey: Pay for performance
Feds see benefits, and a few drawbacks, to new pay system.
Fighting fire with data
On Dec. 2, 1999, an abandoned warehouse in Worcester, Mass., caught fire. Six firefighters died trying to put out the blaze.
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