Digital Government
UPDATED: Bush proposes more money for R&D
In his State of the Union address, Bush announced several new initiatives to stimulate research and develop and find technologies to end the nation's dependence on oil.
People
Web site overlap may belie NASA divides
Three multimedia Web sites track the same data, possibly signifying chaos at NASA, a former agency scientist says.
Modernization
Tech could redefine 'car talk'
The Federal Highway Administration is researching ways to enable cars to communicate with traffic signals.
People
Web helps librarians find digitized documents
The Government Printing Office has launched an online registry that will serve as a locator tool for identifying federal document collections that are being digitized.
People
Mission Impossible: Printing in the Digital Age
GPO faces a mission that it has no choice but to accept -- remaining viable in an era in which traditional printing is disappearing
Digital Government
IT group missing just one thing -- members
PCAST, formed 7 months ago to focus on IT research, still lacks new members
Digital Government
FAA telecom program draws more fire
The agency has made no progress in the past six months on overhauling systems that allow traffic controllers to communicate with pilots.
Modernization
OMB to enforce records management
Federal officials have expanded the federal enterprise architecture program by adding a large-scale records management initiative.
People
Library to store records, movies in Cold War vault
The Library of Congress will transport thousands of vinyl records to an underground vault for digitization and preservation.
People
Archivist promotes former NARA CIO to new position
NARA's CIO, Reynolds Cahoon, is now the senior adviser on electronic records.
Digital Government
PCAST meets without new members
PCAST members indicated an interest in IT research and development at today's meeting.
People
Interior names acting deputy CIO
Bill Corrington will serve as acting deputy chief information officer at Interior while the department looks for a permanent deputy.
Digital Government
GPO outsources to FedEx Kinko's
Federal employees can do small printing jobs at any location under a new GPO contract.
People
Search tech finds government info best, survey says
It shows that more than 56 percent of respondents believe search technology is powerful enough to replace government standards for information management.
People
Pilots resist FAA rule on cabin surveillance
The proposed rule would require airlines to install equipment in airplane cockpits for monitoring suspicious cabin behavior.
People
Searching cyberspace for history
Historians and the National Archives and Records Administration are collaborating to monitor auction house Web sites to find missing and stolen government records.
Modernization
GPO gives vendors more time
The Government Printing Office seeks to revolutionize the way it distributes government information.
People
Careerist at State Department named CIO
James Vanderhoff began his information technology career as a communications electronics officer.
People
NASA tries to sound more down-to-earth
The Web manager said the agency's site should communicate technical concepts clearly to nonscientists.
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