People

GPO picks Harris for e-information system

The contract is the first major milestone in GPO's effort to transform into an electronic information organization.

Modernization

Telecom upgrade causes O'Hare delays

Two voice lines functioning on a new system called the FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure experienced intermittent connectivity.

People

Circuit

Budget cuts force Archives to close research rooms early; Qwest’s cable-wrangling skills help Forest Service fight wildfires; Awards for going where no agency has gone before.

People

Holt decries loss of science advice

Congressman wants to regain independent science and technology guidance for lawmakers.

People

Lawmakers largely ignore Web at FOIA hearing

Only one panel discussed the importance of IT in public access to government information.

Digital Government

Lawmakers want more access to science info

Some committees are urging the government to form a new Office of Technology Assessment to help them get advice on science issues.

Digital Government

Innovation earns 9 agencies awards

FCW Events recognized them with Government Solutions Center Pioneer Awards.

People

Critics fault AIIM guidelines

Citizen groups concerned about lack of mention of public access, FOIA

Modernization

Vendors try to turn down the heat

Sun and HP appeal to data-center managers with energy-saving servers, cooling systems.

Acquisition

First eco-friendly computers certified

Meanwhile, a new report encourages e-cycling initiatives.

Cybersecurity

Circuit

Air traffic controllers reveal tricks; VA cancels credit-monitoring offer; Doan throws out first pitch at hometown baseball game; Quakers rally for judge dismissed from 10-year Indian trust fund case; FCW to hold Geekapalooza.

Modernization

FAA makes progress on satellite communications

But work on a network that carries the most critical radar and weather data in the country’s air traffic control system has fallen behind schedule.

Digital Government

Standards sought for e-recycling

The U.S. Technology Administration released a report on ideas for a single nationwide system.

People

Politics changes A-76 landscape

Congress uses its power to intercede in public/private job competitions.

Cybersecurity

Court decision lifts cloud hanging over Interior

Federal appeals court reverses order that would have shut down much of Interior’s IT.

People

Circuit

Printing Office gives IRS shelter from the storm; FCW in the news; Smithsonian partners with PhotoStamps to archive citizen postal art; Supercomputer scans for potential risks aboard Discovery; Hey Fort Myers, nice angles.

People

House backs energy-efficient servers for feds, industry

A bill, passed on July 12, aims to reduce energy costs for agencies.

Cybersecurity

Appeals court blocks shutdown of Interior computers

The court also removed U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth from the case he had overseen for a decade.

Modernization

Fireside chats for the 21st century

Podcasts are a new way for the government to reach out to citizens.

Modernization

Microsoft agrees to open format converter

In response to government pressure, the company will make its products interoperable with ODF.