People
DOD ready to roll out smart cards
The Defense Department next month will begin replacing millions of its identification cards with smart cards
Digital Government
Agencies model GPEA report
A group of agencies released a model guide on Friday designed to help agencies develop electronic government plans under the Government Paperwork Elimination Act.
Digital Government
OPM, GSA mull telework policies
The Office of Personnel Management and the General Services Administration are reviewing agencies' telework policies in an overall effort to increase its use in government.
People
GSA taps new CIO
Michael Carleton has been selected as the new chief information officer at the General Services Administration
Acquisition
Commerce looks outside for security
The Commerce Department released a solicitation this month for commercial authentication technologies to support its new Webbased time and attendance system.
People
E-commerce out; e-government in
GSA's Office of Governmentwide Policy has renamed its Office of Electronic Commerce to reflect the demand for online government services
Acquisition
Commerce mulls share-in-savings
The Commerce Department is considering a shareinsavings approach to consolidate its multiple data centers without having to provide any upfront funding.
People
CIOs detail vision for e-gov
CIO Council members detailed their draft strategic plan, highlighting egovernment initiatives, interoperability, security, privacy and workforce issues
People
OPM guide helps with training plans
The Office of Personnel Management has posted a stepbystep guide to help agencies incorporate training plans into their fiscal 2002 budgets and beyond
People
Agencies find pros, cons with HR systems
A GAO report has determined that although agencies are saving money with commercial off the shelf systems, most have suffered project delays
People
Survey reconfirms IT staffing woes
Preliminary results from a special study of information technology salaries in the federal government show that agencies are having almost as much trouble retaining IT workers as they are recruiting them.
Digital Government
Postal Service adds Internet route
The U.S. Postal Service plans to launch an online mailing program this week designed to make mailing easier and more convenient, especially for those running small businesses or home offices.
Acquisition
Commerce taps more firms for IT contract
Today, Commerce is expected to announce more awards under the $1.5 billion Commits program designed for small businesses
People
CIO committees
The CIO Council expects to approve its strategic plan for the next fiscal year at its Sept. 21 meeting. A draft of the new plan is more detailed than the existing one and assigns specific objectives to each committee.
People
E-gov push spotlights CIOs' strategy
The federal CIO Council is drafting a strategic plan for the next fiscal year that calls for its committees to move egovernment projects forward on a brisk timetable.
Acquisition
Groups push FedBiz site for buying
The government issued a proposed rule last week that would designate the FedBizOpps Web site as the single online point of access to governmentwide business opportunities.
People
GSA studies smart card value
The General Services Administration has hired a contractor to study the cost and benefits of using PKIenabled smart cards for federal applications
Acquisition
Single face to vendors advances
As expected, the government issued a proposed rule on Monday that would designate the FedBizOpps Web site as the single online point of access to governmentwide business opportunities.
Digital Government
Rule ties food stamp systems
The Agriculture Department's Food and Nutrition Service has issued an interim rule to ensure that food stamp recipients can use their electronic food stamp benefits across state borders.
People
HHS to standardize medical e-transactions
The Department of Health and Human Services issued a regulation last week that will standardize and encourage electronic health care transactions, saving billions of dollars in the long term.
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