People
SRA chief stimulates growth through training
When SRA International Inc. made this year's Fortune magazine list of the 100 best companies to work for in America, Ernst Volgenau, the company's chief executive, knew he was doing something right.
Digital Government
Rule allies food stamp systems
An interim rule has been issued to ensure that food stamp recipients can use their electronic food stamp benefits across state borders
Digital Government
Fighting fire with technology
National Weather Service meteorologists are using technology to help firefighters battle blazes in several western states
Acquisition
Second round for Commits
The Commerce Department late last week identified 30 vendors that it plans to award pieces of its estimated $1.5 billion governmentwide information technology services contract.
Acquisition
Feds buy in to reverse auctions
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy and other agencies have thrown their weight behind online reverse auctions as a way to purchase goods and services in government, and save some money in the process.
Acquisition
Commits winners
The Commerce Department identified 30 vendors that it plans to award a piece of its estimated $1.5 billion Commerce Information Technology Solutions program (Commits)
People
USPS to deliver e-mail on paper
The Postal Service plans to test a new system that will take customers' electronic documents, print them and deliver them like regular mail
Digital Government
NIST readies security, workflow pilot
EApproval pilot participants will begin using PKI and digital signatures, electronic forms and workflow applications for 'real work'
Acquisition
Reverse auctions move forward
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy and other agencies have thrown their weight behind the use of online reverse auctions to purchase goods and services in government
People
Where do CTOs fit in?
Despite its popularity in industry, the position of chief technology officer is relatively rare in government. However, more and more agencies are buying in to the CTO concept to help them sift through, manage and stay on top of technology issues and trends.
People
Kiosks link people to government
Washington, D.C., has received its first interactive kiosk designed to deliver government information and services to people who lack online access
Digital Government
CIO offers security budget warning
No new funding is on the horizon, and an underlying problem with the budget process makes funding security initiatives difficult, the State Department CIO says
People
Report: Citizens embracing e-gov
People see the value of interacting with the government online, but many have concerns about the privacy and security of their personal information
People
Tracking agency performance via the Web
For several years, agencies have struggled with how to use performance measures to improve the way they manage and budget their programs, including the ones driven by information technology systems.
People
OPM pitches IT job family
The Office of Personnel Management last week proposed a new job family for federal information technology occupations that would make it easier to recruit and retain IT workers.
Digital Government
Technology still tops Commerce agenda
The new Commerce Department secretary, Norman Mineta, said he plans to keep promoting ecommerce and bridging the digital divide
People
GAO: DOD's e-commerce strategy at risk
The lack of a road map for ecommerce is placing DOD's vision of using ecommerce to transform the way it does business at risk, a GAO report says
People
Partnerships shape IT work force literacy
The country must act now to prepare the information technology work force of the future or companies will be unable to fill jobs with qualified workers, a presidential commission warned last week.
Acquisition
Commerce starting over with Commits
The Commerce Department has suspended an estimated $1.5 billion governmentwide information technology services contract and has asked interested vendors to revise and resubmit their proposals.
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