People

Intell info-sharing net gains support

Sept. 11 may be the impetus needed to link the 14 intelligence agencies into an information-sharing system proposed more than a year ago

People

CIA venture firm devises tech review strategy

In-Q-Tel anticipates better success at finding products to offer to the intelligence community now that Sept. 11 has given government a better understanding of the technologies needed to improve homeland security

People

Federal CTO to boost e-gov

Experts: Appointment shows White House resolute about e-government agenda

Modernization

Qwest to offer Web hosting on FTS 2001

Local telecom provider to offer Web-hosting services on GSA's governmentwide long-distance contract

Digital Government

Microsoft steers toward security

Gates prioritizes 'Trustworthy Computing' so that organizations can trust Microsoft products to support their mission

Acquisition

GSA online procurement rapped

GAO letter criticizes weaknesses in GSA Advantage and the Information Technology Solutions Shop

People

NIST drafts contingency guidance

Publication helps agencies develop plans for IT systems during and after an emergency

People

DOT sees security short-changed

DOT received emergency funding for homeland security, but none of it has gone to information security needs

Digital Government

Security reports get mixed reviews

Agency self-assessments rate information security programs improved in some areas and lacking in others

People

Bush hires first CTO

As CTO, Norman Lorentz will help the administration promote its e-government agenda

Digital Government

Systems fail to deliver

Sept. 11 highlighted the inability of computer systems to help agencies in a time of crisis, CIA official says

Digital Government

Intelink sees renewed interest

A collaboration network used by the intelligence community to share data has seen a resurgence since the terrorist attacks

People

Homeland security IT spending lags

But GEIA forecasts that technology will play a larger role as agencies determine their homeland security needs

Digital Government

Alston retires from FSS

Carolyn Alston will join the Washington Management Group in March

People

IRS adds up FAIR Act jobs

Thousands of IT jobs at the IRS are among the latest inventories of positions potentially available for outsourcing

Acquisition

Education expands share-in-savings

The Education Department has moved into increasingly turbulent waters as one of the few federal agencies to use innovative share-in-savings contracting

People

GSA system to track worker skills

GSA awarded a contract to develop the first governmentwide system to track the current skills and future training needs of the federal acquisition workforce

People

Skills-tracking system awarded

Marasco Newton Group will develop Acquisition Career Management Information System

Digital Government

E-gov environment shifting

The IT policy landscape underwent many changes throughout 2001, as shown by several NASCIO white papers

People

Fitting IT into homeland security

Gilmore Commission's final report details cybersecurity, IT recommendations for protecting the nation