Digital Government
Smart cards, smart strategy
For years, Europe has been the frontrunner in the use of smart cards, far ahead of the United States in both policy and application. While most U.S. agencies are only now moving to give all their employees smart cards, Spain, for example, has almost every citizen using smart cards to access government services and information.
Digital Government
Senate acts on information security
The Senate approved the Government Information Security Act as part of the conference report on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2001
Acquisition
Clinton order gives small biz federal boost
President Clinton issued an executive order this month to boost small and disadvantaged businesses' share of the federal contracting market and to emphasize agencies' individual responsibilities.
Acquisition
GSA splits security, contracting
The General Services Administration has officially folded the contracting functions of the Federal Technology Service's Office of Information Security into FTS' Office of Information Technology Solutions.
Digital Government
Europe takes lead on e-sigs
Just because agencies and corporations in the United States can legally apply electronic signatures to online transactions does not mean they have the technical ability to prevent fraudulent use of those signatures.
People
CIO Council prepares for transition
After releasing its strategic plan, the federal CIO Council is gearing up to present ideas to the incoming presidential administration on the benefits of and barriers to information technology in government.
Digital Government
President, OMB boost small biz
A new executive order reinforces agencies' small business contracting responsibilities and puts the Office of Management and Budget into the review process
Digital Government
Candidates differ on federal reach
The presidential candidates have different views on how the federal government should reach out to help state and local efforts in science and technology education
People
DOD acquisition reform chief departing
Stan Soloway, the man who has headed DOD's acquisition reform initiatives for the past two years, is leaving government to lead a trade association
People
CIO Council preps for transition team
The CIO Council is gearing up to present ideas to the incoming administration on the benefits of and barriers to government IT
Digital Government
GSA splits security policy, contracting
GSA created a new office to focus on its role in governmentwide information security policy issues
People
CIO Council maps strategy
The federal CIO Council released its strategic plan for fiscal 2001 with a heavy focus on egovernment and intergovernmental initiatives
People
Agencies guided in commercial practices
The CIO Council and the Industry Advisory Council release a guide for agencies trying to put in place a privatesectorstyle IT investment process
Digital Government
Balancing act
The plan for a governmentwide intrusiondetection network pits technology against agency culture
People
Europe raising bar on security, privacy
The European Union's eEurope initiative seeks to ensure public trust in the information economy and electronic government
Digital Government
From FIDNet to AIDC
Major milestones in the General Services Administration's effort to build an intrusiondetection system for federal information systems.
Digital Government
Elements of the Automated Intrusion Detection Capability
Monitoring services ? must continuously monitor messages or audit information from a subscriber's network.
Digital Government
Europe faces PKI Challenge
Mirroring the Federal PKI Steering Committee's goal of interoperability, European officials will work to unite various publickey infrastructure technologies
Digital Government
GSA revises proposal for cyberalert system
The General Services Administration has taken the first step toward putting in place a contract to enhance the government's ability to detect and share information about computer system intrusions
Acquisition