People
The cookie recipe
Under the new Office of Management and Budget policy, cookies should not be used on federal Web sites unless:
People
Congress: Stay out of the cookie jar
Just as agencies seem poised to begin offering more electronic services, digital government advocates are worried that recent efforts to control the collection of personal data on federal World Wide Web sites may slow the movement.
People
Clinton pushes access
Agencies have a renewed sense of urgency to provide technology that is accessible to everyone.
People
New IT czar bill introduced
Rep. Tom Davis introduced a bill that would create an office reporting to the president that would coordinate IT resources and information security decisions
Digital Government
Nations seek swift response to cyberattacks
Experts tell Congress that policies and procedures are needed to govern the sharing of cyberattack information internationally
People
President orders accessibility for disabled
President Clinton announced several new policies that will encourage agencies to make their technologies and practices accessible to people with disabilities
People
Clinton boosts agency accessibility
President Clinton is expected to release an executive order today that will help agencies make technologies and policies accessible to people with disabilities
People
FirstGov 'not worthy of being called a portal'
OMB Watch says the coming FirstGov federal Web site does not live up to President Clinton's vision of electronic access to government
People
Four thumbs up
The five agencies that have awarded task orders from the General Services Administration's Seat Management contract run the gamut in terms of size and environment.
Digital Government
Hill demands results from feds
House members last week said they intend to keep pressuring agencies and Congress to use program performance measurements to determine whether agencies are accomplishing their missions.
People
What's up with Seat?
When the General Services Administration awarded the first desktop outsourcing contract two years ago this month, many agencies met the deal with skepticism and even downright disdain.
People
Seat Management: What it is and how it works
Seat management refers to outsourcing desktop computers and their related software, hardware, maintenance and help desk support.
People
Hill puts lid on cookie jar
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.) last week added an amendment to the Treasury/ Postal appropriations bill calling for a moratorium on agency use of 'cookies,' small bits of software placed on a Web user's hard drive.
Digital Government
Making GPRA 'part of the culture'
Agencies have a long way to go before they will be able to truly link mission performance information to their budgets, officials tell a House subcommittee
Digital Government
GSA rethinks FIDNet solution
GSA will delay its acquisition of a governmentwide system to detect cyberattacks so the request for proposals can be aligned with commercial market solutions
People
White House: Hill slow to fund security
Calls for Congress to 'pick up the pace' on funding information security initiatives and to put forward legislation to help track and prosecute cybercriminals
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