Digital Government
PKI vendors wanted
The General Services Administration says it is ready to get suppliers for smart cards based on public-key infrastructure standards that include a new authentication specification.
Modernization
Xerox announces categorization software
The company's researchers say they've created a "deep linguistic analysis" program for organizing messages and documents.
Digital Government
GAO blasts Agriculture security
Congressional auditors found a poor record of protecting electronic information at the USDA.
People
Group to suggest Web standards
GSA's director of citizen services and communications will lead a group that must submit recommendations to OMB.
People
DigiStamp complains about Electronic Postmark
Company officials say the U.S. Postal Service competes unfairly against firms that offer an online service for authenticating digital documents.
People
E-filing keeps rising
If early tax filers are any indication, a record number of taxpayers could be filing electronically this year.
People
Education may list legit schools
Department officials say they will consider creating a list of accredited colleges that could help prospective students identify institutions offering legitimate degrees.
Acquisition
Orkand wins $100M Postal contract
The company will provide IT support services for the USPS Maintenance Technical Support Center.
Digital Government
Security trade group formed
Eleven companies created the Cyber Security Industry Alliance to influence public policy and spending.
People
OPM leads feds in e-payments
The Office of Personnel Management made 99.7 percent of its payments to vendors electronically in December.
Acquisition
Treasury cuts software maintenance fees
With an agencywide licensing deal, Treasury lowered its annual maintenance charges for Vignette's content management and portal software.
Acquisition
IRS buys strategically
The new procurement approach brings the latest e-business practices to the Treasury Department.
Acquisition
Project tracker solicitation canceled
'Too rich for our blood,' says the Education Department CIO.
Acquisition
Harris to bid on archives work
The company says it will lead a team competing for the National Archives and Records Administration's Electronic Records Archives project.
People
CSC barred from tax-compliance work
The company was left out of new bids for tax-enforcement systems because of its failure to meet deadlines for other modernization contracts.
People
Security chief urges partnering
The government's record of fostering public-private partnerships IT security is 'unacceptable,' says the director of the National Cyber Security Division.
People
Federal patch service to stop
A federal official suggested that agencies would have to find commercial alternatives to the government's patch management service.
People
USPS aims for secure Web access
Postal officials say it will let them offer online account access and other services.
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