Digital Government

Budget reflects new ATP outlook

NIST budget request includes funding for the Advanced Technology Program, homeland security tech

Digital Government

The great divide

Interior's legal tangle reveals the cultural gap that often undermines good IT management

Digital Government

Security gaps defy easy fixes

Hackers from a computer security firm had no trouble breaking into the Bureau of Indian Affairs' $40 million trust accounting system

People

SSA tests digital certificates

SSA has taken another step forward in its effort to make wage reporting easy and electronic for the nation's 6.5 million employers

People

NOAA awash in homeland tech

Budget adds the information technology capabilities of NOAA to the nation's homeland security arsenal

Acquisition

Purchase card use defended

Procurement official calls for sensitivity, but asserts that the cards fill a need in an era of dwindling human resources

People

SSA testing digital certificates

SSA is testing a new software application that enables employers to electronically sign wage reporting forms

People

Thrift lawsuit brews

The board that oversees the Thrift Savings Plan has asked Congress to change federal law so the board can refile a $350 million lawsuit against AMS

People

Searching for accountability

Interior CIO, deputy respond to criticism on American Indian trust data system

Digital Government

Working behind the scenes

Knowledgeable observers credit Dean Mesterharm with providing the technological underpinnings that have made SSA one of the most online-savvy government entities around

People

Suit brews as TSP work proceeds

As MatCom's work progresses, the Thrift Savings Plan board seeks change in law so it can refile lawsuit against AMS

Digital Government

Interior officials take the stand

CIO and deputy respond to criticism of American Indian trust data system

Digital Government

Satellite tech used in sea rescue

Satellites operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and its partners helped locate a sinking fishing boat

Digital Government

Interior unplugged

A month after a judge ordered the separtment to disconnect computers from the Internet, agency employees are still unplugged

People

Interior missing online training

Department's e-mail and most systems are still off-line, hindering training and payroll processes

People

Training, sharing fill info gaps

DOD training official says e-learning isn't about technology -- it's about a cultural revolution

People

Interior remains offline

Judge fails to approve an agreement that would have enabled the Interior Department to reconnect some IT systems

Digital Government

Comms gap big concern

Emergency officials need a system that allows police and firefighters to talk to one other

People

Unions ready to fight Bush management plan

The Freedom to Manage initiative could be losing some of its momentum

People

Managers peg e-gov, culture as top concerns

Improving electronic services, not security, is the No. 1 challenge, according to study