Digital Government

Senator criticizes SBA initiatives

Several new Small Business Administration programs could jeopardize the agency's core mission, says Sen. Christopher 'Kit' Bond.

Digital Government

AOL's governmentguide leads people to agencies

The new World Wide Web site organizes government information based on the services provided

People

Troubled mapping mission wraps

Shuttle sent to take detailed images of Earth collected shots of 75 percent of the planet's surface

Digital Government

IRS, Labor teamwork pays

As agencies work under greater scrutiny to justify spending and information technology investments, the Labor Department and the Internal Revenue Service have discovered one way to facilitate funding for new IT projects: working together.

People

Where does the Pentagon's money go?

In a report released by the Defense Department, Lockheed Martin Corp. tops a list of 100 companies to receive the largest dollar volume of prime contract awards in 1999

People

USGS welcomes employees to Survey City

Officials say the new system will cut costs, make better use of staff and improve career development and work force management

Digital Government

CA gobbles up Sterling Software

Through a $4 billion acquisition of Sterling Software, Computer Associates hopes to become a leader in network and Internet security

People

Labor wants Americans ready for high-tech work

Grants counter solution offered by senator to bring in IT specialists from other countries to fill the U.S. shortage

Digital Government

Ready to map the world

Beleaguered shuttle finally launches on mission to take images of the Earth's surface

People

Give U.S. your tired, your poor ? and your high-tech workers

A new bill introduced by former presidential candidate Sen. Orrin Hatch would increase the number of foreign workers allowed to enter the U.S.

Digital Government

DOD puts small-business breaks on hold

Agency's 1999 contract record allowed the suspension of the adjustment policy for the second year in a row

Digital Government

SBA plan includes system upgrades, customer support

Upgrading the Small Business Administration's computer systems and increasing technical assistance to its customers are the key information technology projects the agency hopes to tackle this year.

Digital Government

Labor works hard for the IT money

Among the Labor Department's major funding initiatives in its fiscal 2001 budget proposal is a $60 million IT investment fund

People

Agencies band together to streamline forms processing

New system will give private companies a more efficient way to file employee benefits forms, and make those forms easier for the government to process

Digital Government

Deal could help New York government databases

Metagon, UNIFIED partnership could help agencies still using older systems

Digital Government

Bring on business questions 24 hours a day

Small Business Administration's new answer desk makes queries more convenient

Digital Government

Beleaguered mapping mission postponed again

This time, weather holds up shuttle mission to take pictures of the Earth's surface

Digital Government

Mapping mission cut back

Officials worry that brand new equipment might require lastminute attention

Digital Government

Postal Service gets new chief tech officer, new vision

Incorporating technology efficiently is the top priority for the U.S. Postal Service's new chief technology officer, Pete Jacobson.

Acquisition

Dell's domination grows

Dell Computer Corp.'s dominance of the General Services Administration information technology schedule in fiscal 1999 reflects how procurement reform has brought about good and bad changes to the way government buys IT products and services. While the government is paying lower prices than ever for some technology, some experts question whether new buying practices carry hidden costs for agencies.