People
DOD leans on leasing, outsourcing
To keep up with the rapid rate of change, the military is increasingly inclined to lease services rather than buy equipment, Assistant Defense Secretary Arthur Money said Thursday
Digital Government
Reno: Law enforcement ill-prepared for cybercrime
Law enforcement agencies are generally outgunned in the battle against cybercrime, according to Attorney General Janet Reno.
Digital Government
Student loan/drug offender screening continues
The Education Department will continue an automated matching program designed to keep drug offenders from getting student loans
Digital Government
Panel sets out on anti-porn mission
The Commission on Online Child Protection will advise Congress on legal issues regarding online material
People
Court halts electronic records case
As the Supreme Court declines to hear the case of Public Citizen v. Carlin, the national archivist pledges 'practical methods for managing and preserving records in the Electronic Era'
Digital Government
Policy-makers on the move
The primary author of the policy that governs how federal agencies use information technology is moving to a new job one in which he will have to comply with the policies he created.
People
You've got mail
And how the National Archives is wrestling with what to do with the millions of email messages produced by the Clinton administration
Digital Government
E-gov tops feds' lists
The Federal CIO Council plans to immediately tackle a detailed list of digital government initiatives, many of which are intergovernmental.
Digital Government
The new soap box
With the campaign season virtually upon him, John Peterson decided this was the year to rewire his reelection strategy.
Digital Government
CIO Council names e-gov heads
New committee will guide government in incorporating electronic initiatives
Digital Government
Computers leap last hurdle
Leap Year unable to fluster nearly any U.S. computer systems, officials report
Digital Government
Looking out before we leap
Federal monitors on guard in case of Feb. 29 computer problems
Digital Government
GITS Board will 'pass the hat' to CIO committee
Now that the Government Information Technology Services Board is being dissolved, its work and its fundraising challenges will be turned over to a new Electronic Government Committee of the CIO Council
Digital Government
CIO Council consumes GITS board
The federal CIO Council has launched what one official calls a friendly takeover of the body appointed by President Clinton to reengineer the government through information technology
People
Survey details federal CIO concerns
'Critical infrastructure protection and security' is the top concern for government CIOs, according to the Information Technology Association of America
Digital Government
NARA seeks money for improving e-storage
New electronic records storage could end Archives preference for paper
Digital Government
Digging digital gold
From the Internal Revenue Service, which collects money, to the Defense Department, which spends a lot of it, government agencies are turning to an advanced form of computer analysis called data mining to uncover fraud, keep better track of supplies and improve budget forecasting.
Digital Government
A wallet-size wealth of data
For marketers, ever hungry for scraps of information to identify potential buyers, a driver's license is a veritable feast.
Digital Government
Security breaches highlight human role in infosec
Federal information systems security once again has been given a black eye, but this time it was the work of human error, not technical foulups
Digital Government
High-tech won support in Congress in 1999
Republicans, Democrats come together over eissues, according to an Information Technology Industry Council assessment
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