Instant Feedback
After the Air Force's third servicewide survey, senior leaders for the first time are seeing their subordinates' anonymous assessments of them, sent directly by e-mail.
Army lab will double its computing capacity
High-performance computing capacity at the Army Research Laboratory in Aberdeen, Md., will double as a result of a $14 million contract awarded yesterday to Raytheon Co. by the Defense Department's High Performance Computing Modernization Office.
By the numbers
How much does software depreciation cost the federal government each year? Economists at the Congressional Budget Office have developed a formula to calculate it.
Where there's a will
The athlete looked tired but determined. He was pushing up the last of a series of steep hills in a long road race. Spectators cheered and shouted encouragement. The weather had warmed considerably from the noon start, making the going more difficult.
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Keegan will lead FAA research and acquisitions
Charles Keegan, chief of the Federal Aviation Administration's air traffic control modernization project, will take the helm of the agency's Office of Research and Acquisitions.
Admiral sets course for the future
Rear Adm. Patrick M. Stillman a year ago took command of the Coast Guard's massive fleet modernization. As the first program executive officer for the Integrated Deepwater System, he leads the effort to replace more than 90 cutters and 200 aircraft.
OMB's Lorentz: No pain, no gain on e-gov projects
Agencies working on e-government projects should be prepared for some discomfort, Norman Lorentz said recently.
EPA launches e-docket to aid in rule-making
The Environmental Protection Agency has created an electronic docket system that agency officials think could serve as a model for similar systems at other agencies.
Panel determines A-76 has worn out its welcome
In its long-awaited report on OMB Circular A-76, the Commercial Activities Panel today recommended using a Federal Acquisition Regulation approach to level the playing field when outsourcing government services.
Army will tweak its network and software practices
SALT LAKE CITY'The Army will launch two initiatives Oct. 1 to help standardize its software and networks.
Air Force software chief to retire
Robert Frye, executive director of the Standard Systems Group, plans to retire in September.
OPM adds three to help lead e-gov projects
The Office of Personnel Management yesterday boosted its e-government staff by three to help manage the agency's five initiatives.
Air Force creates a new software panel
SALT LAKE CITY'The Air Force has established a panel to review software issues and help create software policies.
Feds, vendors connect at wireless event
Government and industry experts examined wireless communications from a wide variety of angles earlier this month at a Technology Excellence in Government seminar in Washington.
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Did you hear...
It comes in a case of Omaha Steaks, as payment for a publishable end-user case study about data backup to go into a book. The authors at www.netfrontiers.com, Network Frontiers LLC of San Francisco, say they have other edible prizes for vegans and vegetarians, and they promise that 'your e-mail address will never be used for spam on ham, spam and eggs, or anything else vile.'
R. Fink: Taxing software stalls Rat's e-filing plans
The IRS might have wrought wonders with e-file, but tax software publishers have succeeded in making electronic filing just as hard as printing and mailing a return'maybe even harder.
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