DMV chiefs push for improved drivers license systems
A task force of the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators is calling for improvements in driver's license issuance standards to close security loopholes in the nation's leading identity document.
Teleporters hold a long-distance reunion
Lance Cpl. Jose Jasso stood at a Teleportec monitor in San Diego and talked with his mom, dad, wife, sisters and cousins in Dallas'family he hasn't seen since he signed up a year ago and was sent to Camp Pendleton, Calif.
PTO's filing system is ready for the next step
For its e-government initiative, the Patent and Trademark Office is developing two workflow management systems to process applications.
FBI's Trilogy program moves into overdrive
After the Sept. 11 attacks, FBI leaders put the Trilogy program'the $379 million project to overhaul the agency's information backbone'into overdrive.
NET Guard would be a volunteer expert force
A force of volunteer technical experts from the public and private sectors would have made a big difference after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks by rapidly restoring telecommunications and computer networks, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) said last month.
New owner will honor Winstar's MAA contracts
The new owner of bankrupt Winstar Communications Inc. of New York says it can fulfill its federal telecommunications contracts.
IT work force shortage likely to boost outsourcing plans
Although work force issues might be getting heightened attention since Sept. 11, other equally tough challenges dog agency managers, as well.
Military should adopt technology faster, admiral tells AFCEA West
SAN DIEGO'The military needs to improve its acquisition process and the speed with which it implements new technologies, the commander of the Pacific Command says.
Forman adds expertise to tech staff
Mark Forman has begun building an e-government team of full- and part-time players.
Jan.'s list rates 126,000 jobs as outsourceable
Seventeen agencies this month gave the Office of Management and Budget their job inventories as required by the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act.
Congressmen: EZ Tax Filing could violate A-76
The IRS is getting ahead of itself in its efforts to do more electronically, some members of Congress contend.
PACKET RAT
The Rat has a new monkey on his back: a computer gadget that has unexpectedly turned into a time-sucking habit. It all started with Mrs. Rat's Christmas gift of a color Handspring Visor Prism handheld PC to replace the FrankenPalm he had been lugging around for months.
Defense seeks alternatives to A-76
Pentagon brass want to look at alternatives to OMB Circular A-76 competitions when weighing whether to outsource programs.
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CYBERFIND
A rush to fill jobs is on
There's a glow about civil service since Sept. 11. Patriotism and respect for the government run high, and the recession has taken some of the wind from private- sector sails.
ISO: search engine for FirstGov
When the General Services Administration this month released a request for proposals for a new search engine for FirstGov, the purpose was not only to find a vendor to supply new searching technology but to give the governmentwide Web portal a face-lift.
Tying budgets to results gains renewed emphasis
Worsening economic conditions have thrust the performance-based budgeting requirements of the Government Performance and Results Act once again into the spotlight.
DID YOU HEAR
I, robot. In science fiction, robots enslave or exterminate their creators. In reality, they're relegated to grunt work. Louisiana State University is developing Robogator, which will use a motion-detecting camera and software to target birds that prey on commercial catfish and crawfish farms.
DOD budget: 'down payment' in war on terror
President Bush this month signed into law the $317 billion Defense Department fiscal 2002 appropriations bill.
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