Route Fifty

Accenture and Qwest will redo IRS' Web site

The IRS last week awarded Accenture LLP and Qwest Communications International Inc. a $33.6 million, five-year contract to revamp and host the service's Web site, at <a href="http://www.irs.gov">www.irs.gov</a>.

By GCN
July 27, 2001

Harvard-run awards seek innovative ideas

Innovative government programs are being sought for the 2002 Innovations in American Government Awards, run by the Institute for Government Innovation at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

By GCN
July 27, 2001

It's culture that blocks reform, tech execs say

The toughest obstacle to reforming the Commerce Department's information technology strategy is a culture that resists change, a panel of agency executives said this month.

By GCN
July 27, 2001

Justice to fight cybercriminals with CHIP units

If clever acronyms can foil cybercrime, the United States will be well-protected by CHIPs.

By GCN
July 27, 2001

Following study, FCC starts Web site redesign

The Federal Communications Commission this month began a major redesign of its Web site.

By GCN
July 27, 2001

FTS exec Janice Mendenhall dies

Janice K. Mendenhall, assistant regional administrator for the Federal Technology Service in Atlanta and a 24-year veteran of the General Services Administration, died July 23 in Atlanta.

By GCN
July 27, 2001

Hearings will air DOD misuse of purchase cards

JULY 27The Pentagon is under fire by legislators for not properly monitoring credit cards given to its employees, which, they say, resulted in millions of dollars worth of unauthorized charges, including numerous fraudulent computer purchases.

By GCN
July 27, 2001

Jury selection system wins e-gov award

An electronic jury selection system designed by a Washington attorney won the Council for Excellence in Government's first Imagine E-Government Award this month.

By GCN
July 27, 2001

IT strategy puts command back in control

The Army Materiel Command has seemed to be fighting a losing battle against systems problems brought about by its rapid growth.

By GCN
July 27, 2001

Some rugged units strive to survive

Try telling a Marine not to get his notebook PC dirty while he slogs through the mud, or an Army Humvee driver not to hit too many potholes with equipment in the back. Or try telling the ocean not to rock Navy ships too hard.

By GCN
July 27, 2001

GPO clicks three brick-and-mortar stores closed

JULY 27The Government Printing Office this week announced it is closing three of its 23 bookstores, which stock federal publications and other products. The San Francisco bookstore and one of the two stores in Washington, D.C., have already closed; the Boston store will close Aug. 17.

By GCN
July 27, 2001

GAO: DLA lacks architecture for modernization

The Defense Logistics Agency is violating Defense Department policy by failing to have an enterprise architecture in place to guide its $900 million Business Systems Modernization, a General Accounting Office report found last month.

By GCN
July 26, 2001

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Accenture and Qwest will redo IRS' Web site

The IRS last week awarded Accenture LLP and Qwest Communications International Inc. a $33.6 million, five-year contract to revamp and host the service's Web site, at <a href="http://www.irs.gov">www.irs.gov</a>.

Harvard-run awards seek innovative ideas

Innovative government programs are being sought for the 2002 Innovations in American Government Awards, run by the Institute for Government Innovation at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

California site traces power

Will California run out of electricity today? A Web page at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory shows how the state's electrical supply and demand fluctuate daily.

It's culture that blocks reform, tech execs say

The toughest obstacle to reforming the Commerce Department's information technology strategy is a culture that resists change, a panel of agency executives said this month.

Justice to fight cybercriminals with CHIP units

If clever acronyms can foil cybercrime, the United States will be well-protected by CHIPs.

Following study, FCC starts Web site redesign

The Federal Communications Commission this month began a major redesign of its Web site.

FTS exec Janice Mendenhall dies

Janice K. Mendenhall, assistant regional administrator for the Federal Technology Service in Atlanta and a 24-year veteran of the General Services Administration, died July 23 in Atlanta.

Hearings will air DOD misuse of purchase cards

JULY 27The Pentagon is under fire by legislators for not properly monitoring credit cards given to its employees, which, they say, resulted in millions of dollars worth of unauthorized charges, including numerous fraudulent computer purchases.

Jury selection system wins e-gov award

An electronic jury selection system designed by a Washington attorney won the Council for Excellence in Government's first Imagine E-Government Award this month.

People on the Move

The Senate has confirmed Diane K. Morales as deputy undersecretary of Defense for logistics and materiel readiness.

PACKET RAT

This month's Code Red disasters in cyberworld happened to be mirrored in the land of bricks and mortar'especially for those unlucky enough to be in Baltimore.

FIND A WORD

DATABASE SEARCH

DID YOU HEAR

Microsoft goes into the 'softwear' business. Buoyed by the outcome of its antitrust case, Microsoft Corp. has diversified its product offerings.

OF THE PEOPLE

Federal agencies have been competing with the private sector for information technology talent for many years. Until recently, what often passed for IT job descriptions portrayed the real work employees perform about as accurately as the word hot describes the climate in Alaska.

IT strategy puts command back in control

The Army Materiel Command has seemed to be fighting a losing battle against systems problems brought about by its rapid growth.

Some rugged units strive to survive

Try telling a Marine not to get his notebook PC dirty while he slogs through the mud, or an Army Humvee driver not to hit too many potholes with equipment in the back. Or try telling the ocean not to rock Navy ships too hard.

GPO clicks three brick-and-mortar stores closed

JULY 27The Government Printing Office this week announced it is closing three of its 23 bookstores, which stock federal publications and other products. The San Francisco bookstore and one of the two stores in Washington, D.C., have already closed; the Boston store will close Aug. 17.

RAD tools extend their reach

For about as long as there have been programmers, there has been software to simplify a programmer's job.

INCOMING

IG report is in. The Defense Department inspector general has found that maintenance and readiness records were falsified at the Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey training squadron in New River, N.C.

GAO: DLA lacks architecture for modernization

The Defense Logistics Agency is violating Defense Department policy by failing to have an enterprise architecture in place to guide its $900 million Business Systems Modernization, a General Accounting Office report found last month.

The IRS last week awarded Accenture LLP and Qwest Communications International Inc. a $33.6 million, five-year contract to revamp and host the service's Web site, at <a href="http://www.irs.gov">www.irs.gov</a>.

Innovative government programs are being sought for the 2002 Innovations in American Government Awards, run by the Institute for Government Innovation at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Will California run out of electricity today? A Web page at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory shows how the state's electrical supply and demand fluctuate daily.

The toughest obstacle to reforming the Commerce Department's information technology strategy is a culture that resists change, a panel of agency executives said this month.

If clever acronyms can foil cybercrime, the United States will be well-protected by CHIPs.

The Federal Communications Commission this month began a major redesign of its Web site.

Janice K. Mendenhall, assistant regional administrator for the Federal Technology Service in Atlanta and a 24-year veteran of the General Services Administration, died July 23 in Atlanta.

JULY 27&#151;The Pentagon is under fire by legislators for not properly monitoring credit cards given to its employees, which, they say, resulted in millions of dollars worth of unauthorized charges, including numerous fraudulent computer purchases.

An electronic jury selection system designed by a Washington attorney won the Council for Excellence in Government's first Imagine E-Government Award this month.

The Senate has confirmed Diane K. Morales as deputy undersecretary of Defense for logistics and materiel readiness.

This month's Code Red disasters in cyberworld happened to be mirrored in the land of bricks and mortar'especially for those unlucky enough to be in Baltimore.

DATABASE SEARCH

Microsoft goes into the 'softwear' business. Buoyed by the outcome of its antitrust case, Microsoft Corp. has diversified its product offerings.

Federal agencies have been competing with the private sector for information technology talent for many years. Until recently, what often passed for IT job descriptions portrayed the real work employees perform about as accurately as the word hot describes the climate in Alaska.

The Army Materiel Command has seemed to be fighting a losing battle against systems problems brought about by its rapid growth.

Try telling a Marine not to get his notebook PC dirty while he slogs through the mud, or an Army Humvee driver not to hit too many potholes with equipment in the back. Or try telling the ocean not to rock Navy ships too hard.

JULY 27&#151;The Government Printing Office this week announced it is closing three of its 23 bookstores, which stock federal publications and other products. The San Francisco bookstore and one of the two stores in Washington, D.C., have already closed; the Boston store will close Aug. 17.

For about as long as there have been programmers, there has been software to simplify a programmer's job.

IG report is in. The Defense Department inspector general has found that maintenance and readiness records were falsified at the Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey training squadron in New River, N.C.

The Defense Logistics Agency is violating Defense Department policy by failing to have an enterprise architecture in place to guide its $900 million Business Systems Modernization, a General Accounting Office report found last month.

JULY 27The Pentagon is under fire by legislators for not properly monitoring credit cards given to its employees, which, they say, resulted in millions of dollars worth of unauthorized charges, including numerous fraudulent computer purchases.

JULY 27The Government Printing Office this week announced it is closing three of its 23 bookstores, which stock federal publications and other products. The San Francisco bookstore and one of the two stores in Washington, D.C., have already closed; the Boston store will close Aug. 17.