Feds wary over wireless
As wireless enterprise applications become mainstream, agencies face many of the same questions they grappled with during the PC revolution two decades ago.
FBI case files are now just a click away
With the May 1 implementation of a case management system for the FBI's Innocent Images program, agents can access an entire case file in one click.
Education team to probe censure
Audit reports pinpointing financial mismanagement at the Education Department have led Secretary Rod Paige to create a team to look into the problem.
Agriculture's TARGET focuses on 508 training for webmasters
Katherine Richardson expected a few people for the Web accessibility training classes the Agriculture Department's TARGET Center arranged for department webmasters.
Rep. Davis sics GAO on procurement
If your agency plans to outsource, use a Metropolitan Area Acquisition for telecommunications, try seat management, buy products using schedule contracts or launch an electronic-government initiative, expect a visit from the General Accounting Office.
Selling plan isn't like preaching to choir
Like evangelists traveling the country in search of converts, George Sibley and other Electronic Data Systems Corp. executives have journeyed coast to coast to win over sailors and Marines skeptical of the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet.
WAP development differs from Web development
There are seven big differences between conventional Web sites and those based on the Wireless Application Protocol, according to Steve Heckler, president of WestLake Internet Training of Arlington, Va.
Managing portable devices can be a headache
Sitting comfortably among his peers at a trade show last year in Las Vegas, a systems manager of a Midwest bank confessed his biggest fear.
Financial systems lagging at several agencies
Data integrity issues and legacy systems continue to prevent some agencies from improving their flunking grades on financial management.
Congressman increases scrutiny of MAA delays
Rep. Tom Davis is holding the General Services Administration's feet to the fire.
Customs sets groundwork for modernization
For the next 60 days, the Customs Service will work with prime contractor IBM Corp. on program management services, enterprise engineering and other requirements and plans for its Automated Commercial Environment.
European worm fails to bite into federal systems
The newest Internet worm, which began spreading early this month in Europe, made few waves on this side of the Atlantic. Known as Homepage, the worm failed to penetrate government computer systems.
FBI scrutinizes outsourcing LAN management
The FBI is looking to the Navy for ideas on how to manage its LANs.
SEC looks at what online investors do
The Securities and Exchange Commission this month began surveying investors to learn how they use electronic media to make decisions.
Spy set shares data
Intelligence agencies are embracing secure data sharing and collaboration to smooth processes and provide users with one-stop shopping for services and communications, Defense Department officials said during the recent DOD Secure E-Business Summit in Arlington, Va.
Set Windows to freeze out VBS viruses
Any e-mail message with a Visual Basic Script icon strikes fear in the hearts of network administrators because the e-mail may harbor virus scripting.
Compaq revamps its notebook and desktop PC lines
Compaq Computer Corp. has redesigned its Deskpro desktop and Armada notebook PC lines with carbon and silver cases and is renaming them Evo.
GAO says SSA needs better benefits data
To ensure that disability insurance beneficiaries get the right payments, the Social Security Administration should develop a national reporting system, the General Accounting Office recommended in a recent report.
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