INTERVIEW: Kathleen A. Rundle, USDA Kansas City IT maven
Kathleen A. Rundle is associate chief information officer for the National Information Technology Center in Kansas City, Mo., and manages it as a wide-ranging fee-for-service IT business.
OF THE PEOPLE
Almost weekly, a new call goes out across the land for the appointment of a governmentwide chief information officer. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (D-Conn.) recently introduced a bill to do just that.
EDGAR, a modernization model
After successfully retiring the legacy filing system at the Securities and Exchange Commission last month, Rick Heroux has a word of advice for federal agencies and departments facing even bigger projects.
Webcam can mind the door
Circumventing a firewall is one thing. Picking a door lock is something different. Wouldn't it be nice to catch physical break-ins with a simple networked device?
Is Windows XP worth the eXPerience?
Microsoft Corp. is putting lots of marketing effort into Windows XP, the desktop operating system nicknamed after expert users.
MetaFrame lets techs control networks remotely
If an enterprise user can telecommute, why can't a network administrator?
GIS software is on the move
Geographic information systems are moving from mainframes to desktop PCs with a vengeance.
DISA general calls for accountability
SAN DIEGO'If a soldier, sailor, pilot or Marine fails to follow protocol in protecting Defense Department systems from intrusion, he or she should be held accountable, because the failure threatens the entire network.
INCOMING
The Army has awarded Anteon Corp. a contract worth $47 million over nine years to provide operational and administrative support for battle simulation centers.
Support for high-tech recon plane goes online
Until recently, scheduling one of the Air Force's most sophisticated spy planes, the U-2, for maintenance or an overhaul depended on a mix of ordinary communications such as faxes, phone calls and e-mail messages.
SSA devotes new site to benefits information for women
MAY 16—The Social Security Administration has launched a Web site for women that provides information on retirement, survivor, disability and supplemental security benefits.
Postal Service picks Lockheed for upgrade
MAY 15—The Postal Service has tapped Lockheed Martin Corp.'s Distribution Technologies unit of Owego, N.Y., to upgrade USPS's Integrated Data System in a contract valued at $16 million.
Aldridge is sworn in as DOD acquisition adviser
MAY 14—The Defense Department's new undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics became official today.
IRS modernization chief Concklin to step down
MAY 11—Bert Concklin, associate commissioner of the IRS Business Systems Modernization Office, said he plans to leave the agency in early September, 15 months after taking the job.
Customs gets ready to play its ACE
MAY 11—Software development for the Customs Service's Automated Commercial Environment will begin after a 60-day planning period to set the requirements.
FBI considers NMCI model for outsourcing
MAY 10—The FBI is looking to the Navy for possible ideas on how to manage its LANs.
Most agencies deflect 'Homepage' virus
MAY 10—Government agencies dodged a bullet yesterday as the newest fast-spreading Internet worm failed to penetrate most computer systems.
Departments can check Section 504 for direction on 508
MAY 10—Government procurement officers wondering how to redesign their Web sites to comply with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998 should turn to Section 504 for help, officials said.
Feds fine Ohio $43.4m over child welfare system woes
Ohio Gov. Bob Taft has a multimillion dollar problem.
Study: Most legislative Web sites are not too useful
Most state legislative Web sites don't give their users enough information or tools to understand and influence lawmaking, a recent independent study concluded.
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