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Agencies still lax on systems security

APRIL 6'The government's failure to secure systems is leaving its computer infrastructure open to significant risk, witnesses told the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations yesterday.

By GCN
April 6, 2001

New NIPC director prefers prevention to prosecution

APRIL 5The new director of the FBI's National Infrastructure Protection Center said he would rather prevent cyberattacks than throw people in jail after they've done harm.

By GCN
April 5, 2001

Treasury looks to speed its financial reporting

APRIL 5'The Treasury Department is working to cut the time it takes to report its financial status from nearly three weeks to three days, department officials said.

By GCN
April 4, 2001

Gartner report urges Bush to appoint a federal CIO

APRIL 3A report on federal information technology policies by Gartner Inc. of Stamford, Conn., recommends that President Bush appoint a federal chief information officer, a cabinet-level technology czar who would report directly to the president.

By GCN
April 3, 2001

IT investment requires partnerships, industry tells feds

APRIL 3When it comes to innovation, even the best companies don't go it alone-and neither should the government.That's the message a gathering of some 50 agency executives heard yesterday at a conference on assessing technology investment risk, co-hosted by the General Services Administration and Post Newsweek Tech Media Group, GCN's parent.

By GCN
April 3, 2001

GAO prods USDA on electronic filing

APRIL 2Although the Agriculture Department has partially met its Freedom to E-File Act deadlines, the agency faces formidable challenges to implement fully electronic filing, the General Accounting Office has reported.

By GCN
April 2, 2001

Web sites give computer security advice

APRIL 2Federal systems administrators in search of advice on computer and network security can log onto three Web sites tailored to their needs, a security specialist said last week at the National High-Performance Computing and Communications Council's annual conference in Newport, R.I.

By GCN
April 2, 2001

IRS sets its systems blueprint in motion

Systems modernization at the IRS is about to move beyond the blueprint stage and into construction.

By GCN
March 30, 2001

Section 508 becomes this year's Y2K

Agencies' last-minute push to comply with Section 508 accessibility requirements by June 21 is producing a blitz of vendor initiatives and product modifications.

By GCN
March 30, 2001

White House panel proposes a systems infrastructure for biomedical R&D

The President's Information Technology Advisory Committee has called for a nationwide systems infrastructure for biomedical research.

By GCN
March 30, 2001

FBI partners with private sector on security

As the number of Internet users continues to soar, cy berattacks increase exponentially and threats become more serious. Now, hackers also have more to fear.

By GCN
March 30, 2001

CIO Council lauds portal's co-founders

Two men who pushed the government toward its first major electronic-government success were lauded late last month for FirstGov, the one-stop federal Web portal.

By GCN
March 30, 2001

State starts work on global, multiagency network

The State Department this summer will begin testing a backbone network that is expected to let more than 40 agencies with overseas offices communicate via the Internet.

By GCN
March 30, 2001

CIO Council says thanks for the help

During its Excellence Showcase at FOSE 2001 last month, the Chief Information Officers Council lauded government and industry executives for their work helping the council.

By GCN
March 30, 2001

Flyzik to leave CIO Council officer post

Using a 'Survivor'-themed backdrop to discuss matters before the Chief Information Officers Council during the FOSE 2001 trade show in Washington last month, James Flyzik said he will be casting off from the proverbial island.

By GCN
March 30, 2001

Councils adopt a one-for-all stance

The Chief Information Officers Council needs to work closely with the Chief Financial Officers Council and the Procurement Executives Council to provide better services, CIO Council vice chairman James Flyzik said last month at the FOSE 2001 conference in Washington.

By GCN
March 30, 2001

OS vendors sound a friendly note

Advocates of the three leading enterprise operating systems'Microsoft Windows, Unix and Linux'spent less time sniping at each other than they did promoting interoperability strategies during a FOSE 2001 keynote panel last month.

By GCN
March 30, 2001

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Agencies still lax on systems security

APRIL 6'The government's failure to secure systems is leaving its computer infrastructure open to significant risk, witnesses told the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations yesterday.

New NIPC director prefers prevention to prosecution

APRIL 5The new director of the FBI's National Infrastructure Protection Center said he would rather prevent cyberattacks than throw people in jail after they've done harm.

Treasury looks to speed its financial reporting

APRIL 5'The Treasury Department is working to cut the time it takes to report its financial status from nearly three weeks to three days, department officials said.

Gartner report urges Bush to appoint a federal CIO

APRIL 3A report on federal information technology policies by Gartner Inc. of Stamford, Conn., recommends that President Bush appoint a federal chief information officer, a cabinet-level technology czar who would report directly to the president.

IT investment requires partnerships, industry tells feds

GAO prods USDA on electronic filing

APRIL 2Although the Agriculture Department has partially met its Freedom to E-File Act deadlines, the agency faces formidable challenges to implement fully electronic filing, the General Accounting Office has reported.

Web sites give computer security advice

APRIL 2Federal systems administrators in search of advice on computer and network security can log onto three Web sites tailored to their needs, a security specialist said last week at the National High-Performance Computing and Communications Council's annual conference in Newport, R.I.

IRS sets its systems blueprint in motion

Systems modernization at the IRS is about to move beyond the blueprint stage and into construction.

Section 508 becomes this year's Y2K

Agencies' last-minute push to comply with Section 508 accessibility requirements by June 21 is producing a blitz of vendor initiatives and product modifications.

The Senate gets handy

For the Republican half of the Senate, personal digital assistants are supplanting bulky briefing binders.

White House panel proposes a systems infrastructure for biomedical R&D

The President's Information Technology Advisory Committee has called for a nationwide systems infrastructure for biomedical research.

BLM restarts modernization

The Bureau of Land Management is on the road again. BLM, which last spring halted new information technology projects until it had implemented investment and project management processes, has kicked off its National Integrated Land System project, said Hort Tipton, BLM chief information officer.

FBI partners with private sector on security

As the number of Internet users continues to soar, cy berattacks increase exponentially and threats become more serious. Now, hackers also have more to fear.

CIO Council lauds portal's co-founders

Two men who pushed the government toward its first major electronic-government success were lauded late last month for FirstGov, the one-stop federal Web portal.

State starts work on global, multiagency network

The State Department this summer will begin testing a backbone network that is expected to let more than 40 agencies with overseas offices communicate via the Internet.

CIO Council says thanks for the help

During its Excellence Showcase at FOSE 2001 last month, the Chief Information Officers Council lauded government and industry executives for their work helping the council.

Flyzik to leave CIO Council officer post

Using a 'Survivor'-themed backdrop to discuss matters before the Chief Information Officers Council during the FOSE 2001 trade show in Washington last month, James Flyzik said he will be casting off from the proverbial island.

Councils adopt a one-for-all stance

The Chief Information Officers Council needs to work closely with the Chief Financial Officers Council and the Procurement Executives Council to provide better services, CIO Council vice chairman James Flyzik said last month at the FOSE 2001 conference in Washington.

OS vendors sound a friendly note

Advocates of the three leading enterprise operating systems'Microsoft Windows, Unix and Linux'spent less time sniping at each other than they did promoting interoperability strategies during a FOSE 2001 keynote panel last month.

GCN lauds hottest new stuff

GCN honored 11 companies for new products introduced at or shortly before FOSE 2001.

APRIL 6'The government's failure to secure systems is leaving its computer infrastructure open to significant risk, witnesses told the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations yesterday.

APRIL 5&#151;The new director of the FBI's National Infrastructure Protection Center said he would rather prevent cyberattacks than throw people in jail after they've done harm.

APRIL 5'The Treasury Department is working to cut the time it takes to report its financial status from nearly three weeks to three days, department officials said.

APRIL 3&#151;A report on federal information technology policies by Gartner Inc. of Stamford, Conn., recommends that President Bush appoint a federal chief information officer, a cabinet-level technology czar who would report directly to the president.

APRIL 2&#151;Although the Agriculture Department has partially met its Freedom to E-File Act deadlines, the agency faces formidable challenges to implement fully electronic filing, the General Accounting Office has reported.

APRIL 2&#151;Federal systems administrators in search of advice on computer and network security can log onto three Web sites tailored to their needs, a security specialist said last week at the National High-Performance Computing and Communications Council's annual conference in Newport, R.I.

Systems modernization at the IRS is about to move beyond the blueprint stage and into construction.

Agencies' last-minute push to comply with Section 508 accessibility requirements by June 21 is producing a blitz of vendor initiatives and product modifications.

For the Republican half of the Senate, personal digital assistants are supplanting bulky briefing binders.

The President's Information Technology Advisory Committee has called for a nationwide systems infrastructure for biomedical research.

The Bureau of Land Management is on the road again. BLM, which last spring halted new information technology projects until it had implemented investment and project management processes, has kicked off its National Integrated Land System project, said Hort Tipton, BLM chief information officer.

As the number of Internet users continues to soar, cy berattacks increase exponentially and threats become more serious. Now, hackers also have more to fear.

Two men who pushed the government toward its first major electronic-government success were lauded late last month for FirstGov, the one-stop federal Web portal.

The State Department this summer will begin testing a backbone network that is expected to let more than 40 agencies with overseas offices communicate via the Internet.

During its Excellence Showcase at FOSE 2001 last month, the Chief Information Officers Council lauded government and industry executives for their work helping the council.

Using a 'Survivor'-themed backdrop to discuss matters before the Chief Information Officers Council during the FOSE 2001 trade show in Washington last month, James Flyzik said he will be casting off from the proverbial island.

The Chief Information Officers Council needs to work closely with the Chief Financial Officers Council and the Procurement Executives Council to provide better services, CIO Council vice chairman James Flyzik said last month at the FOSE 2001 conference in Washington.

Advocates of the three leading enterprise operating systems'Microsoft Windows, Unix and Linux'spent less time sniping at each other than they did promoting interoperability strategies during a FOSE 2001 keynote panel last month.

GCN honored 11 companies for new products introduced at or shortly before FOSE 2001.

APRIL 5The new director of the FBI's National Infrastructure Protection Center said he would rather prevent cyberattacks than throw people in jail after they've done harm.

APRIL 3A report on federal information technology policies by Gartner Inc. of Stamford, Conn., recommends that President Bush appoint a federal chief information officer, a cabinet-level technology czar who would report directly to the president.

APRIL 2Although the Agriculture Department has partially met its Freedom to E-File Act deadlines, the agency faces formidable challenges to implement fully electronic filing, the General Accounting Office has reported.

APRIL 2Federal systems administrators in search of advice on computer and network security can log onto three Web sites tailored to their needs, a security specialist said last week at the National High-Performance Computing and Communications Council's annual conference in Newport, R.I.