Camp Pendleton gives a storage appliance a beta workout
To beta-test a new operating system, Snap Appliances Inc. turned to federal users with a reputation for toughness: Marines at Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Finalists picked in GCN Best Technology Awards at FOSE
More than 200 exhibitors competed for the GCN Best New Technology Awards at FOSE.
ANOTHER VIEW
The Federal Acquisition Regulation Council in 1995 streamlined rules for buying commercial items, but the rules have only recently caught on with federal contracting offices.
Feds take steps toward paperless contracting
The road to paperless contracting is strewn with paper.
West aims to make e-government a safe bet
You can't do electronic government without the right infrastructure. And you can't build the right infrastructure without security.
DOD slated for scant raise over 2001 budget
President Bush's fiscal 2002 budget proposal of $310.5 billion for the Defense Department takes a wait-and-see attitude, offering minimal increases over last year's budget until DOD completes a strategic review.
At 200,000 hits, 2002 budget is a hot Web ticket
Eager to scan President Bush's budget plans for fiscal 2002, Web-savvy citizens downloaded A Blueprint for New Beginnings: A Responsible Budget for America's Priorities more than 125,000 times in the first 24 hours after its release on Feb. 28.
Martinsburg brochure collects design award
A brochure depicting the art in the IRS computing center in Martinsburg, W.Va., is among the winners in the 2000 GSA Design Awards.
People on the Move
Robert Kahn, who in the 1970s laid some of the foundation for the Internet while at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, has won the National Academy of Engineering's Charles Stark Draper Prize.
BLM begins work on modernization
MARCH 16—The Bureau of Land Management, which last spring halted new information technology projects until it had implemented investment management processes, has kicked off its National Integrated Land System project.
Bush budget pushes outsourcing
Federal workers could see their ranks shrink if lawmakers embrace proposals included in President Bush's 2002 fiscal budget proposal.
Money to leave Defense CIO post in April
Arthur Money last week confirmed rumors that he will soon leave his post as the Defense Department's chief information officer.
Federal portal offers one-stop shop for grants
Agencies, institutions and individuals that handle federal grant money now have a Web portal.
Web site gets more visitors than museum
Since closing for a multiyear renovation, the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington has seen visits to its Web site increase to the point that it gets more virtual than it did actual visitors.
Acrobat 5.0 talks, meets Section 508
Adobe Systems Inc. has geared up its Acrobat 5.0 document portability software for Section 508 compliance, digital signatures and reading aloud to users.
Hacks show patterns
They don't all garner headlines, but successful hacks of government Web sites are startlingly common.
FAA's IT pay dispute goes to arbitration
The Federal Aviation Administration this month turned down a request from some of its information technology workers for special raises approved late last year by the Office of Personnel Management [<a href="http://gcn.com/vol20_no4/news/3718-1.html">GCN, Feb. 19, Page 1</a>].
Agencies told to document security work
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations has asked 15 agencies for proof of compliance with a new systems security requirement.
Bush wants IT security left to private sector
President Bush understands the need for government to support industry in securing the nation's information infrastructure, said John Tritak, director of the Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office.
CIO Council's agenda, Bush's 2002 budget in accord
MARCH 15—The CIO Council soon will ask President Bush to establish an intergovernmental fund for crosscutting programs, and will share other e-government concerns with the new administration, Treasury chief information officer Jim Flyzik said Wednesday.
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