Route Fifty

Defense's APAN links Pacific partners with the world

Congress gave the Defense Department funds for the Asia-Pacific Regional Initiative two years ago to keep military and humanitarian organizations there in touch with each other as well as with their U.S. counterparts.

By GCN
March 13, 2001

Education still has an uphill battle

The Education Department's Office of Student Financial Assistance has successfully retired the direct routing system that serviced the Federal Direct Loan program, officials said.

By GCN
March 13, 2001

Web site attacks reflect systemic problems, security expert says

MARCH 12They don't all garner headlines, but successful hacks of government Web sites are startlingly common. A successful hack, said Alan Paller, director of the SANS Institute of Bethesda, Md., is one in which the intruder manages to change a page.

By GCN
March 12, 2001

Federal Commons portal opens for grants

MARCH 11'The government recently opened a Web portal to serve agencies, institutions and individuals that handle federal grant money.

By GCN
March 11, 2001

FAA union sets arbitration date for IT pay raise

MARCH 9'After the Federal Aviation Administration turned down its request for pay increases approved last year for the government's computer specialists, the Professional Airways Systems Specialists union has chosen an arbitrator to hear its grievance.

By GCN
March 9, 2001

Knowledge Management Initiatives Gain Foothold in Government

Knowledge management initiatives are on the upswing as managers at all government levels face mounting pressure to work smarter and faster while wrestling with the demands of electronic government and a shrinking work force.

By GCN
March 9, 2001

GPO posts wage determination data

MARCH 8The Government Printing Office has made its wage determination documents available on the Web.

By GCN
March 8, 2001

OMB: Don't count that e-gov money yet

MARCH 7-President Bush may have proposed a $100 million electronic government fund, but don't hold your breath waiting for the money to flow to your favorite Web project. That's the message delivered by Jasmeet Seehra, senior policy analyst in the Office of Management and Budget's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.

By GCN
March 7, 2001

Small business gets $140 million NASA contract

MARCH 6NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland recently awarded a set-aside contract for scientific research and development services worth up to $140 million to a small Maryland company.

By GCN
March 6, 2001

Congress moves to enforce new systems security planning law

MARCH 5A congressional panel has asked 15 agencies for proof of compliance with a law requiring security auditing and penetration testing of government systems.

By GCN
March 5, 2001

The Checklist tells webmasters how to simplify

MARCH 5'Developers at the National Institute on Aging have produced a glossy, 16-page booklet of advice for webmasters, based on extensive research on site usability.

By GCN
March 5, 2001

Astronauts call home via shuttle VOIP link

For the first time, astronauts on a shuttle mission have made telephone calls from space.

By GCN
March 2, 2001

FBI changes name of its controversial e-mail wiretapping app to DCS1000

One thing the FBI's controversial Internet wiretapping software won't have going against it anymore is its name.

By GCN
March 2, 2001

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INTERNAUT

I've noticed some trends recently that have the potential to spark big changes in agencies' information technology practices:

Defense's APAN links Pacific partners with the world

Congress gave the Defense Department funds for the Asia-Pacific Regional Initiative two years ago to keep military and humanitarian organizations there in touch with each other as well as with their U.S. counterparts.

Paperless Polling

In his 22-year government career, Jim Woodmansee remembers times when employee questionnaires went through the mail and had to be tabulated by hand.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

I read with interest your article about the expanding capacity of personal digital assistants and the potential applications for PDAs with expanded capacity [<a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol20_no3/reviews/3614-1.html">GCN, Feb. 5, Page 32</a>].

EDITORIAL

Computer and data security as it is practiced today resembles nothing so much as the Cold War.

Education still has an uphill battle

The Education Department's Office of Student Financial Assistance has successfully retired the direct routing system that serviced the Federal Direct Loan program, officials said.

Web site attacks reflect systemic problems, security expert says

MARCH 12They don't all garner headlines, but successful hacks of government Web sites are startlingly common. A successful hack, said Alan Paller, director of the SANS Institute of Bethesda, Md., is one in which the intruder manages to change a page.

Federal Commons portal opens for grants

MARCH 11'The government recently opened a Web portal to serve agencies, institutions and individuals that handle federal grant money.

FAA union sets arbitration date for IT pay raise

MARCH 9'After the Federal Aviation Administration turned down its request for pay increases approved last year for the government's computer specialists, the Professional Airways Systems Specialists union has chosen an arbitrator to hear its grievance.

What is Knowledge Management?

Definitions of knowledge management abound. Here are a few explanations offered by information technology experts:

Knowledge Management Initiatives Gain Foothold in Government

Knowledge management initiatives are on the upswing as managers at all government levels face mounting pressure to work smarter and faster while wrestling with the demands of electronic government and a shrinking work force.

GPO posts wage determination data

MARCH 8The Government Printing Office has made its wage determination documents available on the Web.

OMB: Don't count that e-gov money yet

Small business gets $140 million NASA contract

MARCH 6NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland recently awarded a set-aside contract for scientific research and development services worth up to $140 million to a small Maryland company.

Congress moves to enforce new systems security planning law

MARCH 5A congressional panel has asked 15 agencies for proof of compliance with a law requiring security auditing and penetration testing of government systems.

The Checklist tells webmasters how to simplify

MARCH 5'Developers at the National Institute on Aging have produced a glossy, 16-page booklet of advice for webmasters, based on extensive research on site usability.

End-to-end service when?

When the Federal Technology Service wrote separate long-distance and local telecommunications contracts, the plan was that carriers under both contracts would eventually offer the government end-to-end services.

Astronauts call home via shuttle VOIP link

For the first time, astronauts on a shuttle mission have made telephone calls from space.

FTS faces telecom's future

Sandra Bates, commissioner of the Federal Technology Service, read recently about plans for a disposable wireless phone.

FBI changes name of its controversial e-mail wiretapping app to DCS1000

One thing the FBI's controversial Internet wiretapping software won't have going against it anymore is its name.

I've noticed some trends recently that have the potential to spark big changes in agencies' information technology practices:

Congress gave the Defense Department funds for the Asia-Pacific Regional Initiative two years ago to keep military and humanitarian organizations there in touch with each other as well as with their U.S. counterparts.

In his 22-year government career, Jim Woodmansee remembers times when employee questionnaires went through the mail and had to be tabulated by hand.

I read with interest your article about the expanding capacity of personal digital assistants and the potential applications for PDAs with expanded capacity [<a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol20_no3/reviews/3614-1.html">GCN, Feb. 5, Page 32</a>].

Computer and data security as it is practiced today resembles nothing so much as the Cold War.

The Education Department's Office of Student Financial Assistance has successfully retired the direct routing system that serviced the Federal Direct Loan program, officials said.

MARCH 12&#151;They don't all garner headlines, but successful hacks of government Web sites are startlingly common. A successful hack, said Alan Paller, director of the SANS Institute of Bethesda, Md., is one in which the intruder manages to change a page.

MARCH 11'The government recently opened a Web portal to serve agencies, institutions and individuals that handle federal grant money.

MARCH 9'After the Federal Aviation Administration turned down its request for pay increases approved last year for the government's computer specialists, the Professional Airways Systems Specialists union has chosen an arbitrator to hear its grievance.

Definitions of knowledge management abound. Here are a few explanations offered by information technology experts:

Knowledge management initiatives are on the upswing as managers at all government levels face mounting pressure to work smarter and faster while wrestling with the demands of electronic government and a shrinking work force.

MARCH 8&#151;The Government Printing Office has made its wage determination documents available on the Web.

MARCH 6&#151;NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland recently awarded a set-aside contract for scientific research and development services worth up to $140 million to a small Maryland company.

MARCH 5&#151;A congressional panel has asked 15 agencies for proof of compliance with a law requiring security auditing and penetration testing of government systems.

MARCH 5'Developers at the National Institute on Aging have produced a glossy, 16-page booklet of advice for webmasters, based on extensive research on site usability.

When the Federal Technology Service wrote separate long-distance and local telecommunications contracts, the plan was that carriers under both contracts would eventually offer the government end-to-end services.

For the first time, astronauts on a shuttle mission have made telephone calls from space.

Sandra Bates, commissioner of the Federal Technology Service, read recently about plans for a disposable wireless phone.

One thing the FBI's controversial Internet wiretapping software won't have going against it anymore is its name.

MARCH 12They don't all garner headlines, but successful hacks of government Web sites are startlingly common. A successful hack, said Alan Paller, director of the SANS Institute of Bethesda, Md., is one in which the intruder manages to change a page.

MARCH 8The Government Printing Office has made its wage determination documents available on the Web.

MARCH 6NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland recently awarded a set-aside contract for scientific research and development services worth up to $140 million to a small Maryland company.

MARCH 5A congressional panel has asked 15 agencies for proof of compliance with a law requiring security auditing and penetration testing of government systems.