PKI needs governmentwide guidelines to work, GAO says
The Office of Management and Budget should establish governmentwide standards to guide agencies in implementing public-key infrastructure technologies, the General Accounting Office reported last week.
GSA moves to close most warehouses
The General Services Administration will close six of its eight supply warehouses after all, but most likely not before October, the agency said late last month.
CIOs name e-government as a priority but a tough challenge
Federal chief information officers still consider electronic-government initiatives their biggest job and greatest headache, a recent survey revealed.
Generals' hard drives could hold Osprey answers
MARCH 2—Defense Department investigators reportedly have seized data from the computers of two Marine Corps generals to learn whether an alleged cover-up of maintenance problems with the V-22 Osprey aircraft was ordered from the top.
Marines: Software is one culprit in Osprey crash
The Marine Corps is nearly certain the Dec. 11 crash of an MV-22 Osprey that killed four Marines was caused by hydraulic failure followed by malfunctioning software.
Senate adds servers to speed up e-mail
Senators are receiving their e-mail at a steady pace again now that the Senate systems shop has installed four additional mail servers.
NARA clarifies demands on Web site snapshots
A barrage of questions and complaints from agencies has forced the National Archives and Records Administration to clarify its requirements for saving snapshots of Clinton administration Web sites.
FOSE show turns 25
Twenty-five years ago at the time of the first FOSE trade show, the Apple computer was still parked in its inventors' garage, and the CP/M operating system had yet to achieve desktop dominance.
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But there was one federal process he wished he could have gotten his paws on earlier: the presidential pardon.
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FBI agent Robert Hanssen wanted to encrypt communications with Russian intelligence via a Palm VIIx wireless computer, according to court documents. But the Russian agents unluckily opted for paper in low-tech garbage bags.
Web metrics is hot topic for publishers
When the Federal Publishers Committee planned its session last month on evaluating Web sites, organizers made room for 60 or so people. They got more than 90.
IT leaders deliver e-gov plan
The Council for Excellence in Government last month unveiled a blueprint for electronic government that included recommendations for creating a federal chief information officer post, a special assistant to the president for e-government and a $3 billion, five-year fund for electronic programs and projects.
People on the Move
Paul Brubaker, Defense Department deputy chief information officer, is leaving DOD for industry. He announced last week he will start a job March 19 running global electronic-government services for Commerce One Inc., an electronic-commerce company in Pleasanton, Calif.
Horn revives bill to split OMB
Rep. Steve Horn (R-Calif.) last month introduced a bill to split the Office of Management and Budget's duties.
Glitch thwarts upgrade effort at Customs
After its failure last month to complete the installation of enhancements to its Air Automated Manifest System, the Customs Service is trying to find the glitch.
GSA considers need for new TELIS contract
The General Services Administration's Federal Computer Acquisition Center is considering a follow-on to the successful Telecommunications Integrator Services contract, which it administers for the Treasury Department.
DOD to fight fire with Linux supercluster
The Defense Department's first large-scale Linux supercluster will fight, among other things, forest fires.
Navy replaces benefits guide with CD-ROM
Forget the hefty, 100-page guidebook sailors used to thumb through to learn about their benefits packages. These days, they need only pop a CD-ROM into a PC to learn about the service's pay structure and allowances, advancement opportunities and medical care.
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