Route Fifty

Shipboard staffs await rules for handhelds

ABOARD THE USS CONSTELLATION'The Navy's network administrators are in limbo until they get official direction on the use of handheld devices. In the meantime, they must keep handheld-accessible LANs and information secure.

By GCN
February 28, 2001

SSA gets ready for customer service on the Web

The Social Security Administration has completed proof-of-concept tests for Web customer service pilots that could begin as soon as this spring.

By GCN
February 28, 2001

HHS reduces its paperwork burden

Whenever agencies plan to collect information from citizens about Medicare, taxes, cancer treatments or anything else, they must file a stack of documents to comply with, ironically, the 1995 Paperwork Reduction Act.

By GCN
February 28, 2001

Analyze this: Just how good is your site?

It's futile to point fingers when a mission-critical Web site fails to perform as expected, BMC Software Inc.'s Mary Nugent believes.

By GCN
February 28, 2001

Feds shoulder burden of technology worker shortage

For many federal information technology executives, the shortage of technology workers is a dreary fact of life.

By GCN
February 28, 2001

USDA blends its data with Geological Survey graphics

FEB. 28An Agriculture Department pilot project takes images from a Geological Survey Web-based application and combines them with USDA's own survey data to present geospatial data on demand to customers.

By GCN
February 28, 2001

GAO says government lacks a plan for PKI

FEB. 28The Office of Management and Budget should establish governmentwide standards to guide federal agencies in implementing public-key infrastructures, the General Accounting Office said.

By GCN
February 28, 2001

INTERVIEW: Louis H. Ray, the practical coder

Louis H. Ray is a firm believer in understanding business practices before jumping into software development for government agencies. Although he describes himself as an itinerant programmer, he would rather link together commercial software than custom-code it.

By GCN
February 28, 2001

DOD deputy CIO Brubaker announces departure

FEB. 28Paul Brubaker, deputy chief information officer for the Defense Department, will leave his post in two weeks to head up global e-government services for Commerce One Inc.

By GCN
February 28, 2001

Handhelds branch out as network clients

Handheld computers a few years ago whistled, beeped and stored a small amount of data with little more functionality than a calendar.

By GCN
February 28, 2001

GAO blasts Washington for weak security

The federal General Accounting Office assailed the District of Columbia's public works, technology and financial offices for having serious and pervasive weaknesses in their computer security.

By GCN
February 28, 2001

States balk at outdated standard for medical files

The federal government is requiring states to use 22-year-old standards for health care data transactions.

By GCN
February 28, 2001

Gun group sues police in Pennsylvania over database

A gun association is suing the Pennsylvania State Police and Gov. Tom Ridge's administration for keeping a database of handgun sales.

By GCN
February 28, 2001

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Shipboard staffs await rules for handhelds

ABOARD THE USS CONSTELLATION'The Navy's network administrators are in limbo until they get official direction on the use of handheld devices. In the meantime, they must keep handheld-accessible LANs and information secure.

SSA gets ready for customer service on the Web

The Social Security Administration has completed proof-of-concept tests for Web customer service pilots that could begin as soon as this spring.

HHS reduces its paperwork burden

Whenever agencies plan to collect information from citizens about Medicare, taxes, cancer treatments or anything else, they must file a stack of documents to comply with, ironically, the 1995 Paperwork Reduction Act.

@INFO.POLICY

What should President Bush do on the information policy front? Common responses to this question include grandiose suggestions for new laws, offices and programs. I think the major response should deal with implementation, and I have some pedestrian suggestions.

Analyze this: Just how good is your site?

It's futile to point fingers when a mission-critical Web site fails to perform as expected, BMC Software Inc.'s Mary Nugent believes.

CYBER EYE

At the risk of repeating myself, I'll say: Security is a human problem, not a technology problem, and likely to get worse before it gets better.

Logging On

Standardizing Forest Service data is as much a cultural challenge as a technological one.

Feds shoulder burden of technology worker shortage

For many federal information technology executives, the shortage of technology workers is a dreary fact of life.

USDA blends its data with Geological Survey graphics

FEB. 28An Agriculture Department pilot project takes images from a Geological Survey Web-based application and combines them with USDA's own survey data to present geospatial data on demand to customers.

GAO says government lacks a plan for PKI

FEB. 28The Office of Management and Budget should establish governmentwide standards to guide federal agencies in implementing public-key infrastructures, the General Accounting Office said.

INTERVIEW: Louis H. Ray, the practical coder

Louis H. Ray is a firm believer in understanding business practices before jumping into software development for government agencies. Although he describes himself as an itinerant programmer, he would rather link together commercial software than custom-code it.

DOD deputy CIO Brubaker announces departure

FEB. 28Paul Brubaker, deputy chief information officer for the Defense Department, will leave his post in two weeks to head up global e-government services for Commerce One Inc.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Your special report, '2001: Year of the human factor' [<a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol20_no1/news/3505-1.html">GCN, Jan. 8, Page 1</a>], was quite interesting concerning the hiring practices of the government vs. the private sector. I believe that you missed one important factor: competency.

Some are more equal

Every time one of my kids plaintively begs for some new game, gewgaw or sugar-laden gunk he or she absolutely must have, my stock answer is, 'Yeah, and I want $1 million.'

Library books go digital

Paper and glue library books are just so last millennium. Will the digital age leave musty library books in the dust? Perhaps the paper but not the books.

Handhelds branch out as network clients

Handheld computers a few years ago whistled, beeped and stored a small amount of data with little more functionality than a calendar.

GAO blasts Washington for weak security

The federal General Accounting Office assailed the District of Columbia's public works, technology and financial offices for having serious and pervasive weaknesses in their computer security.

COUNTY LINES

Florida's Polk County School District Transportation Division took action before it had a problem with employees playing electronic games at work.

States balk at outdated standard for medical files

The federal government is requiring states to use 22-year-old standards for health care data transactions.

Gun group sues police in Pennsylvania over database

A gun association is suing the Pennsylvania State Police and Gov. Tom Ridge's administration for keeping a database of handgun sales.

ABOARD THE USS CONSTELLATION'The Navy's network administrators are in limbo until they get official direction on the use of handheld devices. In the meantime, they must keep handheld-accessible LANs and information secure.

The Social Security Administration has completed proof-of-concept tests for Web customer service pilots that could begin as soon as this spring.

Whenever agencies plan to collect information from citizens about Medicare, taxes, cancer treatments or anything else, they must file a stack of documents to comply with, ironically, the 1995 Paperwork Reduction Act.

What should President Bush do on the information policy front? Common responses to this question include grandiose suggestions for new laws, offices and programs. I think the major response should deal with implementation, and I have some pedestrian suggestions.

It's futile to point fingers when a mission-critical Web site fails to perform as expected, BMC Software Inc.'s Mary Nugent believes.

At the risk of repeating myself, I'll say: Security is a human problem, not a technology problem, and likely to get worse before it gets better.

Standardizing Forest Service data is as much a cultural challenge as a technological one.

For many federal information technology executives, the shortage of technology workers is a dreary fact of life.

FEB. 28&#151;An Agriculture Department pilot project takes images from a Geological Survey Web-based application and combines them with USDA's own survey data to present geospatial data on demand to customers.

FEB. 28&#151;The Office of Management and Budget should establish governmentwide standards to guide federal agencies in implementing public-key infrastructures, the General Accounting Office said.

Louis H. Ray is a firm believer in understanding business practices before jumping into software development for government agencies. Although he describes himself as an itinerant programmer, he would rather link together commercial software than custom-code it.

FEB. 28&#151;Paul Brubaker, deputy chief information officer for the Defense Department, will leave his post in two weeks to head up global e-government services for Commerce One Inc.

Your special report, '2001: Year of the human factor' [<a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol20_no1/news/3505-1.html">GCN, Jan. 8, Page 1</a>], was quite interesting concerning the hiring practices of the government vs. the private sector. I believe that you missed one important factor: competency.

Every time one of my kids plaintively begs for some new game, gewgaw or sugar-laden gunk he or she absolutely must have, my stock answer is, 'Yeah, and I want $1 million.'

Paper and glue library books are just so last millennium. Will the digital age leave musty library books in the dust? Perhaps the paper but not the books.

Handheld computers a few years ago whistled, beeped and stored a small amount of data with little more functionality than a calendar.

The federal General Accounting Office assailed the District of Columbia's public works, technology and financial offices for having serious and pervasive weaknesses in their computer security.

Florida's Polk County School District Transportation Division took action before it had a problem with employees playing electronic games at work.

The federal government is requiring states to use 22-year-old standards for health care data transactions.

A gun association is suing the Pennsylvania State Police and Gov. Tom Ridge's administration for keeping a database of handgun sales.

FEB. 28An Agriculture Department pilot project takes images from a Geological Survey Web-based application and combines them with USDA's own survey data to present geospatial data on demand to customers.

FEB. 28The Office of Management and Budget should establish governmentwide standards to guide federal agencies in implementing public-key infrastructures, the General Accounting Office said.

FEB. 28Paul Brubaker, deputy chief information officer for the Defense Department, will leave his post in two weeks to head up global e-government services for Commerce One Inc.