OMB: Affected employees may represent colleagues in A-76 contest
OMB says the representative for employees affected by a Circular A-76 review must be one of the affected employees.
Quick look: Treo 650 has pizzazz
The Treo 650, the latest in the company's line of Smartphone handhelds, is a winner for many reasons.
FEMA tests digital alert system
Technology will send messages to wireless devices, radio, TV and the Internet.
Face-off
Face recognition is emerging as a viable tool for verifying identities.
FOSE roundup
Security, open source highlight FOSE.
OMB, CIO Council to assess IT workforce gaps
Though recent surveys indicate the IT workforce crisis is not as bad as once thought, the CIO Council wants agencies to figure out their employees' current skills sets and their future needs.
Philly releases Wi-Fi RFP
In a major initiative to provide their citizens and business with affordable high-speed Internet access, officials from the city of Philadelphia unveiled an ambitious plan to deploy an estimated $10 million Wi-Fi network by the summer of 2006.
Postal Service's HR system, Grants.gov honored by federal councils
In streamlining its human resources management processes, the Postal Service is showing just how a shared service approach can be successful.
MPC updates fed notebook
But it still has three spindles in a two-spindle world.
FAR to include earned-value management system policy
The civilian and Defense acquisition councils plan to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to add policies governing earned-value management systems.
OFPP to clamp down on specifying brand names in procurements
The administration will remind agencies that it is against Federal Acquisition Regulations to name a specific product in a procurement without a good reason.
Air Force picks HP for five-year computer contract
The Air Force has awarded a to Hewlett-Packard Co. to provide desktop PCs, notebooks and servers.
Microsoft s new market
Software giant wants a piece of DOD interoperability dollars.
Accenture: E-gov yet to live up to its potential
E-government initiatives have been effective, but they haven't met all expectations, says the head of Accenture's government group.
Joint Chiefs: Military networks must be linked
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff insists the military of the future will have networks that are built jointly from the start.
Future Combat Systems contract overhauled
For the second time in less than a year, the Army is restructuring its Future Combat Systems program.
Top technologies honored at FOSE
Twelve products were honored yesterday at the FOSE trade show, ranging from a network switch, to an electronic voting system, to a notebook chip set.
Chertoff reviews proposed DHS oversight office
DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff is including the proposed $847 million Office of Screening Coordination and Operations in a comprehensive review of the department.
Croom nominated for DISA directorship
The Air Force major general would replace Lt. Gen. Harry Raduege after his retirement.
Steve Cooper to leave DHS
The Homeland Security Department's first CIO is resigning, he confirmed today.
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