Is HHS certifiable?
The Health and Human Services Department's public-key infrastructure will be the first broad civilian use of digital credentials and one of the first departmentwide uses of a revamped governmentwide e-authentication program.
New authentication plan takes shape
Taking a cue from industry, the government is shifting to a federated approach for authenticating users of e-government services.
Census will test iPaq handhelds for 2010 count
The Census Bureau is laying plans for the 2010 Census that include the use of as many as 500,000 handheld computers by census takers.
Keyboard eases navigation for impaired users
The Datahand Personal Edition keyboard by Datahand Inc. of Phoenix lets impaired users manipulate its keyboard and mouse with elements much closer than standard equipment, making typing and desktop navigation easier and more efficient.
INSCOM unifies Unix, Windows inventories
The Army Intelligence and Security Command has bought server management software from Altiris Inc. to integrate computers running Unix into one documenting the computers running Windows.<br>
Congress limits outsourcing at Interior, Energy
Congress has placed restrictions on competitive-sourcing programs at the Energy and Interior departments in an appropriations bill passed by the House and Senate.<br>
CIOs need to talk like CFOs
A communications gap between CIOs and business managers is holding back growth of a federal enterprise architecture, speakers said today at a Washington breakfast.<br>
Pure technology not the only answer to accessibility
At the IDEAS Section 508 conference yesterday in Washington, Hewlett-Packard Co. demonstrated iCommunicator, a PC application that accepts live voice input, converts it to on-screen text, then converts the text to video images of sign language.<br>
IRS builds accessibility into enterprise architecture
The IRS has incorporated Section 508 requirements into its enterprise architecture and lifecycle management policies.
Apps, other techniques can help agencies comply with 508
Federal IT specialists working to make Web sites and other electronic documents accessible to people with disabilities have an increasing range of tools to help them.
OMB reports little progress on PMA's e-gov goals
The Office of Management and Budget today handed out its final set of grades for fiscal 2003, and agency progress remains stymied in getting to green on e-government under the President's Management Agenda. <br>
Education, PTO recognized for Section 508 best practices
The Education Department and the Patent and Trademark Office developed programs to integrate Section 508 accessibility requirements into all phases of their IT plans.<br>
Justice ready to release survey on Section 508 compliance
The Justice Department by the end of this week will release to agencies the 2003 Section 508 survey, marking the best opportunity to gauge governmentwide success at meeting accessibility requirements.<br>
New products on display at IDEAS Conference
The GCN Lab looks at software and hardware designed to bring federal agencies into compliance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act amendments.<br>
Calendar
<b>9-10 SoldierTech 2003 Conference.</b><br>Arlington, Va. Contact the Institute for Defense & Government Advancement; Web: <a href= "http://www.idga.com">www.idga.com</a>.
Federal Contract Law: Public database for contracts could spell disaster
Last summer I read about a proposal by the General Services Administration to post copies of all awarded contracts on the Internet. At the time, I wondered why anyone would want to do such a thing.
GSA plans new rule for share-in-savings
The General Services Administration has proposed a new procurement rule intended to boost the number of share-in-savings contracts agencies award.
These utilities can keep your computer fit
It's not easy to keep a PC running well in the face of viruses, spam, resource-hogging applications and rogue Dynamic Link Library files from deleted apps.
The lowdown on 10-Gigabit Ethernet switches
<b>What is it?</b> A 10-Gigabit Ethernet switch is built to handle 10-Gbps speeds in its switching fabric. Most also bundle multiple Gigabit Ethernet and Fast Ethernet slots as well.
Ethernet switches on 10-Gbps speed
If there's one thing network administrators can all agree on, it's that you can never have too much bandwidth.
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