Federal and local officials: We've got to talk
State and local governments are still reeling from the aftershocks of Sept. 11, 2001, and the weaknesses it revealed in the communication between levels of government.
Policy consensus seen critical to information sharing
Successful government information sharing projects start with agreement to commit the resources to a common goal, officials speaking at FOSE agreed today.<br>
GCN Lab: USB cable makes big difference in printer speed
It might be time to cast off that old standby, the parallel printer cable. <br>
BlackBerry: Focusing on government users
Research in Motion Ltd. has been responding to the needs of its many U.S. government users in expanding the functionality of its BlackBerry two-way paging devices, the company's president said today.
Agencies need more contract input from industry, Sade says
Mike Sade said he is looking into adding a clause to the agency's procurement regulations prohibiting an award without discussions.<br>
Photo highlights from Wednesday at FOSE
A photo gallery of the sights and sounds of FOSE 2003, April 8-10, Washington Convention Center.
Desktops add biometrics to their lineup
Seeing a demand from federal agencies, PC makers said they are increasingly launching new desktops that boast of biometric authentication, either embedded in the hardware or added as a separate scanner.<br>
Soldiers can SMS loved ones from overseas
From an Internet-equipped computer in Iraq, a new service lets soldiers broadcast text messages that could, at once, print out on thousands of cell phone screens across the world.<br>
Postcards from the front lines of election reform
Today at FOSE's E-Town, election officials described how two Maryland counties switched from lever-style systems and punch cards to direct record electronic (DRE) voting devices - and survived.<br>
New federal council has expanded focus
The Federal Acquisition Council is to pick up where the Procurement Executives Council left off.<br>
Information sharing driving homeland projects
Homeland security projects rest squarely on a base of information sharing for improved effectiveness, according to several officials who spoke today at FOSE.<br>
New wrinkle offered in secure access
Neoteris Inc. is a company in search of an identity. Analysts are calling their product a SSL VPN. Its Access line works at layer 2 and allows granular access to specific applications and files. <br>
CFO Council to roll out governmentwide performance metrics next month
The Chief Financial Officers Council has settled on eight measures that agencies can use as leading performance indicators and plans to issue them by the end of May, Office of Management and Budget controller Linda Springer said today.
Justice, OPM projects win Showcase of Excellence awards
The Department of Justice's Joint Automated Booking System and the Office of Personnel Management's E-Training initiative today received the Showcase of Excellence award at the FOSE 2003 conference in Washington.<br>
Security technology is serving with U.S. troops in Iraq
Vendors at this year's FOSE trade show are trumpeting a variety of security technologies being deployed by the military at home and as part of the Iraq war.<br>
FAA official describes agency's blueprint efforts
Divide an enterprise architecture project into manageable chunks and conquer people's fears by showing them some short-term benefits from the effort, the Federal Aviation Administration's enterprise architect said today.<br>
HIPAA hurdles loom as deadline approaches
With the deadline to meet privacy provisions in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act less than a week away, the crowd in the E-Town theater at FOSE today complained about some of the challenges posed by the new rules.<br>
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Sharing information still a pipe dream?
Experts agreed that information sharing across government still calls for process, not necessarily technology, improvements. But some wonder whether government leaders have weighed down that process with too many new rules.<br>
DISA chooses Securify suite
The Defense Information Systems Agency today contracted with Securify Inc. for a suite of security applications to oversee traffic on the military command and control networks being used in Operation Iraqi Freedom.<br>
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