Survey: Top challenges are funding and security
In developing its list of 10 challenges, GCN drew on a variety of sources, including former and current federal officials, government contractors and analysts.
How to bet on the right technologies
Good technology solves problems. It doesn't make new ones.Sound simple? It's not. Anticipating which technologies will last and which won't is, at best, something of a guessing game. And making the best guesses requires a depth of technical knowledge and an amount of time that government CIOs can't always fit into their schedules.
Success starts with sweet talk
A successful e-government project is built mainly on enterprise architecture plans and other technical elements, but one of its key pillars is something intangible: diplomacy.
Get down to business with an architecture
The message from the Office of Management and Budget to agency managers is loud and clear: No enterprise architecture, no funding.
Management agenda drives the challenges
To be challenged is to be tested.For government managers, the catalog of major tests seems to grow by the day.
GAO lauds financial improvements but urges DOD to do more
Although the Defense Department has improved its ability to find and fix accounting errors, it still must modernize its systems and settle on consistent performance metrics, the General Accounting Office concludes.
Preparing the new convention center for its first show
Following last weekend's ribbon-cutting ceremony, workers are putting finishing touches on the new Washington Convention Center in time for next week's opening of FOSE.
Sneak previews: A sampler of FOSE product displays
As always, FOSE is the place to see and be seen, to experience firsthand the latest generation of technology and services. Dozens of new products will make their debut.
DOD re-ups satellite communications contract
The Defense Department has exercised the first of three one-year options for global satellite communications, extending its original two-year contract with Iridium Satellite LLC.<br>
GPO shake-up leads to new tech shops
As part of a sweeping reorganization, the Government Printing Office has created two new divisions with IT responsibilities.<br>
Retirement board targets record-keeping system launch for June
A new Thrift Savings Plan record-keeping system is expected to be running by summer, its project manager said today.<br>
Dashboard PCs display real-time troop movements
Since the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Army, Marine Corps and allied ground forces in Kuwait and Iraq have used the Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below tactical communications system to track enemy and friendly forces and to obtain terrain data.
Linux available from SuSE for 64-bit Itanium 2
SuSE Inc. has released a 64-bit version of Linux for the Intel Itanium 2 platform.
SBA retooling IT, e-gov shops
Over the next two months, the Small Business Administration will transform its approach to IT and e-government. Lloyd Blanchard, the chief operating officer, said the agency is adding three new political positions in a new Office of Policy and Strategic Programs.
Online Extra: Product testing at the GCN Lab
GCN's Lab undergoes a multi-step process to determine the quality of technology commonly used in government, as well as to test the claims of manufacturers. What follows is a photo essay illustrating steps in the process.
GSA releases final rule for .gov
The General Services Administration today made it easier for state and local governments to use the .gov domain name. In a final rule published in the Federal Register, GSA outlined how government entities can identify themselves with the domain.
Bill mandates U.S. cellular tech for postwar Iraq
Acting on reports that the Defense Department wants to build a wireless communications infrastructure in postwar Iraq that follows the Global System for Mobile Communications standard, a California congressman has launched his own pre-emptive strike.
OPM debuts site for federal education funds
The Office of Personnel Management today launched a new Web site for students who apply for federal education funds. The e-Scholar site, linked to OPM's USAJobs employment portal, lists more than $400 million in scholarships, fellowships, grants, internships and cooperative programs.
Troops in Kuwait track cargo, personnel all the way
On Monday, Army and Navy units in Kuwait began using 64 notebook PCs and handheld interrogator-scanners to track cargo as well as warfighters from the time they leave home stations until they reach their destinations or return home.
Wireless gets EMS crews between scenes faster
First responders in Norwich Township, Ohio, are using wireless devices and database software to get their ambulances back on the road faster as well as to comply with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act privacy rules.
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