Power User: Chronicles of the XP upgrade from hell
For two decades, I have upgraded systems and software without much trouble. Despite the hype, year 2000 changes didn't even make a blip on the scope. But in the last couple of years, I've encountered more problems than in all the other years combined.
Internaut: Ready for .Net? Read this first
The Microsoft Windows .Net platform is emerging as a powerful toolbox for integrating Web services with applications. Although .Net can work with multiple types of systems, it's mainly for Microsoft-centric sites.
E-learning lessons learned
At first, there were two standards for videotape technology: VHS and Beta. In the end, there was VHS.
Editorial Cartoon
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By the numbers
Federal managers considering the cost restraints their vendors face and government personnel issues should be aware of trends in commercial IT salaries, as tracked by consultants Robert Half International Co.
Letters to the Editor
I was disturbed by 'Debriefing', about the FBI's Rapid Start system. Here's an application that's been around more than half a decade, apparently in its third iteration, and, judging from the article, still using a Microsoft Access database.
A gift list for feds
Everybody wants new toys at the holiday season. When kids outgrow Legos, though, their gotta-haves no longer cost $10 or $20, they're more like hundreds of dollars.
Major programs within VA
<b>Wireless upgrade.</b> VA recently invested $3.4 million in its BarCode Medication Administration wireless networks project awarded through its Procurement of Computer Hardware and Software (PCHS-2) contract. The department also spent $10 million to secure stored patient information. The system is designed to let doctors search for medical records in different facilities using one system.
VA takes its architecture step by step
The Veterans Affairs Department last month consolidated its security, management and budget systems and placed them under the direction of the CIO Office, but overseers say it has a long way to go before its enterprise architecture is on solid ground.
Federal EA office will home in on details next month
The Federal Enterprise Architecture Program Management Office expects to release drafts of two technology-related reference models early next year.<br>
Agencies identify 53,000 more jobs for potential A-76 review
The Office of Management and Budget yesterday released a second fiscal 2002 inventory of jobs that could be opened to public-private competition under OMB Circular A-76. <br>
Army tool gives OPM work force facts
As the government's work force edges closer to retirement, the Office of Personnel Management is working on a system that will give agencies a more accurate look at several characteristics of their personnel.
Feds keep working on Section 508 compliance
More than a year after the deadline for agencies to meet Section 508's accessibility requirements, many are still tweaking programs and systems, IT managers said last month.
Homeland Security's enterprise architecture deadline extended
The Office of Homeland Security has gotten a brief reprieve on its deadline for developing an enterprise architecture for the new Homeland Security Department.<br>
Managing without a budget is a juggling act at TSA
Operating without a budget poses challenges for the Transportation Security Administration, but one administrator said today he's proud of progress so far.<br>
Justice states Ptech presents no security risk
Following Friday's search of software vendor Ptech Inc.'s headquarters, Justice Department officials say the government does not have any reason to believe any federal systems have been compromised.<br>
The A-76: Process over management?
Angela Styles and her staff atthe Office of Federal Procurement Policy deserve high praise for the processimprovements proposed for OMB Circular A-76.
Two key resignations at Treasury
Treasury secretary Paul O'Neill and Larry Lindsey, a White House economic adviser, have resigned in an economic policy shake-up. <br>
IRS inks $100 million PC deal with PlanetGov
Almost four months after signing a $35 million blanket purchasing agreement for new computers, the IRS has awarded another contract to the same company, PlanetGov Inc., to buy more than $100 million worth of additional replacements. <br>
FAA revises its modernization plan
The Federal Aviation Administration will release a new version of its Operational Evolution Plan later this month.<br>
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