Internet DOS attacks spur exchange between government, private sector
Three denial-of-service attacks Tuesday highlighted the government's efforts to coordinate responses with private-sector infrastructure providers.
The time to plan for disaster is now
As the RSA security conference was getting under way Tuesday, a massive denial-of-service attack was directed at three of the Web's root Domain Name System servers.
IRS 2008 budget steps up tax services transformation
The IRS advances its goal to improve taxpayer service and tax compliance through IT in the fiscal 2008 Treasury Department budget.
Web apps
Nexaweb Technologies Inc. of Burlington, Mass., has released version 4.5 of its Web application platform.
Federal Web site introduces new analysis tools
Government watch groups can begin to expect more from ExpectMore.gov, the government-run site that reports on performance and progress of federal programs.
Wikis
MindTouch Inc. has introduced the DekiWiki Wiki appliance.
The bookmark club
You could think of the del.icio.us Web site as your browser's bookmarking feature on steroids.
Mark Bregman | True identities
The new chief technology officer for Symantec Corp. is thinking hard about how to define the elements that make up a person's identity and how that individual can assert such an identity in cyberspace.
Grants services pay off for ACF
Move to online system helps attract more customers.
GSA vows to avoid FTS-2001 mistakes
Treasury, DHS poised for early transition to Networx.
What's in a name? GSA hopes USA.gov says it all
The General Services Administration is re-launching FirstGov.gov as USA.gov to improve the way citizens and others find the federal government's information.
DOD to allocate its IPv6 addresses
The Defense Department has acquired a block of 247 billion IP Version 6 addresses, about equal to 25 percent of the entire IPv4 address space. Only a tiny percentage of those addresses will be used, however.
Texas wildlife work to continue with Verizon
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has awarded a contract to Verizon Business to continue providing an automated system to process hunting and fishing licenses.
Pa. signs ACS for Medicaid system support
The Pennsylvania Public Welfare Department will receive a system capable of reviewing multiple aspects of Medicaid patient care through a new contract with ACS.
CIO Council's plan details milestones
The CIO Council yesterday issued a strategic plan for 2007 to 2009 outlining four major goals, 19 milestones and key performance indicators for every goal.
Regulations.gov to nearly triple number of rules posted
Only about 36 percent of all documents that support federal rules are posted on Regulations.gov, but that will change over the next 11 months.
And another thing ...
A group of Chinese dissidents and others are creating a site, Wikileaks, for the ' untraceable ' leaking of government documents.
Enter here
No longer the 'next big thing' of the late 1990s, Web portals are back.
A new Vista for your office?
The newly released Microsoft Windows Vista comes with several security and usability improvements that really do trump good old Windows XP, making it attractive for installation on either government networks or traveling systems.
Wyatt Kash | Editor's Desk: E-gov's true measure
OMB' report to Congress on the 25 e-government projects suggests both the progress the initiatives have made and the challenges they still face.
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