Davis, Calif., gets fast with ColdFusion
Seth Duffey, a systems specialist for the City of Davis, Calif., started off developing with Microsoft's Visual Basic, but he's left the tool and isn't turning back.
Another View: E-government is changing
he U.S. government is not the only one trying to figure out the next steps in e-government, outsourcing and communications.
Defense continues its march toward IPv6
The Defense Department has completed a third round of testing for the department's migration to the next-generation IP.
MSN Search debuts today
Microsoft Corp.'s proprietary new search engine is scheduled to go live today in a beta version, signaling a new phase in its competition with Google.
VA to let vets personalize health records online
The department will launch the first features of a personal health record on its My HeatheVet Web site on Veterans Day.
CIO Council sets up site on best practices
The CIO Council has taken the idea of component reuse a step further by setting up a registry of applications for program and project managers to search and possibly deploy.
CMS awards Medicare support enhancements contracts
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has awarded contracts totaling more than $100 million to develop program enhancements for Medicare systems.
NIH taps Northrop Grumman for bioinformatics integration support
The National Institutes of Health awarded a contract to develop a database and Web portal to centralize and integrate immunology data.
In space or on the battlefield, government personnel can take advantage of online voting aids
The government is offering digital help for military personnel and astronauts who will not be in their home precincts on Election Day.
NASA supercomputer outpaces the pack
The space agency's Ames Research Center claims its new system, Columbia, surpasses other recent contenders for the title of fastest computer performer.
NRC yanks online docket amid terror concerns
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission yesterday suspended public access to its online docket, following reports that terrorists could use information from the database to steal radioactive materials and make dirty bombs.
Maine's move to online services picks up speed'and users
Many states have put services for citizens and businesses online. What sets the efforts of Maine apart is how extensively users have adopted them.
Online Extra: Fabian Pascal's reading list
Fabian Pascal recommends these articles about databases, Extensible Markup Language and Structured Query Language, written by himself and others:
Air Force Materiel Command gets SMART with Web tool
The Air Force Materiel Command is using a Web system to manage and track its acquisition contracts from a centralized location.
Military helps troops and families keep in touch with new Web apps
Several military agencies are using Web technology to track everything from troops to readiness.
Data management's misconceptions
On his way to an academic career, Fabian Pascal took a detour into database management systems.
Beat the E-Records Glut: Agencies dig in to get control of a mounting pile of e-records
It's no secret that agencies face a growing mountain of electronic records, but they don't have to wind up buried beneath it. But in a series of studies in recent years, the Government Accountability Office has found that most electronic records remain unscheduled and their disposition has not been determined.
GSA revamps Advantage portal
Contracting officers now can find the proverbial needle in the haystack when searching for products on GSA Advantage, the Federal Supply Service's procurement portal.
Army issues RFP for portal integrator
The Army has issued a draft request for proposals for an integrator for its Army Knowledge Online portal.
Drabkin opts to stay at GSA
The General Services Administration has persuaded the senior procurement executive to stay on rather than take a job at the State Department.
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