Labor upgrades job skills database
The Labor Department yesterday released the Occupational Information Network Online 4.0, an improved version of its database of worker attributes and job characteristics. <br>
Navy forms XML groups
The Navy has adopted groups to coordinate implementation of Extensible Markup Language with the department's systems and applications.<br>
White House updates federal e-gov site
The White House today launched a revamped Web site for e-government projects, organizing information about the 25 Quicksilver initiatives under one portal.<br>
USDA augments HR help desk with desktop training software
The Agriculture Department by May 1 plans to make its human resources information and many personnel functions available online to employees nationwide.<br>
On the Hill, more Web sites making the grade
Congressional Web sites improved dramatically over the past year, but the number of poor sites remained almost the same, the Congress Online Project concluded last week in its second annual study.
GAO: Share-in-savings contracts can be difficult
Share-in-savings contracting, which can be an effective tool in motivating contractors to generate savings for clients, can be especially difficult to do in the federal government, a new General Accounting Office report says. <br>
Labor updates GovBenefits portal
The Labor Department has updated version its <i>GovBenefits.gov </i>portal.
Hill Web sites improve their grades in latest review
Many Web sites for individual members of Congress have improved their services since last year, but the number of poor sites remained almost the same, the Congress Online Project noted today. <br>
California city blocks employees' access to some sites
"The gateway to Napa Valley" uses software to block the gateway to harmful or inappropriate Internet use by city employees. <br>
Five e-gov winners
Five agency e-government projects this month received best-in-show recognition out of 25 finalists for the Excellence.Gov awards sponsored by the CIO Council, the Industry Advisory Council and E-Gov at the Web-Enabled Conference in Washington.
XACML standard controls Web services access
The Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards has approved the Extensible Access Control Markup Language specification for Web services and documents.<br>
Internaut: To keep up with PKI, agencies need XML, and vice versa
It's a daunting task to get multiple federal agencies to agree on an Extensible Markup Language standard for data sharing.
Power User: Speed up remote Net access and slow down attackers
If you work in a field office that's networked only through the Internet, and if recent attacks have made you a bit nervous about reaching your mission-critical Web sites, store the site names in a local DNS translation table.
Spam is no tasty treat for federal IT managers
Spam is a real pain in the can for government systems managers.
Preparedness campaign hits the Web
The Homeland Security Department has launched a site, <i>Ready.gov</i>, to augment its national publicity campaign for terrorism preparedness, which secretary Tom Ridge will unveil today.<br>
VoiceCon: Government voice, data are converging
Despite continuing security concerns, the federal government is moving faster than the private sector into voice over IP technology, a security expert says.<br>
What are the rules of cyberwar?
How well can the Bush administration's rules of cyberwar, widely rumored this week to be in the drafting stage, correspond to Geneva Convention principles?<br>
Navy Knowledge Online portal focuses on learning
The Navy's Knowledge Online portal has been attracting about 1,000 new users each day since its enterprise-wide rollout last month.<br>
WEB EXTRA: Mission Control -- Individuals aren't the only users of government services
Important performance improvement imperatives are now linked to the federal budget process.<br>
Georgia awards portal integration contract
Georgia last week awarded WebMethods Inc. a $2.8 million contract to integrate data and applications for the state's Web portal.<br>
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