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Energy Department intelligence director <b>John A. Russack</b> will serve as program manager for the Information Sharing Environment, which will seek to create a system for sharing terrorist information across federal agencies.
AF CIO Gilligan returning to private sector next month
SALT LAKE CITY'Air Force CIO John Gilligan plans to return to the private sector once a new organizational structure for the CIO's office is in place.
GAO finalizes A-76 protest rule without changes
The Government Accountability Office earlier this month chose not to deviate from congressional intent in deciding who can file a protest on behalf of federal employees in public-private competitions under Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76.
Study: Online CFO Act reports are a mixed bag
The Homeland Security Department was 'a day late and a dollar short' in posting its annual mandated performance review on its Web site in December, according to a new study of performance-based accountability for 23 federal agencies by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va.
DOT IG says CIO needs to keep track of budget
The Transportation Department needs to better account for its CIO's budget and improve oversight of its IT investments and contract services, the department's inspector general said in a report released earlier this month.
SmartBuy picks up portfolio management
The General Services Administration earlier this month added portfolio management software to its growing list of enterprise license agreements.
Congress mulls new rules on protecting personal data
Government workers probably wish it happened earlier, but support is finally growing for federal regulation of personal information held by private companies. In February, Bank of America Corp. lost personal data, including Social Security numbers, for 1.2 million federal charge card holders.
Agencies have to determine where they need IT skills
To meet the administration's goal of eliminating the IT skill gaps within at least 13 executive agencies in fiscal 2005, the CIO Council is asking departments to identify disparities within their work on the President's Management Agenda and within their core mission programs.
DOD sets deadline for security training
More than 4 million Defense Department employees have six weeks to prove they understand the basics of IT security.
Tax e-filers reach 60 percent
The IRS has received 60 percent of its tax returns through electronic filing as of the April 15 deadline, boosted by increases in individuals e-filing from their computers.
VA's dose of WiFi
Medication and medical mistakes contribute to 98,000 patients deaths each year in the United States.
The lowdown on power notebook PCs
<b>What is it?<b/> A power notebook PC has a fast Intel or AMD processor, 1G or more of SDRAM, a wide-screen display, at least one 40G+ hard drive, a DVD/CD-RW combo drive, Ethernet and wireless connectivity, a fast graphics card and plenty of expansion capability.
Banish those desktop PCs?
When is a desktop computer not a desktop computer?
Alienware Sentia: Aliens stalk government
Many government employees may not have heard of the Alienware Corp. But its notebook PCs are starting to get noticed.
Database for the masses
This time around, we looked at desktop databases.
Power user: Avoiding the Longhorn stampede starts now
Power users are always checking out operating systems still in development.
Finally, some headway in the battle for Internet security?
The latest report on Internet security from Symantec Corp. identified a couple of positive trends in the last half of 2004.
Cybereye: Avoid the rush: Worry about 2006 elections now
The issue of voting technology has largely disappeared from the public agenda since the November elections.
How data moves over wires
You've been warned since you were a child to keep fingers and toes away from light sockets and electric outlets.
Networks power up
Efficient, cost-effective networking, both within and between organizations, remains fertile ground for innovation.
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