The lowdown on e-records management
<b>What is it?</b> E-records management is a storage, archiving and retention control process. It must be automated, especially with respect to e-mail, which arrives at some governmental entities in excess of 1 million messages per day.
Managing the deluge
E-mail has generated a whole new category of electronic records. The messages have enormously variable sizes and difficult-to-classify subject matter, and can carry attachments, nonstandard formats and viruses.
Incoming
<b>Reserve tracking</b>. The Defense Department has unveiled a database that will help Defense leaders keep track of who employs the 1.2 million members of the National Guard and Reserve forces.
DOD plans to wield its procurement hammer
Deirdre Lee, director of procurement for the Defense Department, has promised to be more 'heavy handed' when it comes to agency regulatory issues.
Pilot system to analyze defense spending
The Defense Department has launched a pilot to help military brass understand what they're buying and where they're buying it.The department is building a system to pull data from disparate databases for analysis by DOD buying teams, said Mark Krzysko, deputy director of Defense procurement and acquisition policy.
Some NASA software could soon be open-source
NASA, a big user of open-source software, is crafting a software license to release some of its programs to open-source users. The results could improve NASA's own software and promote its mission.
@Info.Policy: Protecting data about infrastructures could be too big a task
Sept. 11, 2001, sparked widespread re-examination of information disclosure policies. It isn't clear, however, that the response makes much sense to date.
Federal law hasn't stopped spammers from spamming
Spammers have not changed their wicked ways despite the federal CAN-SPAM law that went into effect Jan. 1.
Popkin's System Architect follows federal EA model
The latest version of Popkin Software Inc.'s System Architect focuses on the visualization and publishing aspects of enterprise architectures.
FAA considers commercial satellites for traffic control
An air traffic control experiment in Alaska could extend traffic coverage via commercial satellites.
Cyber Eye: Educated users are still the best defense
Security exploits are coming faster and smarter, according to the most recent Internet threat report from Symantec Corp.
Siren central
When forest fires scorch the West later this year, firefighting managers will use Web services to plan their moves.
Editorial Cartoon
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Significa
Mark your calendars. The Interior Department's Fish and Wildlife Service and the Defense Department have joined with the Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Agency for International Development and private organizations to sponsor an annual event that celebrates a natural wonder.
Another View: Not so fast with Recruitment One-Stop
Here's a conversation that would never take place in the private sector:A Dunkin' Donuts area manager mentions to the regional vice president that he's looking to hire two front-of-store workers for the morning shift.
Et tu, Mac?
I am less smug about my personal computing choices than I was a couple of weeks ago.There I was on April 8, on a cruise ship in the Caribbean, out of range of e-mail and TV, blissfully unaware of news of a new virus. Ships now have Internet cafes and satellite TV, but I ignored them, preferring the casino.
Router flaw tests cyber alert system
The Homeland Defense Department's efforts to keep the nation informed of serious threats to the cyber infrastructure got a workout this week.
Hearing airs gaps on cyberalerts, infrastructure data
Federal agencies continue to issue uncoordinated cyberalerts and its lists of critical infrastructure assets are sadly lacking, speakers at a House hearing said.
Major programs within the SSA
<b>Social Security Online Accounting and Reporting System</b>. SSA has completed Phase I implementation of this electronic financial accounting system, which meets new federal financial system requirements. The system uses an Oracle database and moves accounts payable, accounts receivable, purchase order and general ledger modules onto the Web. Planning and analysis for Phase II of the system'to provide functionality enhancements and integration of several related financial systems'is under way.
New system to speed benefits process
Social Security Administration expects to cut by 100 days the waiting period for individuals who apply for disability benefits once its new electronic claims system is finished in 2005.
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