Wyatt Kash | New grease for telework
Will telecommuting get support?
Software, service converge at Microsoft CIO summit
The evolution of software and online service components may be blurring for those who use computer systems. But it couldn't be clearer for Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.
Wyatt Kash | The security conflict
Balancing the need to share data against requirements to maintain security standards has been a constant struggle for many who rely on government information systems.
Wyatt Kash | Editor's Desk: Behind the Budget
Considering how many twists and turns President Bush's fiscal 2007 budget proposal has endured on the way to congressional funding, it's hard to put too much stock in the budget numbers just released in his 2008 proposal.
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.
Wyatt Kash | Editor's Desk: New directions
GCN, FCW and Washington Technology plot new courses for covering government IT and policy.
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.
E-gov progress report
At a roundtable discussion with GCN editors, OMB's e-government portfolio managers discuss the program's successes, shortcomings and plans for 2007.
Wyatt Kash | Editor's Desk: GCN.com to go
GCN is pleased to make its content available on a varitey of Web-enabled mobile devices.
Wyatt Kash | Editor's Desk: PIV's new deal
It has been a rocky road reaching the Oct. 27 deadline for federal agencies to begin issuing personal identification verification cards to federal workers.
New skills demanded in networked government
Government managers will need new skills and the ability to collaborate in order to move ahead in an age of networked governance, a senior GSA executive warned Monday.
Forecast predicts shift in IT spending
Government spending for information technology may drop as much 10 to 25 percent over the next 36 months, as agencies shift their spending priorities toward an increasing portion of mission- and business-related services, according to a new report.
Wyatt Kash | Editor's Desk: Blog power
President Bush's signing of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act illustrates the importance of the Internet within, and upon, the workings of government.
D.C. unveils regional communication center
The grand opening of the District's new 127,000-square-foot Unified Communications Center represented the culmination of an eight-year journey to create a state-of-the-art communications and emergency command center for the Washington region.
Web 2.0 business models affecting enterprise systems design
The ease with which consumers routinely network and share content over the Internet are forcing business and government executives to rethink development plans for their own enterprise systems.
Wyatt Kash | Editor's Desk: Reaping RFID's rewards
The battle over competing types of radio frequency identification for use in government-issued smart cards illustrates once again why the yin of market forces doesn't always nest easily in the yang of government requirements.
Government agencies expanding use of RFID
GCN survey points to new attention on infrastructure costs, not just the cost of tags.
Wyatt Kash | Editor's Desk: Wiki revolution
Given the freewheeling nature of blogs and wikis, it's hard to imagine either form of communication finding a welcome foothold inside the command-and-control realms of the federal workplace.
GCN recognized for editorial excellence
Government Computer News was named one of the top 10 business magazines of the year in its circulation class and won eight other awards for editorial excellence at the 28th Annual Azbee Awards of Excellence presented July 20 by the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE).
GCN debuts audio service using new tool
Government Computer News has introduced a new service to readers, using a technology tool that automatically converts text stories into audible .MP3 files. The new tool lets GCN make virtually all of its daily news and other stories available as audio files that can be listened to online at <a href="http://www.GCN.com"><u>GCN.com</u></a>.
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