Managing Technology

The Dangers of Security

Chief information security officers must balance restricted access with productivity.

Managing Technology

If the Symptom Fits

Electronic patient files advance care, up to a point.

Features

Running Lean

In a world of sense-and-respond logistics, vehicles call in when they’re low on gas and fuel is delivered before they run out.

Managing Technology

Remote Access

Agencies are looking anew at Web-based software applications.

Managing Technology

Outside the Box

With some hesitation, the Defense Department is starting to give open source products a whirl.

Management

Walking the Talk

Getting first responders on the same wavelength requires more than just new technology.

Managing Technology

Walking the Talk

Getting first responders on the same wavelength requires more than just new technology.

Features

Tripped Up

Close scrutiny and tough rules slow down interagency contracting shops.

Management

Further Complications

Poor management can make a difficult software project impossible.

News And Analysis

Back-Office Blueprints

OMB’s plan to consolidate IT infrastructure gets little fanfare in fiscal 2008 budget.

Managing Technology

Further Complications

Poor management can make a difficult software project impossible.

News And Analysis

Scaling Mount Vista

Federal agencies look ahead to Microsoft’s new operating system.

Managing Technology

Mixed Signals

Jammers meant to foil roadside bombs in Baghdad jeopardize troop safety.

Management

Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom

But until a rose is a rose in every database, government agencies won't be able to share pruning tips -- or much else.

Managing Technology

Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom

But until a rose is a rose in every database, government agencies won't be able to share pruning tips - or much else.

Features

Wrench In The Works

Blunders and missteps at the General Services Administration go far beyond the administrator's office.

News

GSA official: Treasury inclusion in telecom contract won’t lower rates

Four large companies had already submitted final bids to GSA before Treasury agreed to give up solo effort.

Management

Contracting issues at GSA go beyond administrator's office

A series of problems and missteps has driven customers of the agency's services away in recent years.

News

Study: Agencies need top-notch telecom networks

Government’s requirements now resemble those of a telephone carrier rather than just a large consumer.

Tech

GSA seeks bids on Washington-area telecom contract

Washington Interagency Telecommunications System 3 contract has a maximum value of $1.8 billion.