Many taxpayers dread the month of April when they must file their annual income-tax returns. But perhaps no one has more cause to shrink from the Internal Revenue Service these days than Computer Sciences Corp.
President Bush's fiscal 2005 budget reflects a slight shift away from creating new e-government projects to a focus on maintaining existing IT projects and shoring up network security, according to industry and government officials.
When singer Janet Jackson's costume "malfunctioned" during the Super Bowl halftime show in February, exposing her breast to millions of viewers, the Federal Communications Commission was flooded with angry phone calls.
During late-night debates or heated committee hearings, state legislators in North Dakota can use a new system to keep track of the latest bill amendments.
Working with the Washington nonprofit Council for Excellence in Government, federal managers will develop marketing plans for their e-government initiatives so more people will use the systems, said Clay Johnson, deputy director for management at the Office of Management and Budget.
Imagine if the federal, state and local agencies tasked with protecting citizens could share information as easily as music pirates swap illegal recordings online. In the days surrounding New Year's 2004, they did.
Government has made substantial progress in getting citizen services online, but greater effort will be needed if it is to catch the next wave of technology, the head of Accenture's government group said at FOSE in Washington last month.
For three days last month, tech companies took center stage at the 2004 FOSE trade show in Washington. They demonstrated products, discussed the government IT market and sought business partners for contract bids.
The Office of Personnel Management is asking vendors for ideas to improve its USAJobs Web portal, a sign that the agency could be ready to address the uncertain status of its plans for the site.
The General Services Administration by the end of the month will kick off a line of new business consolidation initiatives by releasing a request for information.
Governments have made substantial progress with online services for citizens, but they must now enter the next technology wave and build more complex and interoperable technology platforms , the head of Accenture's government group said today.
