August 2007
Features
Using cell phones, text messages and a simple SQL Server database, the U.S. government wants to revolutionize the way health-care workers treat AIDS patients across Africa.
Can fed-friendly software modules help agencies meet the EVM mandate? Possibly — but experts recommend that they also apply an enterprise strategy to monitoring earned value.
USB flash drives are fast and easy, but agencies find they need to set guidelines and enforce security measures before letting workers use them to transport data.
How technology companies make sure employees always have security on the brain — and what their awareness and training efforts can teach agencies.
What penetration testing and vulnerability scans will and won't do, and how they might fit into your agency's security program.
Government takes aim at a wireless future with HSPD-12 ID cards.
Departments
Human Capital:
Virtual work environments offer collaborative advantages for the next-generation federal workforce.
Bridging the Gap:
Forensic center uses technology to stretch the reach of its training for members of the nation's justice community.
Getting to Green:
The Army Corps of Engineers seeks competitive sourcing excellence through an ambitious consolidation and business intelligence project.
IT IQ:
As agencies converge communications over IP and adopt Power over Ethernet, IT shops have to focus on maintaining uptime and controlling heat.
The Business of IT:
With the IT Infrastructure Optimization Initiative, OMB strives to fine-tune a systems approach for needs that cross agency boundaries.
Best Practices:
Think of your teleworkers as drivers who need to obey the rules of your road if they want to keep their license to access data.
Bridging the Gap:
Can the government use an open e-collaborative to innovate on Internet time scales?
Best Practices:
Knowing how fast a transaction occurs is irrelevant, if it fails to meet the programs' objectives. Solid metrics must incorporate the human factor.
Bridging the Gap:
With a change management strategy, a nod to ITIL and a CMDB, an IT shop can improve performance.
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