washingtonpost.com - Weekly ReviewWeekly ReviewContracting Riches for Nation's Capital- April 24, 2005 The metropolitan Washington region is reaping the rewards of Uncle Sam's procurement spending, with last year marking the highest growth rate of federal contract dollars in the area since the Beltway Bandit days of the 1980s.-washingtonpost.comhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19048-2004Aug20.html?nav=rss_technology/gov... America's Digital Welcome Mat- April 24, 2005 Accenture won the U.S. Visit contract this week, but critics are questioning the technology behind the border security system and whether it's right to hand over management of the program to a Bermuda-based firm. -washingtonpost.comhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13004-2004Jun3.html?nav=rss_technology/govt... Wheels of Fortune- April 24, 2005 Analyst forecasts predict either the best of times or the worst of times lie ahead for contractors. But forget what the "experts" are saying; it's time to pay close attention to contractors' bottom lines.-washingtonpost.comhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42398-2004Aug5.html?nav=rss_technology/govt... E-Voting Revealed- April 24, 2005 VoteHere's decision to disclose the code of its e-voting security software raises the stakes in the ongoing standoff between security experts and voting technology firms.-washingtonpost.comhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60890-2004Apr8.html?nav=rss_technology/govt... IT Clouds Over the Sunshine State- April 24, 2005 The technology gods were frowning on Florida this past week, as the controversy over high-tech voting machines flared up again and the feds decided to halt the Veterans Administration's model computer project.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27151-2004Jul30.html?nav=rss_technology/gov... Grading E-Government- April 24, 2005 Uncle Sam gets high marks for e-government efforts compared to most other developed countries, but the White House's own e-gov scorecard shows there's lots more work to be done.-washingtonpost.comhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42492-2004May20.html?nav=rss_technology/gov... States Prepare E-Gov Push- April 24, 2005 A new report suggests that state and local governments will take the lead on new e-government projects, doubling current spending levels by 2008. -washingtonpost.comhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6069-2004Jul22.html?nav=rss_technology/govt... E-Vote Rocked in California- April 24, 2005 A recommendation to put electronic voting plans on hold in four counties because of security concerns and hardware problems casts the entire state's e-voting plans into doubt and puts Diebold Election Systems into a tricky position. -washingtonpost.comhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36462-2004Apr23.html?nav=rss_technology/gov... Cloudy IT Spending Forecasts- April 24, 2005 Growth in federal technology spending is expected to fall over the next five years, according to a new study. But contractors working in a handful of areas probably won't see much of a decline. -washingtonpost.comhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52164-2004Jul15.html?nav=rss_technology/gov... Homeland Security Growing Pains- April 24, 2005 The Dept. of Homeland Security marked its first birthday last month, but celebrations were muted as the department continues to wrestle with rolling out new technologies to link its many component agencies.-washingtonpost.comhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42161-2004Apr1.html?nav=rss_technology/govt... |