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Marine recruiters get notebook PCs
The Marines became the last of the armed services to give its recruiters notebook PCs, but they don't think the machines will transform the recruiting process
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PDD 63 status reports due
The Clinton administration is preparing two reports on the status of the government's efforts to secure the information systems that support the nation's critical infrastructure
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FirstGov to make forms, services handier
GSA soon will launch an online service on FirstGov that will link citizens to the top 500 government services and their associated forms
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FAA to share modernization costs
The Federal Aviation Administration has offered to pay up to $15 million of the cost of new equipment at 10 airports in a pilot program to speed modernization of air traffic control
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FEMA hopes for flood of ideas
Instead of issuing an RFP, FEMA is hosting a forum for companies to discuss profitable ideas on how to improve the agency's flood insurance program
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Mac users don't have seat at NMCI
EDS is not offering support for Apple's hardware or operating system under its eightyear NMCI procurement
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GSA picks info assurance chief
GSA last week named Sallie McDonald as assistant commissioner of the new office of information assurance and critical infrastructure protection
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VA smart cards link to benefits
The VA will distribute 200,000 smart cards to military veterans and agency employees by next June to help them apply for benefits over the Internet
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Pacific Fleet's IT-21 completion delayed
The Navy's shipboard systems modernization program will not be completed in the Pacific Fleet until fiscal 2005, the fleet's commander said
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NSF security advice hits home
NSF employees received expert advice on securing their home computers at the agency's first Computer Security Awareness Day
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Prison keeps eye on inmate computer use
A software surveillance system lets a Florida state prison make sure inmates aren't using computers for unauthorized business
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GSA adds streaming media provider
Streampipe.com is first Internet broadcasting service provider to have its streaming media services included on GSA's Federal Supply Service schedule
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Glitch-free systems are consortium's goal
NASA has assembled a consortium of universities and corporations to eliminate software errors in critical systems
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Alabama automates citizen interaction
The governor's office turned to an automated system last month to keep requests and complaints from falling through the cracks
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OMB to unveil accessibility standards
Longawaited Section 508 accessibility standards have been approved by OMB and may be published this week
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Security: It's a management thing
Agencies are mistakenly viewing security as something that can be fixed with technology and not recognizing it as a management issue, officials say
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Don't miss this chance
Federal information technology issues rarely, if ever, have appeared near the top of a new president's to-do list. It's time for a change.
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The Circuit
It's been three years since Wendell Joice even had an office at the General Services Administration.
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