Digital Government
Flat screens offer sharp viewing
Monitors are the one component of a computer where what you see is, indeed, what you get. And with each of the three new flat screens covered in this review, what you get is clear, sharp displays that are a joy to view.
Digital Government
R&D: The missing link
While the information technology sector of the U.S. economy has boomed over the past decade, federal spending on information technology research and development has declined. And the decrease is likely to hurt IT development 20 years from now, warns Andrew Grove, chairman of the giant computer chip maker Intel Corp.
Digital Government
Why the flashy display?
Slowly, but surely, government agencies are moving away from small, archaic computer displays that might look at home on the set of 'Apollo 13,' and are moving toward largescreen monitors that would fit in on the set of 'Star Trek.'
Digital Government
Picking the right flat panel
Government buyers are accustomed to looking at three main specifications when shopping for monitors: size, dot pitch and resolution. However, those traditional specifications are treated differently when looking at flat-panel displays.
Digital Government
Letter to the Editor
I really enjoyed the article 'The real benefit of XML' by Tom Bragg [Federal Computer Week, May 22, 2000]
Digital Government
NIST office under fire
A National Institute of Standards and Technology program that funds risky, emerging technology continued on its rocky path last week when a House Appropriations subcommittee terminated its funding.
Digital Government
Budget Briefs
The House Appropriations Committee last week approved fiscal 2001 funding increases for NASA and the National Science Foundation but declined to provide about $11 million for the Federal Cyber Services
Digital Government
Where old monitors go
Computer monitors, like obsolete televisions, tend to outlast their usefulness. Onceacceptable 15inch SVGA monitors just won't cut it with today's graphically oriented software. What should agencies do with old equipment? It is not only environmentally irresponsible to send them to landfills; that option usually costs money.
Digital Government
Mitsubishi Diamond Plus 73
Mitsubishi is the gold standard in bigscreen TVs, so it makes sense that the company would work to expand its comparatively small presence in the computer monitor market. At $292, the Diamond Plus 73 is the company's effort to make the benefits of a flatscreen display available to customers on a budget.
Digital Government
the circuit
Seems that IT guru Manny DeVera is having trouble getting his governmentwide reverse auction program launched at the General Services Administration.
Digital Government
GSA fleshes out intrusion net plan
The General Services Administration is moving forward with its plans to build a governmentwide system to monitor agency networks for cyberattacks, but it is taking a slightly different tack than originally announced.
Digital Government
Facing armed hackers
The age of Internet innocence could come to an abrupt end following attacks that are potentially far more destructive than software viruses.
Digital Government
Clarity gives feds a look at the big picture
Clarity Visual Systems Inc. will introduce a new 67inch digital wall display later this week, in a move that the company hopes will make it king of the largeformat, data visualization market
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IT execs: Education is weak link
The information technology industry may be besieged by hackers and beset by software pirates, but the most serious threat it confronts comes from the U.S. education system, industry leaders told Congress last week.
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House panel axes ATP funds
A NIST program that funds risky, emerging technology continued on its rocky path when a House appropriations subcommittee voted to terminate its funding
Digital Government
Delay keeps Customs funding in question
The U.S. Customs Service continues to play the waiting game over whether it will receive money in the fiscal 2001 budget for its $1.5 billion modernization program
Digital Government
Task force combats Maine cybercrime
The state's Computer Crimes Task Force will work on standards for dealing with stalking via computer, child pornography and how to seize a computer for evidence
Digital Government
Outlook updated for antivirus security
Microsoft has posted software code for Outlook that blocks executable attachments and warns you when programs try to access your address book or send mail on your behalf
Digital Government
Government not exempt to digital divide
In rural areas, agencies are feeling the pain of not having access to wireless communications
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