Digital Government

Free Flight ready for next phase

A program to expand pilots' freedom to determine the most efficient routes is ready to move into its next stage, FAA chief Jane Garvey announced

Digital Government

Smart card meets fed security scrutiny

A smart card by Spyrus Inc. is the first to receive federal security certification

Digital Government

CIOs see security 'nightmare'

Three federal chief information officers said their top priority in government is protecting the security of their computer systems

Digital Government

Senate sheds light on State security problems

A Senate committee threatens future funding and recommends limitations on the State Department's authority to store classified materials

Digital Government

GAO: Software changes reveal lapses

When making software changes, agencies are failing to take steps to prevent weaknesses in security

Digital Government

IBM's T56A flat panel offers new view

One of IBM Corp.'s latest offerings is a flat panel monitor with a twistliterally.

Digital Government

Netscape fed exec starting anew

Four years after joining Netscape Communications Corp.'s federal group, John Menkart left his job as director of government sales last week to become vice president of worldwide sales at WeGo, a Californiabased startup.

Digital Government

1999: The year of the Web for the CIA

The intelligence community spent much of 1999 developing new Webbased tools that are transforming the way spies find and share information

Digital Government

Imagery modernization gets boost

The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence recommended several budget increases to boost NIMA's modernization of mapping and digital imagery products

Digital Government

N.C. companies join to bring Internet to all

The plan will bring access to every household and assure that no one will have to pay long-distance charges to connect

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BLM taps instant info

Centralized information system brings management aid, culture change at the Bureau of Land Management

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Treasury baiting better financial data

Treasury is encouraging its bureaus to take more care in producing financial data by giving them access to the department's financial analysis tools

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Letters to the Editor

Letters to the editor

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FOIA software aims to ease request burden

The software would allow people to request information online, then receive return e-mails updating the status of their request

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Microsoft, Netscape battle over browser hole

Microsoft Corp. and Netscape Communications Corp. are at odds over who is to blame for a browserrelated security hole that could make Web sites vulnerable to attack from hackers.

Digital Government

NGA: States must nurture new economy

And the best way to do this is to work closely with the private sector, a National Governor's Report finds

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FAA agrees to $270M fix

The Federal Aviation Administration announced last week it would spend $270 million to address longstanding complaints from air traffic controllers about the design of one of its major automation programs.

Digital Government

FDA cache serves hungry surfers

The FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition hosts a World Wide Web site that logged about 5.6 million hits in March. With that kind of workload, the FDA needed to tune its server for maximum performance. For help, the agency turned to a Web cache from Cacheflow Inc. as soon as the technology became available a year and a half ago.

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New computers for tight fed space

IBM announced two simple and spacesaving computers that are wellsuited for federal offices

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2001 IT spending up

Federal spending on information technology should increase 4.5 percent in fiscal 2001, according to Federal Sources Inc.