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CSC buys Nichols
Officials from Computer Sciences Corp. said their company's acquisition of Nichols Research Corp. will strengthen CSC's space and missile defense business
Digital Government
Feds search for a fair hiring process
In 1996, the Office of Personnel Management delegated to federal agencies the authority to examine job applicants.
Digital Government
Improved FMSS still requires due diligence
On Sept. 30, the procurement process for financial management software in the federal government will change with the expiration of the General Services Administration's mandatory Financial Management Systems Software schedule.
Digital Government
Funding sought for satellite navigation
Top Federal Aviation Administration and industry officials say the FAA needs an assurance for multiyear funding to enhance the Global Positioning System so that the agency can proceed with a revolutionary navigational system for aircraft.
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Treasury tests new contracting waters
The Treasury Department last week asked industry to help it develop guidance on how to award performancebased contracts that will enable vendors to offer more creative and innovative solutions that meet the department's information technology goals.
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Joint venture reports on cyberthreats
Infrastructure Defense Inc. (iDefense) and Oxford Analytica this month forged a joint venture that will offer defense and intelligence agencies and commercial firms comprehensive global intelligence reports dealing with the protection of critical electronic infrastructures.
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NIC looks to federal market
Electronic government service provider National Information Consortium Inc. this month acquired the eFed division from online procurement software vendor Electric Press Inc.
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Joystick-like mouse eases muscle strain
If you've ever been in a position in which you find yourself using a mouse for many hours, you may have experienced stiffness, pain or even numbness in your shoulder, arm, hand or wrist.
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Public/private groups work on security metrics
Organizations across the public and private sectors are working together to establish tools that agencies can use to measure the effectiveness of their information security programs.
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Florida agency using Web to track computers
Employees in Florida's Department of Children and Families (DCF) are using a customized World Wide Web page to research and track the purchase of new computer systems, and other state agencies soon may follow suit.
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D.C. faces close call with Y2K compliance
Despite a late start and some sloppy accounting, all of Washington D.C.'s critical computer systems will be Year 2000compliant, but it will be a close call and will require more than a 50 percent increase in federal funding, city officials said on Friday.
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GAO: Census budget soars because sampling counted out
Most of the $1.7 billion in additional funding requested by the Census Bureau to conduct the 2000 census will help pay for an increased workload that includes data processing activities, reduced employee productivity and increased advertising, the General Accounting Office recently found.
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Pa. schools must step up Y2K prep
Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor and education secretary last week called on the commonwealth's schools to step up their Year 2000 preparedness efforts.
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GovWorks.com launching link to local services
A New York Citybased Internet company, govWorks.com Inc., will launch an online link to local government services next month in select markets, with plans to blanket the country by early next year.
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End to Ameritech monopoly in Michigan sought
MCI WorldCom on Thursday asked the Michigan Public Service Commission to order Ameritech Corp. to end its monopoly on local phone service as ordered by the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996.
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D.C. police unveil new IT strategy, systems
Washington, D.C., Police Chief Charles Ramsey unveiled on Wednesday a new information technology strategy and a slew of new systems designed to enhance community policing in the District.
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Teacher training vital for technology in classrooms
Technology training and development for teachers is the next step in successfully integrating technology into the nation's classrooms, education experts told a congressional panel on Wednesday.
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DOD may have waged first cyberwar in Serbia
The United States put together its first small group of information warriors, a move that has convinced some Defense experts that the military waged a cyberwar against Serbia this year.
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