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Court overturns e-records ruling
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that a government policy allowing agencies to delete electronic records as long as they preserved paper copies is valid, reversing a nearly 2yearold district court decision. Writing for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Judge Doug
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NOAA site offers up wealth of data
With recent additions and planned improvements, the National Environmental Data Index World Wide Web site is a useful stop on the Internet for anyone interested in environmental and scientific data maintained by federal agencies. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration hosts the NEDI (w
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Illinois to build data warehouse for medical aid
Illinois Gov. George Ryan (R) announced last week that the state will build a data warehouse system for the Illinois Department of Public Aid to manage the state's $6 billion medical assistance programs.
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DOT IG: FAA's runway safety system off track
A Federal Aviation Administration program designed to prevent runway incursions at airports is years behind schedule and millions of dollars over budget, according to an audit report released last month by the Transportation Department inspector general. The Airport Movement Area Safety System (AMA
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SGI debuts Intel servers
Continuing its push outside the Unix market, Silicon Graphics Inc. last week unveiled its first line of server systems based on Intel Corp. processors, supporting Microsoft Corp.'s Windows NT 4.0 and Red Hat Inc.'s Linux 6.0 operating systems. SGI's new SGI 1400 server expands the company's entryl
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Fedwire Briefs
USPS set to launch PC Postage Postmaster General William Henderson was scheduled to hold a news conference today to announce the launch of the U.S. Postal Service's Internetbased PC Postage program as well as one or more PC Postage products that will be available in stores this summer. The PC Pos
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Governors pledge education improvements
The nation's governors began their annual conference this weekend promising to seek ways to improve the education system.
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Industry Watch
Online bookseller offers fed special Fatbrain.com (www.fatbrain.com), an online professional bookstore, is targeting government users by offering to set up custom online bookstores specific to an agency's needs and interests. The company carries business and technology publications, including thos
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Agencies to build PC skills database
Two federal agencies have teamed up to develop a database that would include an outline of the computer skills that all federal employees must have to do their jobs and a storehouse of online computer training courses. The Education Department and the Interior Department's Minerals Management Servi
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Letters to the Editor
Tornado warning rejoinder I just read the letter to the editor in the Aug. 2 Federal Computer Week. The letter [headlined 'Tornado warning'] from Vincent T. Wood, a research meteorologist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, states that it is not a good idea to get under an overp
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New PC serves dual security needs
Two companies that specialize in providing highlevel security devices to federal agencies have teamed up in the release of a new version of a multilevel security desktop system for agencies that deal with both classified and unclassified information. Electronic Engineering Systems Inc. (EES) and C
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GAO: Security lapses jeopardize feds' personal info
Weak access controls are creating the potential for users to misuse, alter and disclose federal employees' sensitive personnel and financial information stored on National Finance Center computer systems, according to a new General Accounting Office report. NFC, a part of the Agriculture Department
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Kentucky opens virtual university
The Kentucky Commonwealth Virtual University, a consortium of the state's public and private colleges and universities, has created a onestop World Wide Web site that provides access to all the enrollment and student services needed to get a college degree online.
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SRA attracts top Defense talent
Teamwork is an essential ingredient of success, whether you are talking about the military or the information technology business. For many companies, new and old, assembling the right mix of talent and experience can mean the difference between leading the industry and reacting to it. So what do y
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Bridging the people gap
Fred Thompson didn't really plan his career. As program manager for information technology work force improvement at the Treasury Department, he spends his time thinking about how to make government careers attractive to upandcoming technologists and managers. He straddles two professions IT an
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FEMA links offices via ATM network
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has opted to develop a new Asynchronous Transfer Mode network to improve communications between disaster field offices, FEMA offices and the offices of other government agencies involved in disaster relief. FEMA has selected Cisco Systems Inc. equipment for t
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EER wins 'seat' pact for 30-person agency
The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, one of the government's smallest agencies, has turned to seat management to update its computer systems and keep pace with changing technology, awarding EER Systems Inc. a 10year, $1.5 million contract. Under the deal, reached July 30
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TriPlus: Windows wide open
Chances are you have seen it before: the oversized Windows desktop. Your video card is unable to handle an increase in desktop resolution and compensates by creating a 'virtual desktop' that occupies more space than your screen can show. As a result, you must scroll from side to side and top to bot
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AF takes pre-award process paperless
Frontline Solutions Inc. last month delivered to the Air Force's Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC) a software application that, for the first time, will fully automate the process of issuing requests for proposals in a collaborative environment. Developed under a twoyear, $749,000 Small Business I
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