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GSA taps AT& T for local service in 3 cities
The General Services Administration announced today that it has selected AT?#038; T to provide local telephone communications services to federal agencies in the New York, Chicago and San Francisco metropolitan areas.
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House panel aims to bolster security law
The House Science Committee plans to make another push to update a 1989 law that requires civilian agencies to take measures to protect their computer systems, according to Rep. Constance Morella (RMd.), chairwoman of the Technology Subcommittee of the House Science Committee.
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DOD says military health systems Y2K-ready
The Defense Department announced today that its medical team spent about $130 million to ensure that health services provided for military personnel and other beneficiaries will not be interrupted by the Year 2000 computer problem.
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Most agencies miss performance, budget link
Most government agencies are doing a good job defining relationships between proposed information technology programs and performance goals, but less than half are explaining how money spent will achieve those goals, according to a report by the General Accounting Office released earlier this week.
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OPM assures feds, retirees that benefits are Y2K-safe
The Office of Personnel Management today launched a media campaign to assure federal employees, retirees and their families that their federal health and life insurance programs, retirement benefits and other services will be unaffected by the Year 2000 computer problem.
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Details demanded on E-Rate subsidy.
Two powerful U.S. congressmen last week sent Federal Communications Commission chief William Kennard a pointed letter demanding more details on the FCC's plans to pay for the $2 billion ERate educational technology subsidy program.
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Feds, States Pilot Smart Health Cards
State and local officials in Bismark, N.D., and Cheyenne, Wyo., next month will kick off a multistate pilot project with the federal government to deliver a variety of public health programs on a single smart card.
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State IT Officials Should Hone Recruitment Skills, CSG Concludes
States without the deep pockets to lure information technology workers should work harder to market the size and scope of their technology projects, according to a survey that the Council of State Governments is preparing on IT recruitment and workforce development problems.
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Feds Looking to Fund State Driver History Projects
The U.S. Transportation Department's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is looking to fund state projects that improve the reporting and recording of commercial motor vehicle (CMV) traffic convictions within a state and between states.
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FAA, NASA build virtual airport tower
NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration this fall will open the doors of the nation's first fullscale air traffic control simulation facility, which is expected to help the FAA understand how to maintain safe operations as air traffic increases in the years ahead. The new facility, based at N
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Feds buy into charge cards
After years of only playing a minor role in federal information technology procurement, the government charge card has become a popular tool for agencies looking to give their employees a quick way to make simple purchases without losing the ability to track those costs. With a government charge ca
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Round Two
Federal Computer Week incorrectly reported in its May 10 issue that the FBI had awarded Century Technologies Inc. (Centech) a contract under the agency's Information Technology Support Program. FCW should have reported that the FBI made the award to The Centech Group Inc.
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HHS site reaches out to new audience
With the expected growth of the Hispanic American community and the increasing popularity of alternative medicine, the Department of Health and Human Services recently added two features to its World Wide Web site to serve a broader and more ethnically diverse population. Since 1997, more than 4.5
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Scanners: A popular, affordable new trend
A convergence of trends has made desktop scanners more popular and affordable than ever, and federal agencies are snapping them up for the same reasons as their commercial counterparts. For one thing, color desktop flatbed scanners are available for as little as $40 from discount stores, and higher
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Denver Picks ATM Switches From 3Com for Network Upgrade
The city and county of Denver, Colo., announced May 12 that they are upgrading their ISDN network with 3Com Corp. ATM switches and Ethernet systems to create a combined metropolitanarea network and widearea network that will link some 5,000 users and connect more than 300 government buildings.
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U.S. European Command locks down Internet Access
To bolster the amount of communications bandwidth, the U.S. Army and Air Force have significantly curtailed the personal use of the Internet by servicemen deployed to the Balkans.
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NTIS puts fed search engine on hold
In the wake of questions over whether the government was charging improperly for government information, the Commerce Department today delayed the release of a new World Wide Web search engine that would enable users to search through millions of online federal documents.
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New notebooks suit mobile users
Notebook computer reviews inevitably begin with a clich?#233; about how the latest crop of portable computers pack enough processing wallop that using desktop PCs is unnecessary. As predictable as that may be, it also is increasingly true. A growing number of federal agencies are responding by giving mo
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Picture this: Better, cheaper digital cameras
Following the example of most hightechnology products, digital cameras have been getting steadily less expensive and better with each passing year. But the trend accelerated last year, according to International Data Corp. senior analyst Ron Glaz. 'Last year was probably the fastest year the digit
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