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Education increases access for visually impaired
In an effort to become Year 2000compliant and to provide its visually impaired workers with easiertouse technology, the Education Department is rolling out Microsoft Corp.'s flagship email software to its 5,000 desktops agencywide. Microsoft Outlook and the companion server software, Exchange,
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British firm to acquire Fore
Britain's General Electric Co. has announced plans to buy Fore Systems Inc., a company that supplies network switching equipment to several federal organizations, large corporations and Internet service providers. GEC said last week it would pay $4.5 billion in cash for Fore Systems, a price that r
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GSA accepts bids on governmentwide PKI program
The General Services Administration is one step closer to awarding the first contract aimed at providing publickey infrastructure technology governmentwide after receiving proposals on its Access Certificates for Electronic Services program. As the first contract designed to provide the technology
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Letters to the Editor
Small biz critical A recent letter to the editor of your publication ['Scrap SDB preference,' April 19] displayed an unfortunate misunderstanding of small, disadvantaged business (SDB) utilization programs in the federal government. Such misunderstanding was prompted by an editorial by FCW [March
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OMB '100 percent' behind Air Force buying strategy
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. The federal government's top procurement official last week expressed support for the way the Air Force conducted the awards of three contracts worth more than $400 million but said her office is looking into questions raised by industry groups protesting the agency's acquisitio
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Civic-Minded Technology
Bigger is better in Texas, and Lone Star State residents 'don't look kindly' on suggestions that they curb their appetite for real estate, Austin's senior planner, George Adams, admitted. When civic planning officials like Adams go before a roomful of angry motorists who stand to lose a leftturn l
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Popularity Problems
Connecticut plans to add a new feature to its World Wide Web server that will help its information technology office manage the growing volume of email coming through its ConneCT state home page.
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After Technical Difficulties, Multistate E-Mall Back in Business
EMall, a multistate electronic commerce initiative, is back on track after several months of delays, which were primarily caused by technical difficulties in installing a critical security solution.
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Mississippi Axes AMS Tax Contract, Sues Company
Mississippi's State Tax Commission has abruptly canceled its contract with Fairfax, Va.based American Management Systems Inc. for an automated tax revenue system and filed a law suit against the information technology consulting giant. The action comes just days before the agency was set to go live with a major component of the new system on May 3.
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Y2K Uncertainty
State and local governments on average know very little about the Year 2000 status of 911 call centers and law enforcement systems, but outreach efforts by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and U.S. Justice Department are extensive, according to a recent audit.
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GSA appoints Mitchell to e-commerce post
The General Services Administration announced yesterday that it named Mary Mitchell as deputy associate administrator of the Office of Electronic Commerce in GSA's Office of Governmentwide Policy.
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For Government, The E-Commerce Race is On
Electronic commerce megasuccess stories like Amazon.com's are upping the ante for governments struggling to develop their own online business strategies some of which are stymied by problems as simple as determining payment methods ecustomers can use, said P.K. Agarwal, the chairman of the National Electronic Commerce Coordinating Counci
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GSA begins STAR program for IT professionals
Leading federal education and training groups today outlined their plans for a new program to help federal information technology professionals and managers deal with the changing way the government conducts business.
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GAO criticizes HUD's largest computer system
The Department of Housing and Urban Development's largest computer system has major design flaws, and the agency should consider replacing it, a General Accounting Office official told Congress today.
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GSA awards Millennia pacts
The General Services Administration today awarded information technology services contracts to 12 companies under its estimated $25 billion Millennia program.
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IT Portfolio Management Takes Hold in N.C.
North Carolina officials are poised to pitch legislation that will change the way the state manages large information technology projects, according to the state's chief information officer, Richard Webb.
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Senate considers Spotila for OIRA
The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee today questioned the Clinton administration's nominee to head the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs on how much he would push agencies to comply with management and information technology reform laws.
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State IT Officials Get Creative on IT Work-Force Crunch
With no hope of matching privatesector salaries, states are struggling for innovative ways to attract and retain hightech employees. That was a sentiment echoed among many state officials attending this week's Intergovernmental Technology Conference.
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Feds, states work on 'intelligent' portal sites
The Clinton administration is looking to build an intergovernmental World Wide Web portal through which the public can access information about a wide variety of government services available from federal and state government agencies.
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