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DOD's Cohen, Microsoft's Gates talk national security
John Koskinen, the federal Year 2000 czar who uniformly downplays millennium doomsday scenarios, today gave a group of information technology vendors some insight into why he is more upbeat about the federal government's Year 2000 readiness than Congress, government watchdog groups and federal inspectors general.
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Despite reported computer glitches, B-2s may fly over Kosovo
Defense Secretary William Cohen yesterday confirmed that the Air Force's B2 bomber, lambasted last year by the General Accounting Office for problems in its command and control systems, will be among the aircraft that could be called upon to carry out bombing missions over Kosovo.
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Federal Y2K czar defends upbeat outlook
John Koskinen, the federal Year 2000 czar who uniformly downplays millennium doomsday scenarios, today gave a group of information technology vendors some insight into why he is more upbeat about the federal government's Year 2000 readiness than Congress, government watchdog groups and federal inspectors general.
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U.S. squadron in Mideast uses commercial GPS to enhance navigation
Technicians with the Maryland Air National Guard Fighter Squadron here came up with a novel solution to provide pilots of the unit's aging A10 ground support aircraft with satellite navigational systems.
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GAO criticizes Customs' modernization procedures
The General Accounting Office said last week that the Customs Service does not have the proper procedures in place to develop software successfully and that it needs to create the procedures before it can prudently manage'' its $1.4 billion modernization program.
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OMB approves financial management software plan
The Office of Management and Budget has approved a plan enabling federal agencies to buy financial management software from the open General Services Administration Federal Supply Service schedule rather than the mandatory Financial Management System Software (FMSS) schedule.
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At Bahrain's Internet Cafe, U.S. news is just a click away
Hungry for news from home after spending time at sea, Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Lindsey pages through the Dallas Morning News at the Navy Central Command headquarters compound here..
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GSA kicks off engineering, technical services sked
The General Services Administration's Federal Supply Service yesterday released a draft statement of work for a new engineering and technical services multipleaward schedule.
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CIOs use Y2K to enhance visibility
Government chief information officers are using the visibility they have gained doing Year 2000 fixes to improve their status within the agencies they work for, according to the Information Technology Association of America's ninth annual survey of 25 government CIOs, deputy CIOs and information resource management officials.
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Marine unit sets up friendly Web base
The more than 1,000 men and women of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked on this amphibious ship operating in the Persian Gulf have turned their home page on the World Wide Web (www.usmc.mil/31meu) into a powerful family communication tool.
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Rural Schools May Be Losing Out in Battle for E-Rate Dollars
Rural Schools May Be Losing Out in Battle for ERate Dollars
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While in the Gulf, Navy builds PCs on board
ABOARD THE USS CARL VINSON, Persian Gulf Far below the flight deck of this 100,000ton aircraft carrier plowing through the Persian Gulf, Petty Officer Sandy Kearns runs a desktop computer factory, building highpowered 300 MHz PCs from scratch.
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GAO praises NASA procurement site
The electronic procurement system at NASA is user-friendly, effective and fast, according to a recent General Accounting Office report
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Education rolls out Y2K guide for schools
The Education Department today mailed to the nation's 15,000 school districts a how-to guide for educators to help fix Year 2000 problems in their computer systems.
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Study: Desktop services to increase federal outsourcing
Desktop services, including seat management-style contracting, are likely to drive the growth of outsourcing at federal agencies over the next five years, according to a study released yesterday.
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DOD sees little new funding to fight cyberterrorism
President Clinton's $1.4 billion proposal to protect critical information systems from cyberattacks will not fund as many new programs in the Defense Department as initially believed, a senior DOD official said today.
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Senate panel reports out FAA reauthorization bill
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee today reported out to the Senate floor a bill that would reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration for two years and asks the agency to submit plans for a multibillion-dollar navigation system under development.
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Interior picks MCI as FTS 2001 telecom provider
The Interior Department has signed on with MCI WorldCom as its provider of longdistance telecommunications service through the General Services Administration's recently awarded FTS 2001 contract.
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BTG reduces stake in GTSI
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee today reported out to the Senate floor a bill that would reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration for two years and asks the agency to submit plans for a multibilliondollar navigation system under development.
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