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DOD to send Y2K team to Russia
The Defense Department this month will send a team to Russia to take part in the first official bilateral planning session on the Year 2000 computer problem, officials said last week.
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Intercepts
BIG FISH, SMALL POND. Kevin Carroll, former Army CACW[OO] chief and now an acquisition poohbah at the Army Materiel Command, has decided to leave his AMC HQ post for a new job as program executive officer for Standard Army Management Information Systems. His departure is imminent, according to re
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DOJ suffers from financial management problems
Persistent problems in financial management at the Immigration and Naturalization Service are the No. 1 barrier to a bettermanaged Justice Department, according to a General Accounting Office report released last month.
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Vendors display converged net technology
The buzzword at the ComNet '99 conference late last month in Washington, D.C., was 'convergence,' with many exhibitors announcing and demonstrating products aimed at running voice over the Internet and other data networks. Vendors said they are seeing increased interest in these products among fede
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Industry, feds team to tackle interoperability
Industry heavyweights and government agencies are working together to develop an Internetbased tool that makes it easier for organizations to field systems that can exchange data seamlessly. The Interoperability Clearinghouse would give information technology planners fast access to volumes of tec
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Twisters test FEMA system
A computer system developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to assist disaster victims in a timely manner appears to have endured its first test in the wake of tornadoes that ripped through Tennessee and Arkansas last month. FEMA officials used the National Emergency Management Informat
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IT weaknesses hinder Interior's management of trust accounts, ALMRS
Problems with systems for managing American Indian trust accounts and for tracking records on land leases and mineral rights are the core technology issues hindering better management at the Interior Department, according to a General Accounting Office report released last month.
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CrossPad captures written notes
With the introduction of the CrossPad, the A.T. Cross Co., long known for its fine pens, has secured a place for penmanship in the Computer Age.
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Old systems, missing data put EPA at risk
Outdated computer systems and missing data are two significant barriers to the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to perform its job, according to a General Accounting Office report released last month.
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Fax servers lower costs, ease administration
Tested By Andre Kvitka As easy and reliable as it is to share electronic files via e-mail and the Internet, agencies cannot survive without the ability to share hard-copy documents. And although it incorporates rather ho-hum technology, the fax machine remains the standard way of transmitting paper
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GSA kicks off key security contract
(Several agencies have signed on to a proposed governmentwide digital certificates contract, giving the digital government initiative a boost. But vendors are concerned about how much money they can make on the contract and about technical hurdles. The Access Certificates for Electronic Services (A
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GAO faults USDA's telecom and service center efforts
The General Services Administration's Federal Technology Service last week awarded its $25 billion information technology services and support contract to 10 vendors.
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HUD remodels, simplifies home page
The most requested information on the Department of Housing and Urban Development's World Wide Web site is simple: how to buy a home. It has not been simple, however, to get to that information through the many layers of the agency's Web site. But that changed last week when HUD unveiled a new look
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Customs seeks quick $12M to fix slowdown
The Customs Service is looking for an additional $12 million this year to shore up its aging Automated Commercial System, which it uses to process $1 trillion in imports to the United States annually. Since June, ACS has suffered three slowdowns that delayed clearance of goods through U.S. ports fo
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Y2K could hamper State's visa application process
The General Services Administration's Federal Technology Service last week awarded its $25 billion information technology services and support contract to 10 vendors.
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Public data at SSA not secure
Weaknesses in computer systems at the Social Security Administration have exposed the agency to external and internal intrusion, jeopardizing sensitive information to unauthorized users, according to a report released last month by the General Accounting Office.
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Federal Bytes
HAVE A COW. Moove over, Gateway. Edge Technologies has taken the cow theme to bigger pastures. Edge operates a cowmating service on the Internet to help farmers find the perfect bull genetically, that is for their cow. Edge collects data from the Agriculture Department and other organizations
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Y2K, financial management woes plague DOD
eaknesses in financial management practices and in the use of financial computer systems pose the top challenge to better performance at the Defense Department, according to a General Accounting Office report released last month.
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GSA gives employees Seat preview
Employees of the General Services Administration had their first glimpse of what life will be like under Seat Management desktop outsourcing last week in a presentation sent to offices across the country by multicast and satellite. Over the next two years, GSA will transition maintenance of all its
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