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GSA schedules delayed by small-business issues
Release of the General Services Administration's consolidated information technology schedule solicitation has been delayed for almost two months because the Small Business Administration contends that a schedule combining all IT products and services will hurt the interests of small businesses.
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A second big push
Less than a year after fledgling 'push' technology was billed by some as the hottest way to untangle the massive maze of information on the World Wide Web since the browser, some push vendors are refining their products to appease users annoyed by a deluge of information that can devour network ban
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IDP unveils hybrid desktop/notebook computer design
International Data Products Corp. has developed a hybrid of desktop and notebook computers that is designed to appeal to PC users who want more mobility and flexibility than a desktop traditionally offers but who want to use standard displays and keyboards. The NetRover PC is essentially an IDP not
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NSF's Digital initiative to solve cross-agency IT problems
The National Science Foundation has launched an initiative to improve government services by bringing together federal agencies that share common problems with academic and industry researchers. Dubbed the Digital Government Initiative, the effort so far has identified a number of 'affinity groups'
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FAA launches $2.75 billion telecom system
The Federal Aviation Administration is set to launch an estimated $2.75 billion program that will revamp the agency's telecommunications infrastructure and prepare it for the next century. The FAA Integrated Communications Systems for the 21st century (FICS21) program, which was detailed last week
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Army Reserve outsources CIO function to Unisys
In what may be a first in government, the Army Reserve last month outsourced its chief information officer function to private industry, hiring a Unisys Corp. executive to act as its interim CIO. Dennis Kelly, formerly Information Technology Omnibus Procurement (ITOP) deputy program manager at Unis
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Agenda
FEBRUARY 34 Internet Executive Summit. The McLean Hilton at Tysons Corner, Va. Call (202) 973 8693; Web, www.internetsummits.com/. 4 Year 2000 Seminar. Omni Shoreham Hotel. Washington, D.C. Sponsored by the Coalition for Government Procurement. Call (202) 2340700; Web, www.usassociations.com/cgp/
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Letters to the Editor
Get involved Aside from the (no news!) disparity between starting salaries for [industry] computer engineers and starting salaries for GS5/7 computer specialists, your article 'Critics: Clinton training plan falls short' [FCW, Jan. 19] makes some good points. * Federal money alone won't resolve th
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Lotus introduces new Notes client
The next version of Lotus Notes, scheduled to ship in the second half of 1998, will feature a revamped user interface modeled after a World Wide Web browser that is designed to cut training costs for large customers, including federal agencies, according to Lotus Development Corp. officials gathered at the fifth annual Lotusphere technical conference here last week.
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High-speed connectivity wares unveiled
Highspeed localarea networking technology took center stage at last week's ComNet '98 show, as vendors introduced new cabling systems, routers and switches. 3M Corp. unveiled a new fiberoptic cabling system that the company said will cut in half the cost of laying fiber to the desktop.
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Fedwire
Bill would make CRS put data on Net Sen. John McCain (RAriz.) last week introduced legislation that calls on the Congressional Research Service to put its reports, issue briefs and other information products on the Internet. Users could access the information at no charge, 30 days after it is issu
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Digital revamps product line with Windows NT models
In a move to deepen its support for the Microsoft Corp. Windows NT operating system, Digital Equipment Corp. last week introduced a slew of new Intel Corp. PC servers and unified its server lines based on Intel and Alphabased processors under the Digital Server brand name. The new lineup spread
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New technology reduces CBT learning curve
Although computerbased training has been around for decades, delivering courses via computers often has been overshadowed by sexier technology, such as the Internet and snazzy multimedia tools.
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TRW wins $187M data center contract
With the 2000 census about two years away, the Census Bureau awarded late last month a $187 million services contract to TRW Inc. to build the centers and operate the equipment that will read more than 1 billion pages of census forms.
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Editorial: Public/private competition revisited
After staking out a hard line against the government awarding contracts to itself, cooler heads seem to be prevailing on Capitol Hill.
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Army to hold commanders and sysops liable for hacks
The Army is preparing new computer security regulations that would make base commanders and system operators liable under the military's criminal code for the security of their information systems. Col. Mike Brown, the Army deputy director of information security, said the new policy will be based
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GAO: FAA's Y2K solution too little, late
The General Accounting Office is expected to tell House committees at a joint hearing this week that the Federal Aviation Administration is the 'furthest behind any other agency' in its attempts to fix its computers so that they will not fail after the centurydate change, according to a governmen
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SBA, corporate site offers advice to businesswomen
Women chatted online with Dietra Ford, the General Services Administration's associate administrator of the Office of Enterprise Development, who was featured as part of the new Online Women's Business Center, developed by the Small Business Administration, IBM Corp., J.C. Penney Company Inc., NationsBank Corp., GTE Corp. and Avon.
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