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Turning tech into customer service
Lt. Col. William P. Golden director of command control communications and computers for the President's Office of National Drug Control Policy sees himself as 'a gadget person.' At home he has a computerdriven lawn sprinkler and pool system he carries the latest model of cellular phones and he wea
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Experts pan administration's key-recovery infrastructure
A group of leading cryptographers issued a report sharply criticizing the government's keyrecovery infrastructure as substantially vulnerable to misuse and costly for end users. The report the first analysis of the technical aspects of the Clinton administration's controversial plan to provide law
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Intercepts
Following a different trail. The Interceptor worn out from nearly a month of travel in the Western Pacific took some muchneeded R&R last week in Wild Wonderful West Virginia. From his secluded location the Interceptor was likely to pick up nothing but a stray country song given his preference
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Ruling squelches IDI's protest
In a move that could bolster the legal standing of blanket purchase agreements on General Services Administration schedule contracts the General Accounting Office last month refused to reconsider a ruling that upheld a Justice Department purchase of $6 million worth of personal computers from a sch
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CA adds Customs Service pact to services portfolio
Computer Associates International Inc. recently captured one of its largest servicesoriented contracts ever an estimated $37 million pact with the Customs Service. Under the fiveyear contract signed two weeks ago CA's federal services group will support a number of CA products.
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NASA orders all e-mail destroyed
NASA has directed its centers to destroy all electronic mail older than 60 days a policy that many say does not conform to National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) regulations and may raise other legal questions. NASA's policy came to light after last week's World Wide Web posting of a M
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INDUSTRY WATCH
DISA Applix sign license agreement Applix Inc. last week announced that the Defense Information Systems Agency had signed an enterprise license for Applixware office automation software for use in the Global Command and Control System. The agreement covers Applix's full line of office automation so
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Minority firms hold tight to fed business
While minority firms generally have more difficulty landing federal business information technology contracts are finding their way to small and disadvantaged companies according to minority business owners. At a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on the Constitution executives
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CORDS allows creators' on-line submissions
The U.S. Copyright Office last month opened a third test site for an online copyright registration system that should allow the office to keep up with an increased workload without having to add legions of employees.
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Optical media poised for summer splash
Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) the next generation of compact disc technology has been eagerly awaited by federal agencies who want to use it to store and distribute huge data sets including images and video more easily. The new optical storage media and DVDROM drives which are finally expected to b
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HHS to offer doctors, patients medical facts on-line
Officials at the Department of Health and Human Services last week revealed plans to place online uptodate practices for treating a variety of medical conditions a move that could help accelerate the quality of health care in rural areas and inner cities. HHS plans to have the huge clearinghou
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Letters to the Editor
New math? The Coalition for Government Procurement disagrees with Federal Computer Week that random audits should be implemented to check the accuracy of contractor reporting of GSA schedule sales [FCW May 19]. We feel that this position is based on a lack of understanding of current activities in
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Consolidation begins
The federal information technology services market is in the early stages of a consolidation phase as large players seek broader skill sets and small to midsize firms look for greater mass and liquidity.
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FEDWIRE
Barram confirmed as GSA administrator More than a year after his appointment as acting administrator of the General Services Administration David Barram last week was confirmed to serve in the position. Barram came to GSA last March from the Commerce Department where he served as deputy secretary a
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USPS moves to remote-access server
The U.S. Postal Service will use a remoteaccess and security product from a California company to allow more than 7 000 remote users to connect to the agency's intranet. USPS has standardized on the integrated access server developed by Livingston Enterprises Inc. Pleasanton Calif. to allow remote
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Netscape software gains momentum with new deals
Netscape Communications Corp. has secured large orders of its new Communicator browser and SuiteSpot server products in recent months from a bevy of civilian and Defense agencies including the Defense Department's largest agency. More than 17 civilian agencies and three Defense agencies are among 1
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ALERT, THE NEXT-GENERATION PATROL CAR
In police work time and technology are often partners in the game of criminal pursuit.
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Pierce Co. Automates the Justice System
In Pierce County Wash. justice is blind and bitstreamed. The county anchored by the city of Tacoma and home to some 600 000 people may have the most sophisticated court system in the United States thanks to LINX the Legal Information Network eXchange. The system which eventually will network the l
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