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N/MCI contract award on hold
The death of Rep. Herbert Bateman (R-Va.), chairman of the House Military Readiness Subcommittee, is almost certain to delay the award of the Navy's planned $16 billion intranet contract.
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Federal security misses the mark
Rep. Stephen Horn gave the government a Dminus in his first set of grades issued on the state of agencies' computer security practices
People
Minnesota spreads traffic management wealth
State is installing surveillance and safety systems in smaller cities, including Duluth and St. Cloud
People
Hard work reaps rewards
Col. Neal Fox, the director of the Air Force's information technology superstore, relies on determination and perseverance when it comes to managing complex projects.
Digital Government
E-mail, e-commerce assist firefighters
The federal government has developed an arsenal of hightech tools to fight the worst wildfires in decades in the western United States.
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Inclusion tour focuses on digital divide
New Commerce secretary visits Philadelphia as part of a tour to highlight innovative programs that provide online access to those without digital tools
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Micron PC: Good price, whiz-bang performance
For agencies looking to buy full- featured desktop PCs that deliver excellent performance, Micron Electronics Inc. offers a tantalizing choice with its new ClientPro Cn family.
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DOE unveils IT hiring plans
With the shortage of hightech workers increasing, Energy Secretary Bill Richardson last week announced new initiatives to help train women for technically skilled jobs.
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In the cockpit and at the controls
The Federal Aviation Administration's Capstone program will equip 150 aircraft used in passenger, mail or freight operations with an avionics package designed to improve pilots' situational awareness by putting weather, terrain and traffic information in the cockpit for the first time. Essentially, pilots will have access to the same information in the cockpit that air traffic controllers have on the ground.
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N/MCI watchdog Bateman dies
Rep. Herbert Bateman, chairman of the House Military Readiness Subcommittee and a onetime critic of the Navy's $16 billion intranet contract, died today
People
Training helps soldiers save for future
Four years ago, the Defense Department realized it had a personnel problem, and it had nothing to do with military readiness.
People
DOT: Innovation is vision
The World Wide Web and other technologies should play a bigger role in speeding information to the public and improving the nation's transportation systems, according to the Transportation Department's latest fiveyear plan released late last week.
Digital Government
The state of legislation
President Clinton signed the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, or 'ESign,' on June 30.
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Other SAN appliance vendors to watch
Compaq Computer Corp.'s product, the SANworks Management Appliance, won't support data virtualization or remote mirroring until next year. But the company ships more canned SAN solutions than any other vendor
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Federal Data comes into Northrop fold
In a move to bolster its place in the government information technology market, Northrop Grumman Corp. announced Sept. 6 that it had signed an agreement to acquire Federal Data Corp. (FDC), a systems integrator and software solutions provider.
Digital Government
The circuit
As the Clinton administration draws to a close, chief information officers are heading out the door. The latest is John Gilligan, CIO at the Energy Department.
Acquisition
The fiction of a 23% decline
The plural of anecdote, social scientists are fond of saying, is data.
Digital Government
Opening a new frontier
Tom Ratledge pushes a black button on the display of his small airplane's control panel and boots up a radarlike view of the west bank of the Kuskokwim River.
People
Mirror, mirror on the Web
Many similarities exist between egovernment and ecommerce. Both government and commercial Web sites can provide streamlined and efficient services. Both are available around the clock to harried folks who otherwise would have to take time off work to visit a store or office during normal business hours or hold for 'the next available operator.'
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