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Energy CIO returning to Air Force
John Gilligan, CIO for the Energy Department, is returning to his Air Force roots to fill the service's new principal deputy CIO position
People
Push for tech worker visas renewed
As Congress returns this week, hightech groups are urging lawmakers to raise the cap on H1B visas, which allow skilled foreigners to work in the U.S.
People
Site helps Twin Cities drivers get around
A traffic Web site updated every minute provides a detailed, color-coded map showing congested areas and road construction
People
Get the word out on tunes, privacy, training
FCW's DotGov Thursday column takes on bandwidth hogs, privacy policies and trends in online training
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Plans energize women in IT workforce
Energy Secretary announces initiatives to increase the number of women in jobs that require technical skills at the Energy Department and other agencies
Acquisition
Government invests in security
DARPA has awarded an $11 million grant to Network Associates Inc. to develop technologies for information system security
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GAO gives Navy go-ahead on intranet
A General Accounting Office report gives a green light to the Navy's planned $16 billion Navy/Marine Corps Intranet contract
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FAA to watch workers' e-mail
Starting in October, the FAA will begin monitoring its employees' Internet use one day a week
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Army tests digital forces
The Army will kick off a major new warfighting experiment Friday to test the effectiveness of infantry units armed with digitized information systems
People
OPM guide helps with training plans
The Office of Personnel Management has posted a stepbystep guide to help agencies incorporate training plans into their fiscal 2002 budgets and beyond
Digital Government
Florida empowers low-income kids
With a public/private partnership, the state aims to open 25 to 50 computer centers by the end of 2001
Digital Government
Northrop to acquire Federal Data Corp.
In a move to bolster its place in the government IT market, Northrop Grumman signs an agreement to acquire Federal Data Corp.
Digital Government
IT workforce counting on contractors
By 2005, the federal government will be spending $40.3 billion per year on IT services and systems, a market research firm projects
Digital Government
Toshiba unveils smaller, quieter desktop
Toshiba's new Equium 8000S is ideal for 'cubed' environments with limited office space and tight budgets
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Site to monitor global slave trade
The State Department is sponsoring a Web site to draw attention to the international crisis of trafficking in human beings
Digital Government
Breaking ground on earthquake study
An NSF grant is the first phase of a Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation project, which could lead to the creation of a NEES grid worth $10 million
Digital Government
Licensing law may have national reach
The controversial software licensing measure UCITA soon becomes law in Maryland, and it has potential national implications for all end-user organizations
Digital Government
Compaq unveils new desktop line
Compaq's configurable Deskpro EX series of computers replaces the EP line of desktops, the company's most successful government line
Digital Government