Digital Government
NEC offers flexible workgroup server
The Express5800/120Ld offers a combination of high performance and easy expandability that will appeal to IT managers looking for a flexible workgroup server
Digital Government
Security: From wristwatches to handhelds
Three security solutions help protect organizations that have mobile workers and make online transactions
People
DOT tackles flow of flight delay data
A new task force will compile best practices on getting quick, accurate information on flight delays to workers who deal directly with passengers
Digital Government
W.V. equipping elderly with computers
Government agencies in West Virginia join businesses and volunteer organizations in getting surplus computers into the hands of senior citizens
Digital Government
Pa. streamlines vendor procedures
New policy enables technology vendors to apply for state business anytime, instead of just annually
Acquisition
Compaq to deliver explosive power
The Energy Department has awarded Compaq Computer Corp. a $200 million contract to build the largest supercomputer in the world
Digital Government
Privacy high on Democrats' list
Democrats list specifics on how either Dems or Republicans would protect people's personal information remains largely unexplained
Acquisition
Single face to vendors advances
As expected, the government issued a proposed rule on Monday that would designate the FedBizOpps Web site as the single online point of access to governmentwide business opportunities.
Digital Government
Ga. town 'Intelligent City of the Year'
LaGrange is being honored by a nonprofit group for its efforts to use high-speed Internet access to promote economic development
Digital Government
Oracle, non-profit helping schools
The partnership is providing Chicago public schools computers and other equipment as part of their effort to help disadvantaged schools
Digital Government
CD-ROM reveals inner workings of air travel
New from the Federal Aviation Administration and NASA, Gate to Gate will give people a look at what goes into a typical flight before, during and after a plane takes off
People
Fed search engine won't come cheap
Private companies may pay thousands a year to enable their users to search government sites and track information
People
DOD audit: Osprey may pose 'severe hazard'
The Marines Corps proceeded to develop and fly one of its most advanced hightech aircraft despite nearly two dozen known deficiencies in onboard computer systems and other equipment, according to an internal Pentagon report.
People
The necessity of networking
One of the most valuable aspects of the Year 2000 solution was the networking. At every level of society, people got together, physically and online, to talk about what they were doing to prepare for the date change and the dreaded Year 2000 bug. Like the bug, networking cut across boundaries, drawing people from every kind of organization.
Digital Government
Edging across the digital divide
More than half of the U.S. population has Internet access, and although at-home Web surfers tend to be affluent and better educated, the gap is closing
People
Eyeing a solution
Educators have a ninepoint cooperative plan among government, industry and academia to address the demand for information assurance professionals
People
Deputy CIO with just one hat
Under a restructuring plan that heavily boosts its clout, the chief information office within the Air Force will add a senior position whose authority will include overseeing the service's multibilliondollar information technology budget and systems.
People