Digital Government
Waiting on 64 bit
With the news that Intel Corp.'s nextgeneration Itanium chip will ship to manufacturers a quarter later than expected, federal IT shops will have to wait at least until early next year to get their hands on workstations and servers powered by the new 64bit microprocessor.
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Tech may track choppers
When the United States transfers 46 military helicopters to the Colombian government this year to fight the war on drugs, Pentagon technology likely will track the cargo every step of the way, possibly through territory dominated by drug lords.
Digital Government
Safety in the snow
The Transportation Department and private industry have invested heavily in the development of new information systems for drivers to use in their cars or trucks. Now one branch of the agency has begun to study how those technologies can distract drivers.
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Army networking soars with Openwings
Openwings, an information architecture being developed for the Army and expected to revolutionize battlefield command and control, has passed a challenging hurdle
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Taking wing
Openwings' service-based architecture enables devices to enter a network spontaneously.
Digital Government
Opening GIS borders
The Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded a contract to Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc. (ESRI) last month to develop and deploy a geographic information system that consolidates the agency's GIS data and makes it available via the Internet to state and local governments to aid in their community development work.
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Illinois Web site aims to help families
As part of a program that seeks to help parents overcome problems facing children, Illinois launched an Internet site that families can use as a resource.
Digital Government
Traffic cop
The Airport Movement Area Safety System (AMASS) receives position data from an Airport Surveillance Radar Model 9 (ASR9) system, which pinpoints landing aircraft, and a Surveillance and Communications Interface Processor (SCIP).
Modernization
Nipping at FTS' heels
The General Services Administration's Federal Technology Service, which brokered the lowest government longdistance phone rates ever as part of its FTS 2001 program, may have more competition in telecommunications from within the federal family.
Digital Government
A notebook with zip
If you feel the need for speed ? notebook computer speed, that is ? consider the latest offering in the Tecra line of corporate notebooks from Toshiba America Information Systems Inc.
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Wisconsin revamping tax system
As part of a seven-year, $56 million plan to revamp its computer systems, the Wisconsin Department of Revenue has signed a contract with American Management Systems Inc. to develop and implement a World Wide Web-enabled sales tax system.
Digital Government
Security complex
For state and local governments, the technical work associated with moving services online may seem elementary compared with the beleaguering task of gaining the public trust that is critical for digital government to take hold.
Digital Government
Virtual school planning: Tips for policy-makers
Funding: Consider funding implications early on, including the cost/benefit to local districts for participating and the most sustainable funding mechanisms in your state.
People
Last call for liquor license confusion
In an effort to end confusion regarding the liquor license process, Glendale, Ariz., is placing information about pending liquor licenses online.
Digital Government
Warding off PC spies
More than 400 software programs are believed to be infected with 'spyware,' malicious code that hides on your computer and watches what you do
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CIA puts want ad for spies on Web
The CIA has shifted its recruitment program for clandestine operatives a.k.a. spies to the World Wide Web
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