Digital Government
IBM giving Linux stronger wings
IBM Corp., the largest and one of the most fervent advocates of Linux, is working with a grassroots users movement to plant the opensource software more solidly on its mainframes
People
Air Force seeks greater 'reachback'
Strategy, systems helped support Kosovo operations, but greater investments are needed, Air Force chief says
Digital Government
FTC, senator seek online privacy rules
Bill would require Web sites to alert consumers and receive permission for information collected online, and that data would have to be secure
People
Experts lecture feds on cybersecurity
Security specialists speak out for research, development and education as methods to thwart cybercrime
Digital Government
SGI racks up new server
Silicon Graphics' 1450 server lets offices pack a lot of computing power into a compact space
Digital Government
Review: Network monitoring for the masses
WhatsUp Gold from Ipswitch Inc. will probably meet most of your the networkminding needs at a very affordable price while enhanced features in the new Version 5.0 will add icing to the cake
Acquisition
Nuke sensors to get upgrade
SAIC wins contract to modernize the global network of sensors used to detect nuclear testing anywhere in the world
People
DOD rewrite speeds IT to field
New Pentagon regulation focuses on evolutionary technology approaches
Digital Government
New CD charts transportation
Transportation Department releases data sets of transportation facilities nationwide
People
Government market: Global, outsourced
A hightech corridor has sprung up between the Brussels airport and NATO headquarters as companies try to take advantage of the growing European government IT market
Modernization
Colorado awards grants for telecommunication planning
The communities will use the grants to investigate which type of high-speed system would be best for their area
Digital Government
Helping agencies set up shop
Federal agencies looking to set up an electronic marketplace have a new option, thanks to an agreement between IBM Corp. and Data Junction Corp.
Digital Government
Education companies join to integrate services
Datatel Inc. and Eduprise will jointly develop administrative system interfaces to e-learning platforms for higher education institutions
People
AOL: Leave e-gov to the pros
Government agencies shouldn't try to reinvent the portal, an America Online official tells Congress
People
Web aids high-tech bird-watching
USGS is educating the public about endangered species with interactive Web sites featuring whooping crane chicks and migrating pintail ducks
Digital Government
Agencies urged to secure networks
Don't wait for Congress to act on the president's recommendations for critical infrastructure protection, federal officials urge
Digital Government
Compaq enters high-end Unix market
Compaq launches AlphaServer GS series of highperformance computers, suited for agencies' missioncritical applications, according to the says
People