Digital Government
ERDAS geographic information software passes Windows 2000 test
ERDAS Inc. has had its ERDAS IMAGINE 8.4 geographic information system certified to run on Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows 2000 operating system.
Digital Government
Red Hat debuts more scalable Linux
ERDAS Inc. has had its ERDAS IMAGINE 8.4 geographic information system certified to run on Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows 2000 operating system.
Digital Government
DOT studying threats to GPS
In response to a presidential recommendation, DOT charged the Volpe National Transportation System Center with studying the vulnerabilities of its Global Positioning Systembased infrastructure
Digital Government
More FOIA barriers considered
Sen. Jon Kyl is considering legislation that would help persuade industry to share cyberattack information with the government by shielding the data from Freedom of Information Act requests
People
DOE seeking IT quartet
The Energy Department is in the market for a package deal of four top information technology specialists, including the newly created job of cybersecurity chief
Digital Government
Top speech recognition vendors to merge
Speech technology company Lernout &Hauspie Speech Products Inc. has agreed to acquire competitor Dragon Systems Inc. in a deal that will eventually involve a consolidation of the two product lines into one.
Digital Government
MIT Libraries teams with HP on digital archive
The archive will be capable of holding the nearly 10,000 articles produced by MIT authors each year, including multimedia content
People
FBI backs action on security bill
The FBI voiced support for a bill to help law enforcement gather evidence in a world where more people are using encryption
People
Archivist puts price on e-records
It will cost about $130 million and take about five years to build, but a national electronic records archive that won't become obsolete is technically feasible
Digital Government
Two bills push broadband access
Senators propose incentives for companies that develop broadband services in rural areas
Modernization
Winstar scores second MAA
For the second time in less than a week, Winstar Communications Inc. has been awarded a Metropolitan Area Acquisition contract from the General Services Administration
Digital Government
Tech Center gives companies boost
An Oklahoma organization is recruiting tech-savvy people to help technology companies go commercial
Digital Government
New radio system in works for Kentucky
$22.8 million Motorola system is expected to offer officer increased clarity, particularly in rural areas
Digital Government
GPS follows mobile security system
A New York school district is testing a new system that puts a tracking system into security vehicles
Digital Government
FAA goals may fall short
The cost and time needed to fix safety problems in the FAA's WideArea Augmentation System may lead users to decide the program is not worth continuing to a level that would permit landings in low visibility
Digital Government
Letters to the Editor
Slow transition not costly Your editorial, 'Transition Travails; No Mere Threats,' (FCW, March 6) contains sweeping claims about the government's transition to the FTS 2001 program that are dead wrong ? namely that incumbent vendors have delayed the transition by 'not passing off the work fast enough' and that the government is losing money 'because agencies are not able to take advantage of FTS 2001's lower rates.'
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