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Northwest Corner of Washington Hurt by Lack of Fiber-Optic Lines
Public and private leaders in the northwest part of the state recently told Gov. Gary Locke that a shortage of fiberoptic infrastructure is hindering public service and economic development in the area.
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Smithsonian building online treasure trove
In an effort to move art from the wall to the Web, the Smithsonian Institution has begun capturing digital images of all its artifacts and photography collections for display on the Internet.
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Clinton signs intell authorization bill
President Clinton on Tuesday signed into law the fiscal 2000 intelligence authorization bill, which calls for a review of the role and mission of the high-tech National Reconnaissance Office and forces the intelligence community to explain the legal standards it adheres to when conducting surveillance operations.
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AMS and Ariba forge business-to-government e-commerce pact
Financial management firm American Management Systems Inc. and Internet electronic commerce vendor Ariba Inc. have teamed up to provide federal government users with products and services that will help them buy products online.
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Lawmakers search for new system to get their House in order
Four years after Congress first tentatively plugged into the World Wide Web, the House of Representatives is shopping for a powerful new computer system that will enable lawmakers and staff members to easily navigate and manage the fastrising flood of information surging through cyberspace.
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Mission to Mars reveals need for more bandwidth
NASA officials are calling the unprecedented volume of Internet traffic received Dec. 3 by the main Mars Polar Lander World Wide Web site a good wakeup call for the space agency.
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Arizona Democrats to Hold Binding Internet Vote
Democrats in the state of Arizona are planning to allow their party to vote online in the March 11 presidential primary with hopes of getting more people to vote.
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Companies Unveil E-Mall System
American Management Systems Inc. and Ariba Inc. have announced the launch of Buysense.com, the first World Wide Webbased marketplace designed to streamline the procurement process for state and local governments.
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Unisys Takes Global Perspective on Government Market
As part of a larger corporate reshuffling, Unisys Corp. has created an organization to crosspollinate its work with U.S. state and local government customers and its government work across the globe.
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Details emerging on high-tech State bugging
State Department and FBI officials on Thursday characterized the listening and transmission device planted in the State Department by a member of the Russian intelligence service as an extremely sophisticated device that was professionally introduced into the department's headquarters.
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Clinton urges agencies to narrow digital divide
President Clinton on Thursday asked agencies to help reduce the digital divide the gap between citizens that have access to information technology tools and those who do not.
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Site offers point-and-click help for teachers
The Education Department on Thursday unveiled an online tool designed to help teachers quickly sift through the thousands of education resources available on the World Wide Web and select the best one for their students.
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New chip promises telecom, Internet boost
A new highspeed digital chip demonstrated recently by TRW Space?#038;Electronics Group soon may offer telecommunications service providers and government agencies fiberoptic data transmissions at up to 40 gigabits/sec.
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Wyoming Gov.'s Budget Focuses on the New Economy
Technology plays a key role in the Wyoming Gov. Jim Geringer's 20012002 budget proposals, both as a key factor of the state's economy and as a tool for improving government services.
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Pennsylvania Launches Adoption Web Site
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge on Monday unveiled a World Wide Web site that enables prospective parents to go online and learn how they can adopt a child in the commonwealth.
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New York launches online permit database.
New York Gov. George Pataki last week announced the launch of an online permit database, designed to provide the state's business community with a onestop resource for permit needs and questions.
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Make the Internet Accessible for All
The Americans with Disabilities Act, signed into law in 1990, requires that government provide individuals with disabilities access to public places. If you take a walk around your state or local government complex, school or library, you'll see new ramps, wider doorways, new elevators and Braille
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Is Fibre Channel losing SAN dominance?
If you follow the conventional wisdom as you prepare to build your agency's new storagearea network (SAN), then Fibre Channel will be the technology you use to connect servers, network equipment and storage devices. But is Fibre Channel your only option? What about SCSI or Ethernet links two pro
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NSA playing IT catch-up
The director of the National Security Agency has called for a sweeping overhaul of the super-secret agency's management and information systems to bring it up-to-date with the exploding pace of change in telecommunications and information technology. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael Hayden is calling for
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