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States put Y2K freeze on computer buys
Some states have put moratoriums on computer purchases and upgrades until the Year 2000 datechange scare is well behind them.
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Navy seeks to bypass mandated network
The Navy is building a case for setting up its own network to help support its multibilliondollar agencywide intranet rather than relying wholly on the Defense Department's mandated network, a Navy official said last month. The Defense Information Systems Network (DISN), maintained by the Defense
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Center gives global view of Y2K problems
With fewer than 50 days until the Year 2000, the federal government is approaching its final test on procedures for tracking and analyzing all the information on potential national and international problems that may occur because of bad date code.
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Tech expands beyond CIO
The recent explosive growth of the Internet and electronic commerce has changed the way states do business, and now plenty of people besides the chief information officer are interested in technology, according to the head of the National Electronic Commerce Coordinating Council.
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Exabyte to unveil big-time tape drive
Exabyte Corp. this week will unveil a larger and faster tape drive designed for organizations that want to archive and back up large amounts of data very quickly. The Mammoth2 (M2) tape drive will be the biggest and fastest tape drive available in its class when it is launched this week, said Gr
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Virginia transfers IT contracts
Gov. Jim Gilmore this week announced the transfer of statewide information technology contracts from the Office of the Secretary of Administration to the Office of the Secretary of Technology (SoTech).
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HCFA to launch Y2K awareness week
The Health Care Financing Administration, the federal agency that manages Medicare, announced last week that it has designated Nov. 1520 as National Medicare Year 2000 Testing Week, enabling health care providers to evaluate their billing systems in an endtoend test with Medicare systems. Althou
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Bill proposes commission to study privacy legislation
Two senators introduced a bill Wednesday to form a commission to study how effective current federal privacy legislation is, especially in relation to the Internet, and to determine whether new laws are necessary.
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Survey: Y2K, Funding and Credit Cards Are States' Top E-Commerce Challenges
The Year 2000 problem, funding issues and credit card fees are the top three challenges to states' electronic commerce policies, according to the results of two surveys released at the National Electronic Commerce Coordinating Council conference.
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Maryland Department Weathers Paper Storm
Maryland's Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulations, which is responsible for issuing occupational licenses, was lost in a paper storm including a backlog of about 30,000 renewals, according to a department official. But that all changed after it took its renewal processes online.
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Pentagon labels computer morphing a war crime
A Defense Department study on how international law could be applied to the military's use of information operations (IO) and computer network attack concludes that though there are no show stoppers preventing the Department's use of such tactics in war, communicating false computer-generated images would be a war crime under certain circumstances.
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Half of nation's 911 centers are Y2K-ready
Only 50 percent of the nation's 911 centers are prepared to handle the millennium date change, according to the Clinton administration's final Year 2000 report released Wednesday.
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University Teams with NASA
The president of San Jose State University and the director of NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., last week signed a memorandum pairing the entities in future research and development, technology commercialization and education partnerships.
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North Dakota Installs PKI
North Dakota recently selected Entrust Technologies Inc. to provide a publickey infrastructure for state government operations to create a secure environment for its employees to access confidential information on North Dakota residents.
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Feds ready for Y2K, but local 911 systems remain at risk
With only 50 days left until the first day of the new millennium, 99 percent of the federal government's missioncritical computer systems are prepared to handle the date change, according to the Clinton administration's final Year 2000 report released today.
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OMB mulls adding information security requirements to budget regs
The Office of Management and Budget is looking at ways to better incorporate security into agencies' funding requests for information technology systems, including revising regulations governing how agencies formulate their budgets.
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Ezgov launches nationwide portal
Ezgov.com on Tuesday unveiled a nationwide World Wide Web portal that provides direct links to government services at the federal, state and local levels, including tax information, election data and applications that enable citizens to pay parking tickets and conduct other transactions online.
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Arkansas Medicaid Program Wins Vendor State's Quality Achievement Award
Officials from numerous state Medicaid agencies Tuesday warned members of a congressional panel that more funding and revamped technology are needed to combat the billions of dollars lost every year as a result of fraud.
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Voter.com provides election info for voters and candidates
A new forprofit political World Wide Web site helps voters find information on their pet issues while giving candidates a new platform to air their views.
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