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R&D centers growing too fat on federal dole
It's time to reconsider the role of Federally Funded Research and Development Centers as the federal government enters the third millennium. Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDC) are unique organizations invented by the federal government in the 1940s.
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U.S., Russia support joint warning center
More than six months after negotiations began, U.S. and Russian Federation officials last week signed a statement supporting the creation of a joint warning center that would help avoid an accidental launch of nuclear weapons resulting from system malfunctions caused by Year 2000related computer p
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TransportIT secures data transfers
If you feel that moving large data files over your agency's complex networks is like shoving an elephant through a pipe, or you know that you'd sleep better at night if you had more control over the security of your data transfers, then TransportIT may cure some of your headaches. TransportIT is de
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Officials question decision to close NTIS
Various government and industry officials fear the Commerce Department's plan to close the National Technical Information Service could make it more difficult for the public to find government documents. Commerce decided last month to close NTIS because its core function of selling government infor
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HP enhances net management offering
HewlettPackard Co. last month announced an enterprise network tool that enables network managers to accurately gauge the health and performance of local or widearea networks from anywhere in the world via the Internet. The product, HP OpenView NetMetrix Performance Center, is the centerpiece of
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911 cell phone call tracking to be required
Cellular phone companies must soon provide the means to track a caller's location on 911 calls made from their phones, according to revised standards adopted on Wednesday by the Federal Communications Commission.
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Pa. site aims to ease way for entrepreneurs
Gov. Tom Ridge announced Thursday that Pennsylvania would soon launch a World Wide Web site with the goal of making the commonwealth the easiest place in the nation for entrepreneurs to start a business.
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San Antonio deploys server to handle transactions
In its latest effort to become Year 2000compliant, the city of San Antonio has deployed Amdahl Corp.'s Millennium mainframe server, which, as part of its core information technology infrastructure, will be capable of managing the one millionplus daily transactions performed by city departments.
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Critics question NTIS closure
Various government and industry experts fear the Commerce Department's plan to close an agency that collects and sells federal information to the public could make it more difficult for the public to find government documents.
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Carolina sites offer hurricane updates
The official World Wide Web pages for North Carolina (www.state.nc.us) and South Carolina (www.state.sc.us) both contain pertinent information about Hurricane Floyd for residents turning to the Internet for news and updates
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Floyd drives traffic to FEMA Web site
Interest in Hurricane Floyd has driven traffic at the Federal Emergency Management Agency's World Wide Web site to a new record, a FEMA official said yesterday.
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Washington launched smoking prevention site
Washington state's Health Department on Wednesday launched a smoking prevention World Wide Web site that provides users with a variety of information, including ways to quit smoking, talking to children about tobacco and firstperson accounts of smoking and tobaccorelated experiences.
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Y2K work needed on federal support systems
While more than 95 percent of the data exchanges between the federal government and the states are ready for the Year 2000, some states have yet to finish work on systems supporting key federally funded programs, according to a U.S. Office of Management and Budget report issued on Monday.
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Illinois system helps students find schools
The Federation of Independent Illinois Colleges and Universities unveiled a free, Internetbased information system on Tuesday to help prospective students find their future school among the group's 58 member institutions.
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GPS funding cuts could delay system for five years, official says
Modernization of the Global Positioning System could face a five-year delay unless Congress restores $17 million in funding that President Clinton asked for in his fiscal 2000 budget, according to top administration officials.
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Voters care about Internet growth, not taxes
More than onethird of American voters care far more about the continued growth of the Internet than state and local governments' ability to collect taxes on electronic commerce, according to a recent poll.
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Conference spreads word on court technology
The National Center for State Courts' sixth annual National Court Technology Conference (CTC6) began Tuesday in Los Angeles with the goal of providing the more than 3,000 attendees with latest technological innovations and solutions to best prepare the nation's courts for the 21st century.
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Airlines: Summer flight delays stem from modernization woes
The long-delayed modernization of the nation's air traffic control systems have lead to the "horrendous" flight delays that have plagued travelers this summer, according to a top official from the association that represents the U.S. commercial airline industry.
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U.S. says Eastern Europe vulnerable to Y2K
A State Department official today pinpointed Eastern Europe as a potential high-risk area for Year 2000 problems.
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