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Great Lakes brings basic PC to fed market
Testing by Pat McClung Great Lakes Electronics Distributing Inc., Buffalo, N.Y., is making its first foray into the government market this year with its recently awarded General Services Administration schedule. Great Lakes builds custom PCs and servers using Microsoft Corp.certified components an
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DOD: Face Y2K on your own
The Defense Department, expected to be the federal agency to respond to potential crises brought about by the Year 2000 problem, this month said it does not plan to react to all requests for help from state and local civilian authorities. DOD adopted the position in an Aug. 12 message sent to all t
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Letter to the Editor
Defending his record I was surprised and disappointed to read Bureaucratus' column in the Aug. 16 edition of Federal Computer Week ['Comptroller general wrong about fed managers']. I would normally ignore such musings, but the column was so far off base I felt that some reply was in order. The tes
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Palm IIIx packs more of a punch
I'll make this clear from the getgo: I haven't yet seen a handheld computer I would want to take on the road with me. If it doesn't have a keyboard, it won't get my allegiance. That said, 3Com Corp.'s Palm IIIx comes as close to converting me as any unit the FCW Test Center has tested. And, thanks
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Spinning a Web of information
It probably helps that Rich Kellett spends his free time whipping around pommel horses, sprinting across mats, launching into handsprings and folding his spinning torso around parallel bars. As the head of the General Services Administration's Emerging Information Technologies Policies Division, Ke
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Virginia Gov. Gilmore's IT Commission Announces Next Meeting
Virginia Gov. James Gilmore's (R) Commission on Information Technology (CIT) will meet Sept. 1 at George Mason University to discuss the state's need for more IT workers.
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Virginians Will Soon Be Able to Renew Drivers' Licenses Online
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has decided to add a driver's license renewal feature to its Internet site this fall as the next step in the department's rollout of online services.
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Kansas Attorney General Shuts Down Online University
The Kansas attorney general shut down Monticello University, an Internetbased school, for falsely offering degrees from accredited institutions in Kansas, South Dakota, Hawaii and overseas locations.
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NRC site shares evaluations of nuclear power plants
As part of a pilot test of new way to inspect nuclear power plants, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission this month began posting on its World Wide Web site the evaluations of nine nuclear power stations.
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Clinton names scientists to lead panel
President Clinton has appointed two scientists to be cochairmen of the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee, a group that provides executivelevel guidance on computing issues.
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Study Finds Many Don't Trust Privacy on Web
Heightened media and government attention regarding online privacy issues may be creating more fear than calm among consumers, the majority of whom said in a recent survey that a prominently displayed privacy policy on a World Wide Web site is not likely to earn their trust.
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San Carlos, Calif., Puts Quality-of-Life Survey Online; Wins Cabletron Grant
San Carlos, Calif., last week put a survey online asking citizens to rate the quality of life of the city in four areas: transportation, culture, economic development and education.
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Small biz program aims to capture federal IT dollars
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration kicked off a survey today to determine within centimeters the exact height of the Washington Monument and whether it has sunk or listed to one side.
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Florida's 'City of Wonders' Exhibit to Tour State
The Florida League of Cities is taking an exhibit of its City of Wonders project, which showcases local governments' use of technology, on a twoyear tour of the state.
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Utah Republican Party Offers Internet Access to Donors
The Utah Republican Party is selling unlimited access to the Internet for about $20 a month in an attempt to fatten campaign coffers and achieve direct access to the state's GOP supporters.
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NOAA measuring Washington Monument using GPS
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration kicked off a survey today to determine within centimeters the exact height of the Washington Monument and whether it has sunk or listed to one side.
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New Jersey Program to Provide Matching Loans to 23 High-Tech Companies
New Jersey's Technology Transfer and Commercialization Program (TTCP) will provide matching loans to 23 hightech companies in the state that are poised to supply advanced technology products to the marketplace.
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Pennsylvania Securities Commission Unveils Internet Fraud Unit
The Pennsylvania Securities Commission Tuesday unveiled an Internet fraud unit to protect the state's investors from the growing problem of online securities scams.
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FCC Brief Opposes Cable Internet Access Regulation
The Federal Communications Commission filed a brief in a federal appeals court that opposes local regulations that would compel cable companies to grant access to their networks to rival Internet service providers.
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