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Chicago suburb connected with Notes
Officials of Buffalo Grove, Ill., a Chicago suburb, have been using Lotus Development Corp.'s Notes technology to wire their municipality and keep them on the cutting edge
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Governors' IT task force emphasizes GIS
The National Governors' Association's Information Technology Task Force met Monday to discuss an array of IT issues, including the use of geographic information systems, the role of the chief information officer and ways states can work more closely with the private sector.
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Governors Are Split on Internet Tax Question
The National Governors' Association meeting provided a platform for much agreement among state chief executives on information technology issues, but the question of exactly how to tax Internet transactions is not one of them.
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Colorado to Accept Lawsuit Filings Via Web
Colorado, already a national leader in integrating new technologies into the legal process, staged another coup last week when it awarded a contract that will make it the first to offer statewide electronic filing of lawsuits and other legal briefs.
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Rural Community Technology Centers Eligible for Grant Money
The Community Technology Centers' Network and the Civil Rights Forum on Communications Policy are overseeing the distribution of $70,000 in grants to support rural communities to advocate telecommunications policies that support technology equity and universal service.
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Advisory Committee on Electronic Commerce Takes Next Step in Process
The Advisory Committee on Electronic Commerce took another step Friday in its congressionally mandated study of how and whether to tax products sold over the Internet. A workplan subgroup of the panel met via conference call to come up with a list of key issues that the full commission should focus on at its next meeting, scheduled for Sept. 14 and 15 in New York City.
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Mint site makes money
The U.S. Mint is making money. The agency's online catalog, launched in April, has racked up nearly $7 million from sales of coins and coin jewelry, about 5 percent of its annual income from direct sales. With at least $5 saved in each transaction, every electronic sale means the Mint which by la
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Intercepts
THE EMPEROR HAS NO CLOTHES. That's the message coming from dozens of Standard Procurement System users that officials at the Defense Logistics Agency and American Management Systems Inc. don't want you to hear.Shortly after the appearance of our frontpage story on SPS in the Aug. 2 issue of FCW, m
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House urges White House to protect small businesses
The Clinton administration must work quickly to define strong regulations that will protect small businesses from the increasingly common practice of combining small individual contracts into one large pact, members of a House panel said last week. Members of the House Small Business Committee told
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DOD: Change Passwords
Concerned that efforts to fix computer systems for the Year 2000 problem may expose its information infrastructure to cyberattacks, the Defense Department has ordered its network managers to change all administrative and user passwords on their unclassified networks. The order is the result of mand
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Budget shouldn't cut innovation
The lengthy and contentious process of putting together the nation's budget always forces agencies to take a hard look at funding priorities in light of economic realities. But NASA's experience with the House of Representatives last month is a painful reminder that much damage can be done in the n
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Agencies banned from buying 'incidentals'
A ruling last month by the comptroller general that made illegal a widely used method for buying products that are not listed on the General Services Administration schedule could change the way government agencies go about making purchases, according to procurement specialists. Many federal agenci
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Microsoft strengthens management tool
With the PC's popularity, the rapid evolution of software and smaller information technology staffs responsible for managing more desktops than ever before, getting a handle on enterprisewide systems management remains a daunting task. Several products on the market promise to help you get a grip o
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Rep. mulls grading agencies on security
The head of a technology lobbying group last week suggested that Rep. Stephen Horn (RCalif.) should apply the same grading system used to evaluate agencies on fixing computers for the Year 2000 problem to agencies' efforts to protect their computer systems from hackers. Harris Miller, president of
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Rugged goes mini in Toughbook 33
Looking for an alternative to those hefty laptop computers and messy day planners? Better yet, how about an alternative that can stand some abuse? Panasonic used a light touch in developing its solution, the new ruggedized mininotebook, Toughbook 33. This little notebook weighs 2.6 pounds with its
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MapInfo hits new heights with Professional 5.0
Not one to rest on its laurels, MapInfo Corp. has released a 5.5 version of its industryleading desktop mapping program, MapInfo Professional. When we last looked at geographical information system programs, MapInfo Professional 5.0 led the pack in a dead heat with Environmental Systems Research I
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AF takes pre-award process paperless
Frontline Solutions Inc. last month delivered to the Air Force's Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC) a software application that, for the first time, will fully automate the process of issuing requests for proposals in a collaborative environment. Developed under a twoyear, $749,000 Small Business I
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TriPlus: Windows wide open
Chances are you have seen it before: the oversized Windows desktop. Your video card is unable to handle an increase in desktop resolution and compensates by creating a 'virtual desktop' that occupies more space than your screen can show. As a result, you must scroll from side to side and top to bot
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EER wins 'seat' pact for 30-person agency
The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, one of the government's smallest agencies, has turned to seat management to update its computer systems and keep pace with changing technology, awarding EER Systems Inc. a 10year, $1.5 million contract. Under the deal, reached July 30
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