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House member suggests regular network security reports
Federal agencies may soon be required to submit regular reports to Congress on the security status of their networks, much as they now report their Year 2000 compliance.
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FCW's Web site wins national award
Federal Computer Week received a top national award this week for its online news coverage.
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USPS taps NCR for customer terminals
The U.S. Postal Service awarded a $67 million contract this week to NCR Corp. for terminals that the Postal Service plans to use to offer more services and information to customers at retail windows.
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Nevada Gives Human Resources/Payroll System a Facelift
The state of Nevada launched a new human resources/payroll system this week. State officials expect the system, developed by American Management Systems Inc., to improve service to Nevada's 14,000 state employees and personnel managers.
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Government group honors EPA, DOJ projects
The Federation of Government Information Processing Councils today awarded the Environmental Protection Agency's EnviroMapper project and the Justice Department's Bulletproof Vest Partnership program with the 1999 Intergovernmental Open Systems Solutions awards for work in intergovernmental service delivery to citizens.
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NIST's AutoBid Automates Police Patrol Car Shopping
The state of Maine and the National Institute of Standards and Technology have formed a partnership that will serve as a pilot for strengthening ties between the federal technology research agency and state organizations.
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'New Millennium Classrooms Act' Introduced
A group of House legislators introduced a bill yesterday that expands tax incentives to encourage businesses to donate computers with multimedia capabilities to schools and libraries.
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Minnesota Contract to Monitor Children's Programs and Mental Health Services
Beginning July 1, Minnesota's Human Services Department will know exactly how well its managed care children's programs and mental health services are performing, thanks to a series of new studies commissioned this week.
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Hacker groups target Navy sites
In the wake of attacks on the FBI World Wide Web sites earlier this mont
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GSA seeks tools, services to monitor government nets
The General Services Administration is seeking vendors qualified to set up and manage hardware and software to monitor civilian agency networks for security breaches, the agency announced today.
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Government vulnerable to loss of top ranks
The federal government is in danger of losing droves of talented executives to private industry because pay for senior employees in government pales in comparison to salaries offered by private companies, according to a study released today by the consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.
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HHS taps CCD for Y2K verification
The Department of Health and Human Services has selected CCD Online Systems Inc. to provide Year 2000 verification tools to the Health Care Financing Administration, which administers the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
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OMB wants sooner cutoff on state/local Y2K buying
House committee members and administration officials today said they generally support a proposed bill that will allow state and local governments to buy Year 2000 products and services off General Services Administration federal supply schedules, but they do not agree on the end date.
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Electronic Commerce Commission Lays Foundation for Sales Tax Solution
With just 10 months left before it must submit a report to Congress on whether and how to apply state and local sales taxes to online purchases, the Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce finally got off to a slow but solid start during its inaugural twoday meeting in Williamsburg, Va., this week.
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California Communities Tap Wireless Crime-Fighting Data
Two California communities are being protected by police officers with patrol car access to crime databases and records, thanks to a new wireless mobile communication and information system.
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Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce Gets Under Way
Virginia Gov. James Gilmore was officially elected as chairman of the Federal Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce, a 19member congressional advisory panel that began meeting here Monday to determine how or whether to tax Internetbased electronic commerce.
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Boston offers kiosks for paying tickets, taxes
Boston residents soon will be able to avoid long lines at City Hall by paying parking tickets and excise taxes online at electronic kiosks set up around the city.
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General Dynamics snaps up GTE government units
General Dynamics Corp. announced today it will buy three of GTE Corp.'s government systems organizations for $1.05 billion.
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Senators aim to put DOE security measures into law
In the wake of the recent alleged spy case involving nuclear weapons information, a group of senators said today they would put into law the recommendations laid out by an advisory panel this month aimed at improving security problems at the Energy Department.
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