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Investigation into Italian gondola accident concluded
No new information technology systems are needed to increase safety on U.S. fighter jets, according to a highlevel commission appointed last month in the aftermath of the deadly accident involving a Marine Corps jet and a gondola in Italy.
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Austin, Texas, Launches Virtual Tour of New Airport
Austin, Texas, this week launched a virtual reality tour of its new airport, which is scheduled to open May 23. Travelers are encouraged to make their first visit to the AustinBergstrom International Airport via the World Wide Web at www.ci.austin.tx.us/newairport/vrt.htm.
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FCC urged to push 'user policies'
The Federal Communications Commission should not force schools and libraries to choose a particular type of technology to keep minors out of inappropriate Internet sites but should instead urge institutions to adopt user policies, according to U.S. Commerce Department officials.
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Despite fending off Melissa virus, U.S. systems still vulnerable
The wildly proliferating Melissa macro virus that the government battled late last month underscored the need for agencies to improve inadequate system security practices, according to testimony presented at a House subcommittee hearing today.
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White House defends fiscal 2000 R& D request
A Clinton administration technology adviser today urged senators to support the president's fiscal 2000 budget for research and development, which for the first time recommends more money for civilian R?#038; D than Defense.
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FTS to push more workers into the field
As part of an effort to become more competitive in the federal market, the General Services Administration's Federal Technology Service over the next year plans to retrain and put at least a quarter of its employees out in the field selling products and services to the government.
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California Procurement Project on Hold
The California Statewide Procurement Network (CSPN), which would enable desktop comparison shopping for goods and services from suppliers' online catalogs, has been put on hold while the state assesses the priority of all missioncritical and Year 2000 project efforts.
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NACo, USCM Threaten to Enjoin E-Commerce Commission
The National Association of Counties and the U.S. Conference of Mayors have threatened to file a lawsuit to prevent the federal Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce from holding its first meeting
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HUD mulls request for Year 2000 laws
Over the next few months, the Department of Housing and Urban Development may ask Congress for additional funds and legislation to ensure that HUD's local housing authorities and business partners are prepared for the Year 2000 date change, top agency officials said today.
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Hackers can turn network cameras, microphones on you
Do you have a microphone or video camera connected to your computer or network? If you value your privacy, turn those devices off, a top Army computer protection official warned today.
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'Revolving Door' of State Contracting Officials Moving
A report on ethics and accountability in state contracting by the U.S. General Accounting Office found no direct link between state employees taking jobs with privatesector contractors often referred to as the revolving door and those same contractors winning state contracts.
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OMB outlines fed/state Y2K requirements
A top administrator at the Office of Management and Budget today told a House subcommittee that federal agencies have new deadlines to meet to fix the Year 2000 computer problem.
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GSA: Financial management software available by fall
The General Services Administration today announced that it will have contracts with federally certified software ready for ordering when the mandatory financial management software schedule expires in September.
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Industry Watch
Electric Press gets GSA sked Electric Press Inc. last week announced it had been awarded a General Services Administration schedule contract for the its eFed World Wide Webbased procurement solution. The schedule includes all of the eFed products and services, including licensing, software mainte
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Letters to the Editor
A thin veil unveiled Each week Federal Computer Week publishes an article by Steven Kelman and identifies him as a Weatherhead Professor of Public Management at Harvard. While this is true, it is also incomplete. Kelman is also a member of the board of directors of Government Technology Services I
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Municipal Webmasters Hash Out Problems at PTI Confab
Webmasters from across the country are discovering that politics not necessarily hardware, software or technical help rules in the uncharted world of building an electronic city hall.
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Space tech makes good show
Five months after blastoff of its Deep Space 1 unmanned aircraft, NASA last week reported seeing good results from tests being conducted with cuttingedge technology. Deep Space 1 is designed to test 12 cuttingedge technologies that NASA believes will enable the agency to build spacecraft that are
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I-Studio lowers bar for video streaming
Video networking company FVC.COM last month launched a product that delivers a wide range of streaming video applications over any Internet protocol network and is designed for easy installation. The company's IStudio streaming video product accepts video from cameras or other devices and delivers
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Feds shine during 'Melissa' scare
The outbreak of the 'Melissa' email virus that first appeared as certain disaster for public and private networks alike instead emerged as an invaluable test of federal agencies' readiness to handle the dangers inherent in a networked world. Melissa spread quietly and rapidly through a number of a
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