Digital Government
CSC wins $21 million engineering pact
Computer Sciences Corp. will provide a wide range of software engineering and support services to six Defense Department logistics centers under a $21 million contract designed to sustain a DOD logistics control and distribution system, the company announced last week.
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Navy officer in Gulf communicates with family via the Web
Advanced information technology not only gives sailors on the USS Belleau Wood a hightech advantage in one of the world's hot spots, it also offers a lowcost medium to keep in touch with family in the United States.
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ACS to run GSA solutions center
The General Services Administration's Public Buildings Service last month awarded ACS Government Solutions Group Inc. an $87 million contract for the creation of a Systems Development Center to provide information technology solutions to PBS offices across the country.
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17 High-risk Agencies
The Year 2000 problem and information security practices leave the federal government susceptible to fraud, waste and abuse, according to a series of reports the General Accounting Office released last month.
Digital Government
Looking at the big picture
There are times when attention to detail is allimportant. But a lack of attention to fine points, the very thing that kept Marty Wagner from becoming an accomplished engineer, made him a great administrator. An aeronautical engineer by training, Wagner soon discovered that his talents were more su
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Sign of the times
Now that Congress has passed legislation that will push agencies to the brink of the muchenvisioned paperless government, federal users are focusing as never before on digital signature technology a method of authenticating the identity of a person who has 'signed' an electronic document and of
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GSA gives employees Seat preview
Employees of the General Services Administration had their first glimpse of what life will be like under Seat Management desktop outsourcing last week in a presentation sent to offices across the country by multicast and satellite. Over the next two years, GSA will transition maintenance of all its
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Y2K, financial management woes plague DOD
eaknesses in financial management practices and in the use of financial computer systems pose the top challenge to better performance at the Defense Department, according to a General Accounting Office report released last month.
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Federal Bytes
HAVE A COW. Moove over, Gateway. Edge Technologies has taken the cow theme to bigger pastures. Edge operates a cowmating service on the Internet to help farmers find the perfect bull genetically, that is for their cow. Edge collects data from the Agriculture Department and other organizations
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Public data at SSA not secure
Weaknesses in computer systems at the Social Security Administration have exposed the agency to external and internal intrusion, jeopardizing sensitive information to unauthorized users, according to a report released last month by the General Accounting Office.
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Y2K could hamper State's visa application process
The General Services Administration's Federal Technology Service last week awarded its $25 billion information technology services and support contract to 10 vendors.
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Customs seeks quick $12M to fix slowdown
The Customs Service is looking for an additional $12 million this year to shore up its aging Automated Commercial System, which it uses to process $1 trillion in imports to the United States annually. Since June, ACS has suffered three slowdowns that delayed clearance of goods through U.S. ports fo
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HUD remodels, simplifies home page
The most requested information on the Department of Housing and Urban Development's World Wide Web site is simple: how to buy a home. It has not been simple, however, to get to that information through the many layers of the agency's Web site. But that changed last week when HUD unveiled a new look
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GAO faults USDA's telecom and service center efforts
The General Services Administration's Federal Technology Service last week awarded its $25 billion information technology services and support contract to 10 vendors.
Digital Government
GSA kicks off key security contract
(Several agencies have signed on to a proposed governmentwide digital certificates contract, giving the digital government initiative a boost. But vendors are concerned about how much money they can make on the contract and about technical hurdles. The Access Certificates for Electronic Services (A
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Fax servers lower costs, ease administration
Tested By Andre Kvitka As easy and reliable as it is to share electronic files via e-mail and the Internet, agencies cannot survive without the ability to share hard-copy documents. And although it incorporates rather ho-hum technology, the fax machine remains the standard way of transmitting paper
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Old systems, missing data put EPA at risk
Outdated computer systems and missing data are two significant barriers to the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to perform its job, according to a General Accounting Office report released last month.
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CrossPad captures written notes
With the introduction of the CrossPad, the A.T. Cross Co., long known for its fine pens, has secured a place for penmanship in the Computer Age.
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IT weaknesses hinder Interior's management of trust accounts, ALMRS
Problems with systems for managing American Indian trust accounts and for tracking records on land leases and mineral rights are the core technology issues hindering better management at the Interior Department, according to a General Accounting Office report released last month.
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