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Remote Rx
Even if doctors still made house calls, they probably couldn't help the 30 troops who man a remote U.S. Army communications outpost on Hill 1326 in Bosnia. In good weather, the hill is a two to threehour Humvee drive from the nearest paved road. It takes even longer in the winter, when the troops
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Medical Matchmaker
It was not unusual for the Hadleys, a deeply religious family living in Paducah, Ky., to discuss serious subjects while having dinner. One recent discussion for the Hadley family Chuck, Gwen and their three children: Christina, 15; Nicole, 14; and Andrew, 12 was about organ donation. Nicole, w
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NASA, Energy help Ukraine avoid nuclear disaster
The Chornobyl (formerly spelled Chernobyl) nuclear power plant's concrete enclosure, which is the only barrier between Ukrainians and deadly nuclear radiation, is crumbling, and two U.S. federal agencies are involved in a project to build a stateoftheart information technology system to fix it.
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Security Dynamics Technologies to acquire Intrusion Detection Inc.
Security Dynamics Technologies Inc. announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire Intrusion Detection Inc. in a deal valued at $32.5 million.
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GAO says software fix needed for 2000 census
The Census Bureau still must solve numerous problems before it conducts the 2000 census, according to a General Accounting Office report released today.
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DOD's Valletta joins SRA
Anthony Valletta, acting assistant secretary of Defense for command, control communications and intelligence (ASD/C3I), plans to join SRA International Inc. as a vice president in federal systems after he retires this week, Federal Computer Week has learned.
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IT lobbying group defends stance on worker shortage
The Information Technology Association of America is defending itself in the wake of a General Accounting Office report that claims concerns over nationwide shortage of information technology workers may be overstated.
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White House assures Congress it is on top of Y2K
John Koskinen, chairman of the President's Council on the Year 2000 Conversion, assured the House Banking and Financial Services Committee today that President Clinton is giving the Year 2000 computer problem high priority.
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Army views space as ultimate 'high ground'
Looking almost three decades into the future, the Army has started planning the technology that will drive its forces in 2025, or what it calls the Army After Next (AAN).
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NIH adds vendor to ECS II The National Institutes of Health settled the final protest against its Electronic Computer Store II procurement last week, awarding a contract to Coloradobased Native American Sales. Now 47 vendors are competing for business in the $2 billion program, which offers office
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Report shows how to creatively fund info tech projects
The Intergovernmental Advisory Board (IAB) of the Federation of Government Information Processing Councils last week issued a report designed to help federal, state and local government agencies develop innovative ways to fund information technology projects. The board, which consists of nine membe
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Legislation not Year 2000 solution
In what is beginning to look more and more like a highstakes game of 'Tag You're It,' the Clinton administration now is considering asking Congress for legislation that would make federal contractors more accountable for Year 2000 computer fixes. John Koskinen, chairman of the President's Year 2
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GAO offers guidelines for contingency plans
The General Accounting Office last week released a draft report to guide federal agencies through developing Year 2000 contingency plans in case computer systems fail in the next millennium. Claiming many agencies 'may face major disruptions in their operations' because of Year 2000 problems that w
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Cyberattacks spur new warning system
The Defense Department has created a new alert system to rate the level of threats to its information systems that mirrors the wellknown Defense Conditions (DEFCONs) ratings that mark the overall military status in response to traditional foreign threats. The new Information Conditions, or 'INFOCO
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Compaq increases effort to leverage federal channels
Despite the lure of better margins that come with bypassing resellers and selling PCs directly to federal agencies, Compaq Computer Corp. actually is increasing its investments in the federal channels, according to the company. During the last year, Compaq has about tripled the staff of its federal
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Eastman, Microsoft team on Exchange-based workflow
Eastman Software Inc. and Microsoft Corp. last week introduced a suite of workflow and document management tools designed to be used with Microsoft's Exchange email platform. The Work Management for Microsoft Exchange package marks Eastman's entry into the market for ''collaborative'' software use
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Rethinking federal desktop computing
When the General Services Administration awards its seat management contract this spring, federal agencies finally will be able to evaluate if handing off responsibility for the management of the desktop environment can work. NASA and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) already have f
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Senators consider creating separate Y2K committee
Senate leaders are considering creating a special committee that would take a lead role in overseeing agencies' and industry's Year 2000 problem, according to sources familiar with Senate plans. Sen. Robert Bennett (RUtah), a member of the Governmental Affairs Committee and chairman of a Senate su
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