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Cybercenter will trace net intrusions
Attorney General Janet Reno last week announced an interagency effort to track and analyze electronic threats to the nation's critical infrastructure, such as the private computer systems used to manage the financial, electrical and transportation industries. The new National Infrastructure Protect
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Court asked to save feds' digital files
Plaintiffs suing the government over its failure to preserve electronic records went back to court last week, charging that agencies have ignored a judge's ruling that they must save their digital files. In a motion filed Feb. 25 in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., the consumeradvocacy gro
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Don't compromise spectrum stake
Recent proposals that would reduce the amount of radio spectrum available to federal agencies are not just a concern for the Pentagon and other pockets of spectrum users but a matter of national interest. Of course, the economic pressures from private industry are great. The European Community hope
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End GPO's print monopoly
The article 'A reformed federal printing law soon? Don't hold your breath' [FCW, Feb. 16] by J. Timothy Sprehe is an excellent summary of the present Government Printing Office/ agency situation. I am glad you have maintained a continued interest over the years in GPO's monopoly over federal agency
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Novell preps Net-friendly release of NetWare
Novell Inc. next month will introduce the next version of its network operating system, due out later this year, as well as a new tool to centrally manage PCs on a network. NetWare 5 is Novell's first 'pure' Internet Protocol network operating system that is designed to connect networks directly to
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Latest data refutes FAA claims on Year 2000
While the Federal Aviation Administration contends that it will meet its Year 2000 conversion deadline, the latest data the agency submitted to the Office of Management and Budget shows that it will have less than 40 percent of its systems operational by Jan. 1, 2000, a source familiar with the dat
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Roster
The Commerce Department last week named retired Air Force Brig. Gen. John J. Kelly director of the National Weather Service. Kelly is the former head of the Air Force Air Weather Service, which provides operational weather support for the Army and the Air Force. Kelly began work at his new job Feb.
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Cops Have Trouble Funding Wireless Efforts, Need More Room on Radio
Cops Have Trouble Funding Wireless Efforts, Need More Room on Radio
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NSF's Digital initiative to solve cross-agency IT problems
The National Science Foundation has launched an initiative to improve government services by bringing together federal agencies that share common problems with academic and industry researchers. Dubbed the Digital Government Initiative, the effort so far has identified a number of 'affinity groups'
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IDP unveils hybrid desktop/notebook computer design
International Data Products Corp. has developed a hybrid of desktop and notebook computers that is designed to appeal to PC users who want more mobility and flexibility than a desktop traditionally offers but who want to use standard displays and keyboards. The NetRover PC is essentially an IDP not
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A second big push
Less than a year after fledgling 'push' technology was billed by some as the hottest way to untangle the massive maze of information on the World Wide Web since the browser, some push vendors are refining their products to appease users annoyed by a deluge of information that can devour network ban
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GSA schedules delayed by small-business issues
Release of the General Services Administration's consolidated information technology schedule solicitation has been delayed for almost two months because the Small Business Administration contends that a schedule combining all IT products and services will hurt the interests of small businesses.
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OSD names new CIO, keeps C3I office intact
Eager to fill key positions in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Pentagon this month backed off a controversial plan to separate its oversight of intelligence operations from its command, control, communications and intelligence office. The Defense Reform Initiative, released by Secretary
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Resellers, manufacturers jockey for market position
Decisions by BTG Inc. and Electronic Data Systems Corp. to sell their reseller business reflect a significant shift in the way the government buys technology, according to vendors and industry observers in the federal market. The problem stems from shrinking profit margins in the product business t
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Amdahl unveils high-end CMOS mainframe models
Amdahl Corp. last week rolled out a new line of mainframes that provide highend capacity using the latest generation of mainframe processing technology. Amdahl's Millennium 700 Series Servers, released two months ahead of schedule, are the company's newest and largest models based on CMOS processo
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EPA manager creates environment for data
BOSTON On an afternoon in January, Mike McDougall, information resources manager for the Environmental Protection Agency's New England office, glanced out his 10thfloor office window at the traffic streaming along Boston's elevated Central Artery below. Road crews working on the nation's biggGMT
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VA abandons PAIRS in favor of existing contract vehicles
Department of Veterans Affairs officials have pulled the plug on an estimated $875 million computer services procurement, opting instead to buy services from existing vehicles such as governmentwide contracts, blanket purchase agreements and the General Services Administration's multiple award sche
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WAAS costs still headed skyward
The Federal Aviation Administration, which has faced continually rising costs on its major satellitebased navigation system, says the system will cost hundreds of millions of dollars more over the life of the program. In a report the FAA submitted to Congress last week, the agency said the Wide Ar
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DOJ takes crime-fighting message online to kids
With the increase in pornographyfilled World Wide Web pages and other sites that may be a hazard for young surfers, the Justice Department last month unveiled its effort to keep children safe and on the right track. Attorney General Janet Reno unveiled the DOJ Kids and Youth Page, a site devoted e
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