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Reforms help field C2 system faster
SAN DIEGO Acquisition streamlining combined with the cost benefits of substituting commercial PCs for highend Unix workstations will allow the Navy to field its major command and control system four years earlier than anticipated. Capt. Roger Hull program manager for Navy command and control sys
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Marines choose Ancor for a few good switches
Ancor Communications Inc. this month announced a deal with Litton Systems Inc. to introduce fibre channel communications technology into the Defense Department's command and control systems. The Marine Corps awarded a contract to Litton to upgrade the Marines' militaryspecification equipment for t
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Agencies tackle nuts and bolts of Year 2000 problem
With just more than a year before the federal government is expected to finish fixing its Year 2000 computer glitches agencies now are delving into the gritty details of data interfaces staff shortages and backup plans for systems that fail. Agencies have been aware of these underlying problems but
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GTE expands offerings to spur sluggish sales
In response to sluggish sales on its Federal Wireless Telecommunications Services contract GTE Government Systems this month modified the pact to give customers more options. The new contract modifications which went into effect this past November will allow GTE to sell off the contract in much the
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GSA tests Internet-based buying system
The General Services Administration's Pacific Rim regional office expects to conclude tests this month of an Internetbased system that will electronically funnel information technology requirements from agencies to vendors holding contracts with the region. Joe Ilagan former acquisition service di
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Watery wonders await on NOAA's Web site
Wellcrafted 'kids' sites'' on the World Wide Web showcase the medium at its best. While TV with the exception of the Public Broadcasting Service rarely uses its power to inform enlighten and educate numerous Web sites have heartily embraced this mission. Tune into the National Oceanic and Atmosphe
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Few Consider Web Documents Official Records, Study Shows
Few Consider Web Documents Official Records, Study Shows
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Downsizing drains IT work force
'Doing more with less' has become more than just a cliche for the federal procurement work force. Over a fiveyear period buyouts hiring freezes and other downsizing initiatives have pared the ranks of government acquisition professionals by about 12 percent. While new buying rules and increased au
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Millennium bug reshapes tool market
With federal agencies intensifying their efforts to find and fix Year 2000 software problems the tools market has expanded dramatically in the sheer number of tools available and in the range of capabilities they offer. Just a year or so ago most of the tools were aimed at Cobol the standard progra
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Katzen to leave OIRA post
Sally Katzen administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the Office of Management and Budget announced last week that she will leave the agency for a White House job as the deputy director of the National Economic Council. Although Katzen has served in her current position
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Few view Web docs as records
Despite recent highprofile court battles over the preservation of electronic records most federal and state officials have limited awareness of the possibility that information posted to World Wide Web sites may qualify as records according to a study released last week. The study 'Guidelines for
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Christoph heeds a call for help
There is something about public service that sparks the soul of Gary Christoph chief information officer at the Health Care Financing Administration. Christoph wearing a rustbrown suit a striped shirt and a silk multicolored bow tie explained that following a philosophy of helping others can help
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Former NSA exec Crowell joins Cylink battles on for public private encryption
As deputy director and lead cryptographer at the National Security Agency William Crowell had a unique vantage point from which to observe the federal government's evolving needs to secure data communications. At the same time he was keenly aware of the demands from the private sector for technolog
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ROSTER
Johnnie Frazier has been named acting inspector general of the Commerce Department replacing Frank DeGeorge who retired Jan. 2. Frazier most recently served as the assistant IG for inspections and program evaluations at Commerce. His deputy Jill Gross will replace him on an acting basis. President
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How do share-in-savings contracts work?
A government official raised the following topic: I have heard a lot about 'shareinsavings' provisions in government contracts. What are these and how do they work? For several years a number of commentators have been promoting the idea that a government agency and a contractor should share the s
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Critics: Clinton training plan falls short
A Clinton administration initiative to spend millions to remedy the nationwide shortage of information technology workers may not help the technical manpower problem in the federal government according to observers of the federal IT arena. Administration officials Jan. 12 announced plans to invGMT
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DLA updates online mall with new products ordering procedures
The Defense Logistics Agency is beefing up its Internetbased electronic mall which is already one of the largest in the government by adding new products as well as making it easier to place and track orders and pay for products. This month DLA's EMall will offer registration product ordering and
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INDUSTRY WATCH
Navy taps WheelGroup for intrusiondetection products The Navy has selected WheelGroup Corp.'s NetRanger intrusiondetection and security management system to protect its networks worldwide. As part of its global network security strategy the Navy will deploy NetRanger systems in selected land and
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SGI/Cray supers to improve weapons equipment design
The Army late last month brought online a pair of new Silicon Graphics Inc./Cray Research supercomputers that will provide Defense Department scientists with the processing power necessary to develop new weapons and equipment that immediately performs as expected according to DOD researchers. The A
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