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Hewlett-Packard announces D-class, K-class 64-bit servers
HewlettPackard Co. this week will clear the way for HP9000 Unix server customers to migrate to a 64bit hardware platform which according to industry analysts has the potential to nearly double system performance. This week's announcements include new Dclass and Kclass servers based on HP's 64
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GSA offers up `home page of home pages'
The General Services Administration last week unveiled the Government Information Exchange (GIX) World Wide Web page an Internet site the agency hopes will serve as the first stop for government employees and private citizens seeking information on federal state local and foreign government program
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Opportunities blossom as HR moves out of the back room
Human resources is not exactly a glamorous occupation and that's been reflected in the dearth of software vendors who have catered to this niche federal market. But in the new reality of cutbacks and doing more with less automated HR systems have suddenly been thrust into the spotlight. With a numb
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NTIS uses vendors to help agencies create sites
The National Technical Information Service will issue a solicitation within the next few weeks to create a pool of vendors that will provide agencies with World Wide Web development services necessary to build quality Web sites. The Web services solicitation will become a vehicle for a series of ba
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Reports slam Cyberfile award
The Internal Revenue Service admitted last week that it mishandled development of its Cyberfile system agreeing with a General Accounting Office report that said the agency had not properly managed the $22 million project. Meanwhile the Commerce Department's inspector general in a separate report r
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Navy to award more BPAs
The Naval Information Systems Management Center is soon expected to award one or more blanket purchasing agreements for desktop computers. NISMC earlier this summer awarded BPAs for notebook computers to Ameridata Federal Systems and McBride and Associates Inc. The notebook deals each worth up to
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Oracle chief touts network computer
If Larry Ellison has his way there will be a network computer in every American home. And these small easytouse systems costing about $500 will be the primary means of communication between government agencies and citizens. Ellison chief executive officer of Oracle Corp. is a proponent of a new c
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EVP's success boosts Clinton's record
The Immigration and Naturalization Service's yearold Employment Verification Pilot (EVP) has successfully thwarted thousands of illegal immigrants from taking jobs at American companies that have volunteered to test the new system INS officials said. The success of the program which the INS will o
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DIA works on strategy for advanced analysis capabilities
The Defense Intelligence Agency last week disclosed it is putting together a technology and acquisition strategy to develop advanced capabilities for analyzing large volumes of intelligence data. The strategy focuses on a concept called the Joint Intelligence Virtual Architecture (JIVA) which will
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Macs hang on in fed market, but future remains uncertain
Apple Computer Inc.'s Macintosh is not dead in the federal market but the platform's future prospects are uncertain. That is the analysis of industry executives and analysts who have been following the company. On the one hand they report that agencies so far are not scrapping their Macs in favor o
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NIH advertises with `shock jock'
The National Institutes of Health has taken to heart the philosophy that government should act more like a business purchasing drivetime advertising on three local radio stations last week including during the morning broadcast of 'shock jock' Howard Stern to publicize its ImageWorld and Chief
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Proposals for Part 15 released
The Clinton administration last week proposed longanticipated revisions to the Federal Acquisition Regulation designed to improve communications between agencies and vendors and give government contracting officers more discretion over how they make purchases. The proposed changes to FAR Part 15 w
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Analyst teaches old feds new tricks
Tim Shaughnessy a procurement policy analyst with the Internal Revenue Service can attest to the veracity of one of the most common maxims in procurement reform circles: No matter how many laws change improvement in the procurement system depends upon agencies adopting a new "culture."~ ~Shaughne
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Digital punches up Windows NT line
Digital Equipment Corp. last week revved its Windows NT strategy with new Pentium and Pentium Probased models across three product families and positioned itself to be a player on several major upcoming government buys. Last week's rollout included a Pentiumbased notebook with power management an
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Ex-postal worker's case lost in mail
When the U.S. Postal Service went through a nationwide reorganization in 1992 and 1993 Russell Crandall and 88 other "preferenceeligible" (veteran) employees were demoted. The group of 89 appealed their demotions to the Merit Systems Protection Board. The MSPB reversed the Postal Service's actio
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Last-minute bargains lure desktop shoppers
With two weeks left in the busy government buying season and a budget of $2 000 what desktop machine can you put on your desk? According to an informal survey undertaken by Federal Computer Week PC vendors and resellers are offering a wide range of desktop configurations for about $2 000 the pric
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Unisys sets course within crowded services market
In hopes of standing out in a crowded systems integration marketplace Unisys Federal Systems Division is concentrating its information technology services business in its defined areas of core competency. The McLean Va.based unit of Unisys Corp. plans to emphasize three areas: network integration
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Internetworking, firewalls, videoconferencing in demand
LAN/WAN internetworking Internet firewalls and videoconferencing products are among the best sellers on the government's networkoriented contracts according to integrators and resellers who reported a heavy sales volume during the summer buying season. A recent International Data Corp. study showe
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