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NIST forms new Information Technology Laboratory
The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology assured Congress that the formation of its new Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) will help the agency more tightly focus on the needs of the computer industry and testing methods. Shukri Wakid, acting director of the ITL
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Round Two
In a story on the National Institutes of Health's ImageWorld contract, Federal Computer Week incorrectly reported that Wang Federal Inc. was bidding on the contract as a prime contractor. Wang Federal is bidding as a subcontractor.
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Infrastructures, encryption and education on the World Wide Web
The draft of the Government Services Information Infrastructure (GSII) Plan, developed by a working group of the Government Information Technology Services Board (GITSB), is online at http//www.er.doe.gov/production/octr/mics/gsiiplan.html. The plan, open for comment from government and nongover
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DOD seeks projects to employ BPR funds
The Defense Department, in a new phase of its Corporate Information Management initiative, is soliciting proposals to take advantage of $37.7 million in matching funds set aside in the fiscal 1997 budget for business process reengineering (BPR) projects. The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD
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Microsoft Exchange stumbles on Army's tactical networks
The Army has experienced serious problems sending Microsoft Exchange messages over its Mobile Subscriber Equipment (MSE) Tactical Packet Network (TPN) during recent exercises in Europe. Lt. Col. John Ylinen, chief of automation for V Corps before his transfer to the Pentagon last month, complained
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DOE leads outsourcing trend
A draft solicitation for a fiveyear, $600 million telecommunications contract at the Energy Department, one of the first examples of a developing outsourcing trend, was published at the end of June. The Telecommunications Integrator Services (Telis) contract will provide complete integration servi
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Flexibility is prescription for GSA
In an era in which both Congress and the executive branch hold fast to the mantra that government should act more like a business, David Barram may be just what the doctor ordered for the General Services Administration. The ailing agency long has suffered the slings and arrows of outraged federal
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Lotus previews Notes product strategy
Lotus Development Corp. in recent weeks has previewed its Notes product strategy, which includes Notesbased productivity applications and a new release of Notes. Federal resellers are planning to carry the upcoming products. At the June PC Expo conference in New York, Lotus unveiled Lotus Componen
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DISA taps Netscape Navigator for DII
Planning to make World Wide Web technology a key component of the Defense Information Infrastructure (DII), the Defense Information Systems Agency last week announced it has purchased 180,000 copies of Netscape Communications Corp.'s Navigator 2.0 browser. DISA purchased the browsers for $3.3 milli
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AWARDS
Planned Systems International. A $29.1 million award for support services for NADOC. Officer in Charge, Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Norfolk, Detachment Washington, Washington Navy Yard, Building 200, 901 M St. S.E., Washington, D.C. Computer Sciences Corp. A $13.9 million award for ADP syste
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DISA moves NIPRNET to Sprint
The Defense Information Systems Agency later this year plans to move a substantial portion of its key nonclassified data network to a new system that uses advanced switching technology capable of data rates of up to 622 megabit/sec. The action sparked immediate industry reaction in the highly compe
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Hughes, Zenith detail DTV wares
With the $1 billion Air Force Desktop V program about to open for business contractors Hughes Data Systems Inc. and Zenith Data Systems last week announced pricing and configurations for their major product offerings. Vendors expect their Desktop V lineups which feature 133 MHz and 166 MHz deskto
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Civilian nets face most security risks
IDG NEWS SERVICE LONDON Despite the threat to military targets from information warfare, it is actually commercial civilian networks that are at the greatest risk, according to a recent study. 'There is more uncertainty and more potential for disruption in the domestic and economic spheres than i
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Vendors want input into ITMRA
A coalition of vendors wants to help the Office of Management and Budget develop new policies to carry out the Information Technology Management Reform Act. The Industry Coalition on Information Technology (ICIT), composed of five IT trade associations, wrote to OMB deputy director for management J
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INTERCEPTS
DISA rumor du jour. The crystalball gazers now have DISA director Lt. Gen. Al Edmonds retiring this fall to take over as ASD/C3I from Emmett Paige Jr., who has made very clear his intention to retire after the elections. Hard to figure this one out because the last time the Interceptor encountered
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Editorial
The problems at the Defense Finance and Accounting Service have a familiar ring to them. Even an occasional observer of the federal scene will spot similarities between the difficulties DFAS is experiencing and those of many large software development projects. In fact, John Gioia of RobbinsGioia,
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GSA governmentwide to feature 'master contracts'
The General Services Administration's Federal Supply Service will brief industry officials this week on its plans for a governmentwide credit card solicitation it hopes will serve as the platform for future smart card applications at other agencies. The Defense Department expressed interest in the
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SBA shuts out Pulsar from role on NOAA procurement
The Small Business Administration denied a contract award to Pulsar Data Systems Inc. after the company was selected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as one of four 8(a) companies to supply scientific workstations, networking products and services. SBA determined that Pulsar w
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Agencies differ in degree of flexibility
Vice President Al Gore's plan to make certain government agencies performancebased organizations (PBOs) that would operate like commercial businesses means different things to different agencies, and not all are getting the same degree of flexibility in how they comply. About four months ago, Gore
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