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INTERCEPTS
The Interceptor has taken his redacted version of the Desktop V protests, the DISN strategy paper and Spies Without Cloaks and left town for some R&R. In his absence, a team of Interceptor wannabes donned antennas, moved into his territory and filed the following report. Kendall sightings. Cynthia
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ROSTER
Robert Neal, head of the General Services Administration's Minority Enterprise Development Office, has been named director of the Defense Department's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization. Before joining GSA, Neal served as the associate deputy administrator for government contrac
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
DOD's security track record In the past 15 years, I've worked 12 years in fulltime computer security positions and the remainder doing computer security as a major part of other duties as a civilian Defense Department employee. In response to David K. Wall [Letters, "On DOD security spending," F
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Vendors announce 200 MHz Pentiums
Intel Corp. cranked its Pentium processor one more notch to 200 MHz last week, and several PC vendors immediately announced new models using the chip. The speed boost is expected to be the chip's last as the Pentium Pro gains popularity. Advanced Logic Research Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Gateway 20
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U.S., Mexico to build border database
The United States and the government of Mexico signed a groundbreaking agreement last month that clears the way for the two countries to create a standardized and comprehensive electronic database of maps of the neighboring countries' shared border. The U.S./Mexico Border Aerial Photography Initia
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GSA, Hill at odds over Post-FTS 2000 contract
With just two months to go before a planned August solicitation, an escalating dispute between congressional lawmakers and the General Services Administration has thrown into doubt the future of the followon contract to the governmentwide FTS 2000 longdistance network. GSA's Federal Telecommunica
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Threat of new TSM prime puts contractors in a tizzy
As House appropriators prepare a new budget for the Tax Systems Modernization (TSM), some Internal Revenue Service contractors are wrangling over the wisdom of creating a new prime contract as they try to head off expected funding cuts and possible changes to the contracting strategy for the beleag
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DOJ opinion may rewrite GPO charter
A recent Justice Department opinion undermines the Government Printing Office's traditional charter to handle printing for the executive branch and appears to open the door for federal agencies to buy printing on their own. Walter Dellinger, assistant attorney general, wrote in a May 31 memorandum
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Sybase creates partnerships with Netscape, Verity
Sybase Inc. last week extended its push into Internet and object relational technologies as part of a slew of product announcements. Amid the product moves, however, the company reiterated its commitment to stay competitive by maintaining an open architecture. Rather than introducing new products o
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AFN gets $20M channel upgrade
U.S. troops got a real morale boost earlier this month when the American Forces Information Service (AFIS) awarded a $20 million contract to Scientific Atlanta to upgrade the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) Satellite Network. AFIS, which provides radio and TV programming to U.S. p
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AWARDS
CRS Inc. An $8.4 million award for technical assistance and support to the National Institute of Justice. Office of Justice Programs, Contracts Branch, Room 542, 633 Indiana Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20531. Vector Research Company Inc. A $992,946 award for technical computer services to perform s
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Desktop V ready to go
The Air Force's Desktop V contract got back on track last week after Government Technology Services Inc. and Sysorex Inc. withdrew their protests, which had delayed the program for nearly a month. As part of an outofcourt settlement, GTSI and Sysorex will receive cash settlements from winning ven
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DOD overspends on phone bills
The Defense Department could save more than $3.5 million a month on longdistance phone bills by switching voice traffic from an AT&T DODspecific contract to the company's FTS 2000 network, according to the General Accounting Office. The GAO study was ordered by Sen. Bob Kerrey (DNeb.), ranking m
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FEDWIRE
Justice names two to IRM posts The Justice Department last week filled two top information technology posts. James Price was named director of the Computer Services Staff and will manage the operation of two data centers that provide services to more than 60,000 customers worldwide. He formerly was
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Unisys apparent winner of $300 million IWS/LAN
Unisys Corp. is the apparent winner of the Social Security Administration's sevenyear, $300 million Intelligent Workstation/LocalArea Network program, the core of the agency's modernization effort. A central part of SSA's ambitious reinvention effort to streamline the agency, reduce administrativ
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Mission impossible
The news that government computer systems are vulnerable to hacker attacks is hardly news: More than two years ago, FCW reported on a series of breakins to DOD systems. However, in the intervening years there has been a growing awareness of how serious the problem could become. Now a Hill subcommi
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Laptop lease will stretch funds, expand tech access
The Commerce Department's Census Bureau plans to release a solicitation Tuesday for as many as 29,000 laptop computers and for the first time wants to lease the machines instead of buying them outright. Through its Laptop Project Agreement, Census will supply data collectors in the field with an in
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InPower markets human resources product governmentwide
InPower Inc. announced last week it would begin marketing months ahead of schedule its federal human resources management system throughout the government. In introducing InPower Federal, the vendor joins such companies as Oracle Corp. and PeopleSoft Inc. in chasing after what is expected to be a g
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Server sales surge throughout federal market
Sales are off the charts in the federal server market. At Zenith Data Systems, a company that entered the server market two years ago, sales have jumped from $2.5 million in 1994 to $11 million in 1995. 'In 1996, we are projecting that in our federal world, sales be well over $60 million,' said Ray
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