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Air Force taps Microsoft setup help

Air Force officials want Microsoft's help in achieving standard software configurations.

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Army sees OS obstacles

The Army's CIO is concerned about the service's ability to convert all PCs to Windows 2000 by year's end.

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Draft Networx RFPs issued

GSA officials will host a public meeting Nov. 5 to begin the next round of discussions on the requests for proposals.

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Plan coming for DOD networks

A 500-day plan for the Joint Task Force-Global Network Operations is due in December.

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Qwest gets re-energized

With an extension of a contract with Qwest, the Energy Sciences Network will have bandwidth of 2.56 gigabits per second for the laboratories at Oak Ridge and Brookhaven.

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Orizon to support HUD databases

The company will get $2.5 million during two years.

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Doctors wanted for e-records

A nationwide system for electronic health records won't work unless small doctor's offices and physician groups adopt the technology, an HHS official says.

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Energy widens scope of R&D search engine

An Energy Department search engine now includes more than a half-million summaries of federally funded R&D, reaching out to project databases at four more agencies.

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GAO denies JTRS protest

Army officials lifted the stop work order on the JTRS Cluster 5 contract.

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IE alert issued

The alert from DHS recommends that users apply a software patch that Microsoft has released.

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FCC seeks power over VOIP

The Federal Communications Communication wants to regular voice over Internet protocol service.

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GAO counts 34 networks for homeland security

Two of them are being developed, and 32 are already running.

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Warner outlines Virginia communications plan

The proposal for interoperability sets out four high-level goals with corresponding initiatives and performance measures

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NMCI to take on enterprise wireless

The Navy plans to add enterprise-based cellular data and voice services to the Navy Marine Marine Corps Intranet soon.

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New security wares

Security information management vendors provide stronger protection

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GPO to test e-passport chips

One of four teams will be chosen to produce the electronics for machine-readable passports.

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Aeris.net expands machine-to-machine communication

Aeris.net's acquisition of t-Connect and t-Data from Wireless Car allows Aeris to expand its services to several networks.

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More oversight on combat systems spending

Congress tightened its oversight of the Army's FCS program, DOD business systems and a project to move DOD networks to a new Internet standard.

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FCC, USDA work on rural broadband

Staff from the FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau will work with loan-grant officers and regional field representatives to help communities deploy wireless broadband.

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AT&T joins NetCents

Northrop Grumman Corp. has chosen AT&T Government Solutions to be a subcontractor on the $9 billion Air Force Network Centric Solutions contract.