DOT, Defense set plan to expand use of GPS
The Transportation and Defense departments plan to strengthen the Global Positioning System to make it the nation's primary means of navigation.
Transportation bureau system gets the details on flight delays
The Transportation Department is collecting the causes of flight delays and cancellations, and posting them online.
Web system sharpens USDA's analytical skills
The Agriculture Department's Rural Development office is enhancing its policy analysis and program management tool to give 6,000 users at 800 offices nationwide the ability to find project details in a few clicks.
DISA finally names DREN vendor
The Defense Information Systems Agency has ended 10 months of controversy over which of five vendors will build the Defense Research and Engineering Network, selecting WorldCom Inc. for the 10-year, $450 million contract.
Agencies lag in IT continuity plans
Many agencies will likely miss the May 3 deadline for IT continuity-of-operations plans, a congressional overseer says.
DOE lines up plans for its Science Grid
The Energy Department and IBM Corp. are de-veloping a high-performance computing grid for research in global climate change and other data-intensive topics.
XML group challenges GAO report
The General Accounting Office this month said the lack of uniform, government-specific data structures could dim the Extensible Markup Language's promise of easily searchable, reusable content.
State will ramp up Net service
Over the next year, the State Department will roll out Internet access to 30,000 users worldwide, reducing the department's network costs and boosting communications security.
GSA suspends new IT leases pending accord with industry
After months of unsuccessful negotiations with vendors and industry groups, the General Services Administration has suspended new lease orders through IT Schedule contracts until June 4.
Uneven broadband traffic jams telework progress, GSA says
The General Services Administration this month will tell Congress that telework programs cannot succeed without a more equitable bandwidth distribution.
FBI study: Hanssen had easy access to case files
The FBI's failure to secure its case files made it possible for Robert Hanssen to'freely and without detection'gain access to data for his espionage activities, a new report concludes.
USPS plans business model makeover
The Postal Service lost $10.4 million last year running its online payment services, prompting the agency to revisit its e-commerce initiatives.
GSA postpones FirstGov revamp
The wait for the new search engine to power the FirstGov portal continues'at least for another six weeks.
Hill asks: Too much overlap in GSA agencies?
The General Services Administration's two IT procurement shops overlap in the products and services they offer, but there is no consensus as to whether that is good or bad.
IT job fair kicks off OPM online effort
Horror stories about the government's hiring process are well documented. The CIO Council and Office of Personnel Management knew there had to be a better way. So next week the two are hosting a virtual IT job fair.
DOD taps IBM to plan financial architecture
The Defense Department has hired IBM Corp. to develop a DOD-wide financial enterprise architecture.
Flyzik will advise Ridge on IT security
Starting today, James Flyzik will be on detail as the senior adviser for IT on homeland security director Tom Ridge's staff.
House gives job swapping bill the green light
Federal and industry systems employees are a step closer to being able to switch jobs.
Hi-res scans save rare books
'Somewhere down the road' computer monitors will show higher-resolution images than the Web's current 72 dots per inch, said Martin R. Kalfatovic, head of the Smithsonian Institution's New Media Office.
Airports get long-delayed STARS displays
The Federal Aviation Administration has accepted the first two of 11 new air traffic control displays for the long-delayed Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System.
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